The Soviet doctor then turned to helping the mother deliver the placenta.
Soviet doctors never had anything like the status and money of Western doctors.
Soviet doctors, for example, may need to be retrained as X-ray technicians or physical therapists.
The university, in turn, awarded the grants to the Soviet doctors, each of whom are taking two courses in the program.
His response was to join with like-minded American and Soviet doctors to form the international physicians group.
Soviet doctors, uncertain what a radiation-related health problem might be, recorded many ailments.
This did not go as planned, when a Soviet doctor told Karmal that he was in good health.
He set a condition: a reciprocal tour of American hospitals by Soviet doctors.
The delegation would share its findings with Soviet doctors, whose comments would be included in the delegation's final report.
The Soviet doctor looked like a parent listening to a child's explanation for a broken glass.