Medical Review Panel (MRP)
Purpose
![Summit Station medical clinic](/geo/opp/images/arctic/summit_clinic.jpg)
Image: Summit Station medical clinic, Greenland
Dr. Cindy Yeu-Shin Chang
MRP Charter
Duties
The MRP may be asked to review OPP's existing medical activities or planned changes and make recommendations to modify procedures, guidelines, and administration of those activities on the basis of its professional judgment and experience and considering the research, operations, and risks involved. For example, the MRP may be asked to examine and provide recommendations on:
- Data Collection - to identify trends and opportunities as well as inform decision-making (e.g., data on illnesses, injuries, lost work time, medical evacuations, clinic utilization);
- Screening Process - to identify medical conditions that are incompatible with safe and productive deployment or to identify medical tests that are predictive and cost-effective or alternatively unnecessary and lacking in predictive value;
- Medical Care - to identify health care needs that are not adequately addressed or health care services that are not necessary.
How to Apply
The MRP is composed exclusively of full- or permanent part-time officers or employees of the Federal government. OPP employees may not serve as Panel members. Personnel with current or pending projects requiring OPP support or directly affiliated with an Arctic or Antarctic partner or service provider may only serve as Panel members if OPP's Conflicts Official issues a waiver.
To apply for a position on the MRP, email opp-safety@nsf.gov.
MRP members link: https://extsharepoint.nsf.gov/geo/plr/plr_med_rev/SitePages/Home.aspx. (Note: You must have permissions to access this link.)