Meeting on 9/17/02
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston
In attendance:
- Mark Mullins, MD PhD: MGH
Christoph Wald, MD PhD: Lahey
Erik Nelson, MD: BU
Ara Kassarjian, MD: MGH
Seth Hardy, MD: Lahey
Items:
- Election of new officers
- Discussion of poor attendance
- Discussion of upcoming ACR national meeting in Miami
- Brief discussion of this year’s events
- Erik Nelson MD from Boston University Medical Center is the new President
- Seth Hardy MD from Lahey Clinic is the new Secretary
2. Discussion of poor attendance of business meetings and ways to improve attendance by other residents and increase membership
- Ask attending members of the MRS for more support
- Continue to reach out to other residents to become involved
- Try to designate an individual in each academic department to assist in announcing meetings
- Moving the meeting place downtown if this will aid other residents in attending
- Contact participants of “Rack” social who haven’t signed membership forms
3. Discussion of upcoming ACR national meeting in Miami
- Overview of agenda by Christoph Wald MD PhD , Chair of the ACR RPS
- Brief discussion of resolutions
- Discussion of topics or issues that may need discussing at the meeting in Miami
- Minimum MRI requirements
- The new fellowship match is not in residents’ or the specialty’s interest
- The use of residents to read after hours films from facilities outside their training programs
4. Brief discussion of this year’s events
- Should we have two big events this year and what will they be
- Will discuss more at the next meeting
Respectfully submitted by
Seth Hardy, MD
Secretary, MRS RFS