ACR RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE'S REPORT
New Resident Physician Section Officers Serve as Delegates to National ACR Meeting
New officers for the Resident Physician Section of the OSRS were elected during the annual meeting in Cincinnati. David Huelsman, MD, of the University of Cincinnati completed his term as president, and Douglas Lemley, MD, of Ohio State University ascended from the position of vice-president to assume the responsibilities of president. Philip Callendine, MD, also of Ohio State University is the new vice-president and president elect. Dr. Ayah Agha of the University of Cincinnati was elected as secretary.
Drs. Lesley and Calendine served as Ohio's two resident delegates to the 75th Anniversary Meeting of the American College of Radiology which was held in Washington in September. They met with 90 fellow residents from throughout the nation to discuss issues of common interest. Two resolutions affecting residents and fellows were presented to the General Council; each won approval.
Resolution 24, presented by the Resident Physician Section, creates a panel to investigate the creation of a more efficient means of applying for fellowship positions. Dr. Lemley was elected to the Executive Council of the ACR Resident Physician Section which will coordinate this undertaking and report back to the General Council in 2000.
The Intersociety Council of the Board of Chancellors supported Resolution 41. This legislation also concerns fellowships. Its passage will create a committee to research alternatives to HCFA to serve as a means of funding fellowship education. This committee also will report its findings to the General Council in 2000.
Lemley Elected to ACR Resident Executive Committee
Douglas E. Lemley, MD, President of the Resident Physician Section of the OSRS, was elected to the Executive Committee of the ACR Resident Physician Section during the 75th Anniversary Meeting of the ACR which convened in Washington, DC, in September. Dr. Lemley will serve as the ACR resident delegate to the American Academy of Academic Chief Residents in Radiology. He also will act as liaison between these groups and the recently created committee of the ACR which will investigate the creation of a more efficient and equitable means of seeking fellowship positions. Lemley is the present chief resident of the Department of Radiology at The Ohio State University.
John Briguglio, MD, of Philadelphia, PA, is the new chairman of the Executive Committee. Other newly elected officers are Shireesha Reddy, MD, of Chicago, IL (vice-chair), Jocelyn Simon, MD, of Washington, DC (secretary), and Jordan Page, DO, of Kansas City, MO (AMA resident delegate). |
