Item 2.  Clarence "Carl" L. Brumback, MD, MPH
   Carl Brumback was born in Denver, Colorado, and grew up and went through school in Kansas. He interned at the Marine Hospital, San Francisco, CA. He was on active duty with the U.S. Army Medical Corps during World War II, in both the United States and Europe. He served for 32 years, active and reserve. He retired as a Colonel. He was awarded a Distinguished Service Medal.  Immediately following WW II, he secured an MPH from University of Michigan. He followed with Board Certification in Preventive Medicine/Public Health and became a Fellow of the American College of Preventive Medicine. In the early 1950's he help establish the American Association of Public Health Physicians, and was one of the founding members. He was director of Public Health with the U.S. Atomic energy Commission, Oak Ridge Tennessee, 1948-1950.
    Since then, Carl has lived and Worked in Palm Beach County, Florida. He went there as Director in 1950, a position he held until 1986. Since that time he has, and continues as Coordinator, Graduate Education and Residency Program, at the Palm Beach County Health Department. Palm Beach County includes one of the wealthiest communities in the nation (West Palm Beach, Florida) and a large set of economically and socially challenged migrant labor camps. In 1950 the county was mainly rural with a small wealthy coastal enclave. Now it is part of a thriving and still-growing urban megalopolis extending from Palm Beach County down to Miami, the Southeastern Florida "Gold Coast."  County Health Departments, in the State of Florida are technically branches of the state public health agency -- but with considerable independence from the state, and a "trust fund" budget which blends state and local revenues. Among Florida counties, Palm Beach County has always been one of the most successful in securing county support for public health services, and may have been the most successful in the nation in securing, both directly and indirectly, federal funding for health and social services for migrant laborers.
    Armed with his public health training, a clear vision as to what a local health department could and should do, and excellent local political support (but never enough financial support to do everything that needed to be done), Carl spent his career at the cutting edge of public health, care for the indigent and care for migrant laborers - with numerous innovations and a large number of publications and presentations at state and national meetings.
    He served as Trustee of the American Board of Preventive Medicine, 1969-1978, and was Chair of the core Examination and the Recertification Committees. Carl served on the executive board of the APHA from 1964-1970. He also served on various other boards and committees at national, state and local levels. Previous awards include the Sedgwick Medal, APHA; the Dr. Nathan Davis Award from AMA; Physician of the Year from AAPHP; Miami Herald's first Spirit of Excellence Award; and the State of Florida Merit Award. On May 23, 2000 he will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award from AAPHP.
    A Letter from Dr. Brumback to Dr. Nitzkin March 10, 2000
    Joel L. Nitzkin, MD, MPH, DPA, FACPM JLN, MD Associates
   Immediate Past President, AAPHP
    4939 Chestnut Street, New Orleans, LA 70115-2941
Dear Joel:
Thank you for your letter and copies of your proposed article, editorial and resolution relating to lack of recognition of PM training for positions which should require such training. This has been a source of extreme frustration to me for many years. I feel very strongly that meeting health needs now and in the future will require that prevention of disease and disability and promotion of health be given the highest priority. This will require physicians appropriately trained in this specialty.
    Preventive medicine certainly is a specialty requiring competencies which can only be achieved through appropriate training: clinical, academic and applied. Health services delivered without physicians certified in this specialty will not have ingredients necessary to achieve quality and cost containment. Our operation here in Palm Beach County is an experiment in health services delivery which has developed over the past 50 years. It was recognized very early that this experiment could not succeed without the best-qualified physicians. Establishing an accredited residency in Preventive Medicine/Public Health was viewed at the best way to attract and train such physicians. During the 44 years since first accredited, this program has trained over 70 physicians, including the present Director of the Palm Beach County Health Department and other physicians who have served on the Department's staff. A number have gone to other positions and some have become eminent public health leaders. However, we have been disappointed a number of times to have highly qualified graduates of our program rejected in favor of other applicants without appropriate  credentials. Obviously, there is need to educate and motivate those who make such appointments to require appropriately trained personnel
    I congratulate you and AAPHP on the steps you are taking to rectify this situation. Achieving future health goals and objectives will depend to a large extent on the success of your efforts. Thank you for selecting me to receive the AAPHP Lifetime Achievement Award.
Sincerely,
Carl Brumback, MD, MPH
Coordinator, Graduate Programs In Public Health

Item 4 Position Announcement- This was submitted by Kim Buttery MD MPH
Chief, Medical Education and Evaluation Section Training and Health Communications Branch, Division of STD Prevention
This position is located in the Training and Health Communications Branch (TCHB), Division of STD Prevention (DSTD), National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHSTP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, GA. The person in this position will serve as the Chief of the Medical Education and Evaluation Section, THCB and will be responsible for providing national leadership and direction in the planning, coordination, and evaluation of STD clinical training and education efforts. This individual will be DSTD's principle medical consultant on the clinical aspects of STD training and education and will ensure that scientifically and medically valid procedures are applied to all THCB projects. This position will be responsible for formulating long and short-range plans, operating policies, and strategies to promote proper care, treatment and prevention of STDs. He/She will oversee and monitor the clinical training and education activities of the national network of STD/HIV Prevention Training Centers, the STD Prevention Fellowship Program, and the STD Faculty Expansion Program. This position will provide leadership in planning and establishing linkages with national organizations involved with STD-related training of medical and paramedical personnel and will promote partnerships between clinical training programs and local health departments to help improve STD clinical training and public health clinical services. This person will represent DSTD in national and international forums related to STD prevention and clinical training and education. Additional information can be obtained from the following web address
http://www.cdc.gov/nchstp/dstd/helpwanted.htm
 or by calling the CDC JOB LINE PHONE: 1888-232-4773. Interested individuals may also call Donna Anderson, Ph.D., THCB Branch Chief or Jerry Shirah, Deputy Branch Chief, at 404-639-8360.