PEDIATRICS Vol. 8 No. 1 July 1951, pp. 150-152
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EMIC AGAIN?

Editors: JOHN P. HUBBARD, M.D..

IS THERE to be another EMIC program? This question is heard again in Washington, in various state health departments, in gatherings of interested persons, and among those physicians primarily concerned: pediatricians, obstetricians and general practitioners.

It is not our purpose to argue for or against an EMIC rebirth, but rather to report the status of the proposals which have already appeared, bearing in mind that the scene may have shifted much or little between the present date (May 28) and the appearance of this column.

As the tempo of the Korean War and war mobilization increased during the early months of this year, it was hardly surprising that consideration should again be given to medical care for the wives and infants of service men. In February there were informal discussions between the Children's Bureau staff and the AMA. In early March, the Committee on Maternal and Child Care of the AMA Council on Medical Services met and discussed the possibility of revival of EMIC. Those attending this meeting included Dr. Lull and others from the AMA, Miss Lenroot, Dr. Blain and Dr. Daley from the Children's Bureau and Drs. Barba, Webb and Christopherson from the Academy. A questionnaire to elicit comments on the EMIC had been sent out to District and State Chairmen of the Academy, to all State Medical Societies, to individual pediatricians and obstetricians and to others who had been vocal about the old EMIC.