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USPHS SCIENTIFIC & TRAINING SYMPOSIUMJUNE 21, 2012AT UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
RADM John C. Villforth (retired)
Engineer Category DayUSPHS Engineers Flag Officers
Panel
What do Engineers bring to the table?
Problem Solving
What’s more important than Solving problems?
Identifying the Problem
What do Engineers bring to the table?
Problem Solving Ability
What’s more important than Solving problems?
Identifying the Problem
If you don’t understand WHAT the problem is; how can you solve it?
What do Engineers bring to the table?
Once you understand the problem and start to solve it there are things to keep in mind about how to progress…
This is advice I got from my mentor, CAPT Jim Terrill - a PHS Engineer
After 40 years, it still works for me!
How does this apply?
Is the FCC a Public Health Agency?
Would the American People trust FCC setting guidelines for protection from cell phone radiation?
How does this apply?
What public health agencies could identify the problem and solve it?
NIH, NIEHS, NIOSH, CDC, FDA, EPA, etc.…all with competent Engineers
I don’t know the biological risk from cell phone radiation.
But there is a risk to the PHS if a public health organization does not step up and address the problem!
Will the engineers step up?
PHS Engineers will always be needed…
To identify the problem. What is the Risk?
To work on solutions
PHS Engineers will always be needed…
To identify the problem. What is the Risk?
To work on solutions
…and maybe PHS Engineers will define the cell phone risk and offer solutions.
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