The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-03

SO many doctors, including ma
tionally known authorities in medi.
cine and surgery have been called
to the colors that the Veterans Adj
ministration In Washington, d. G.,
Is faced with shortage Of qualified
physicians to care for veterans Of
World War No. /. Efforts are being
made to have doctors and dentists
volunteer at least for civil services
for the duration Of the war emer-
gency.
Brigadier General Frank r. Hines
director of the Veterans admins.
tration, has sounded q nationwide
call for mobilization of physicians.
Manager Meyer Schwolsky of the
U. s. Veterans hospital ct Newing-
ton, Conn, where many waterbury
veterans have been and are being
treated for injuries Or illness has
been requested by General Hines to
aid In recruiting the necessary
skilled help.
General Hines letter explaining
the procedure to be followed, the
status Of successful candidates and
the achievements Of the veterans
administration is-as follows:
Serious threads
'The source of supply Of qualified
physicians has, during the past sew
eral months, necessarily sustained
serious inroads by the needs Of the
armed services, and is rapidly dwind-
ling. In order that an adequate
number Of physicians may become
available from civil service registers
for, appointment to vacancies which
will arise in the Medical and Hos
pital Service Of the Veterans admin
istration in the near future, 1t is
highly important that prompt steps
be taken to argument present re-
cruitment procedures.
On October 80, 1871, by executive
order, the president created the Pro-
curement and Assignment Service
for physicians, dentists, and veter-
inarians, under Paul v. McNutt, di-
rector, Once Of Defense, Health and
Welfare Services. The executive Of
flcer Of the Procurement and Assign.
ment Service Is Major Sam F. Seeley.
The Procurement and Assignment
Service is responsible for the mobil-
ization and proper utilization Of the
medical profession throughout the
nation, and In order that Satisfac-
tory data may be at hand, the Pro-
curement and Assignment Service Is
releasing, within the next week, to
all physicians a QUESTIONABLE which
upon completion Is to be forwarded
to the executive officer Of that serv-
ice. In that QUESTIONABLE the
armed services as well as the civil
services will be placed in separate
blocks providing space in which the
individual physicians are to deSig-
nate the service with which they
feel they would prefer to serve dur
ing the present war II their services
may be made available to the federal
government. The Veterans Admin
istration will be listed as one Of the
civil services.
It is extremely important that
these queStionnaireS be completed at
the earliest time possible and for
warded promptly to Major Seeley so
that the Procurement and Assign
ment Service, after clearing the
names through the state chairmen
for availability, may certify them to
the Civil Service commission for i'm
mediate contact so that they may
individually be instructed as to what
steps it will be necessary for them
to pursue to obtain Civil Service
status for certif1cation to the Veter-
ans administration.
Wide Publicity
The Veterans administration can
be of great assistance in making this
effort successful by giving wide dis
sem:nation to the need for prompt
submission of the missionaries
and furthermore, it is believed that
the physicians on your STAFF can be
Of material assistance in following
their professional contacts to bring
to the attention of all physicians
with whom they may be acquainted
and who are not presently in some
federal activity, the opportunities
that are available to physicians in
the Veterans administration.
There is attached hereto state
ment Of professional opportunities
n