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WILLIAM H. GUY, M.D.

Arch Derm Syphilol. 1942;46(5):619-627.

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In this communication I propose to answer some questions bearing on the subject of dermatologists for the armed forces of the United States during the present emergency. It is important to know: that dermatosyphilologists are needed; how many are needed; that well trained men will be utilized in that branch of medicine in which they are proficient; whether it is possible for dermatologists already in the service to be transferred to their specialty, and, finally, what course dermatologists are to pursue in applying for commissions to obtain such assignments. That there has been some dissatisfaction because of assignments for which men are not qualified is not surprising when one considers the problem as a whole.

According to a statement in the Providence Medical News,¹ the estimated number of specialists required per million men in military service under the Protective Mobilization Plan, as prepared prior to December 8, 1941, was . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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Read before the Section on Dermatology and Syphilology at the Ninety-Third Annual Session of the American Medical Association, Atlantic City, N. J., June 10, 1942.

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