Meeting Minutes

Jan. 17, 2008 Executive Committee Meeting

PRESENT: Dr. Jay Korach, Dr. John Hibbeln, Dr. Ed Michals, Dr. Ruth Ramsey Dr. Kate Feinstein, Dr. Davide Bova, Dr. Alex Nemeth, Dr. Carl Kalbhen, Dr. Jennifer Lim-Dunham, Dr. Thomas Anderson. Representatives from the Residents Section were also present: Dr. Joseph Carabetta.

The meeting was called to order at 4:30 PM at The 500 Club of Rush University Medical Center.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES: The minutes from the November 2007 meeting were approved.

RESIDENT AND FELLOW SECTION REPORT: Dr. Carabetta reported that instead of November, Covidien sponsored the January Residents’ Section Meeting with the topic of “Radiofrequency Ablation.” It was also reported that due to a format change, it became difficult to score the results for the Resident Oral Board Review Session. As a result, the cash award for November will be folded into the end of the year award which is to be given to the residents who has the highest accumulated points for the year.

PRESIDENT’S REPORT: Dr. Korach opened the meeting. The possibility of relying on e-mail announcements instead of both conventional mailing and was raised and a discussion ensued. It was noted that with e-mail only, significant cost-savings would occur. It was also noted that the success of e-mail only would be dependent upon the completeness of the e-mail lists. As these are generated through the ACR active member list, it was felt that the names would be accurate, but the e-mail addresses may have less reliability. It was felt that further discussion and investigation was warranted.

SECRETARY/TREASURER’S REPORT: Dr. Hibbeln reviewed the financial statement through the current date. The balance was similar to the prior year. It was noted that during the prior year balances trended downward in mid year, but normalized after the medical school dinner receipts arrived. The audit for the prior treasurer, Dr. Kalbhen, was completed and it was noted that all was in order. The next audit will be at the end of the current treasurer’s term this coming June, 2008. Dr. Korach stated that account statements need to be transferred for 2007 taxes.

PROGRAM COMMITTEE REPORT: A review of the speakers scheduled for the remaining portion of the year was given by Dr. Michals.

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD COMMITTEE REPORT: The committee reported that Dr. Thomas Anderson was selected for the Distinguished Service. He has chosen to receive it at the April meeting.

ILLINOIS RADIOGICAL SOCIETY REPORT: The joint IRS/CRS meeting is to be held on March 15th, 2008 and all are urged to attend. The topic of the meeting shall be “Hot Topics in Radiology.” A solicitation for resident entries for the “Steven Pinsky Memorial Resident Research Award” was made by Dr. Anderson. He noted that there is a $1,000 cash prize to be awarded. It was noted that medical students are also eligible. A request was also made for speakers from the IRS/CRS to speak at the monthly Plastic Surgery Society meeting here in Chicago. It was also announced that the ACR will start an advertising campaign, “Image Gently,” to make the public and medical community aware of the appropriate and judicious use of diagnostic imaging and the value of minimizing radiation exposure.

OLD BUSINESS: In the previous meeting, the possibility of a city –wide oral “Mock Boards” examination was introduced. Upon further discussion, it was felt that, although the proposal had merit and could be successful, coming changes in the oral board examination format renders a mock oral examination for senior residents a less useful study tool, and the proposal should be tabled.

Having no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 5:25 PM.

Respectfully submitted,

John Hibbeln, MD
Secretary/Treasurer

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