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The 1947 Lasker Award of $1,000 for outstanding service in mental hygiene will be presented for this year's most significant contribution to popular adult education, especially in parent-child relationships, it was announced March 13th by Dr. George S. Stevenson, Medical Director of the National Committee for Mental Hygiene.
The work of the candidates for the award must have been accomplished or generally accepted during the past year or two.
The Langley Porter Clinic under Dr. Karl B. Bowman in San Francisco which operates in conjunction with the University of California is also included in the Department of Mental Hygiene. This institution offers an intensive twelve week refresher course in psychiatry, and physicians employed by the Department are eligible for assignment to the Clinic to participate in this course.
At present, there are available in the Department positions for physicians and surgeons, psychiatrists and clinical directors. Salaries range from $345 to $715 per month depending upon experience and training. Veterans applying will receive special consideration for appointment and will receive extra credit in civil service examinations. Physicians who are licensed in any other state may practice in a California mental institution for one year before securing their California license.
Inquiries should be addressed to F. E. Kline, State Personnel Board, 401 State Building, Los Angeles, California.
The Conference on Jewish Relations is sponsoring a social-psychological study of the survivors of extermination camps. Readers of this journal who happen to have materials bearing on the problem are urged to communicate with the Project on German Extermination Camps, Conference on Jewish Relations, 1841 Broadway, New York 23, N. Y.
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