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Formation of the Resident Physician Section

As noted in Dr. Alcorn's History of Radiology of Illinois, the Chicago Radiological Society was the first to develop a Resident Physicians Section (RPS). This initiative was chiefly the vision of Dr. Franklin Alcorn and Dr. Harold Lasky. Click on the links below to view selected documents pertaining to the first year of the RPS.

• First letter by Dr. Alcorn to residents in Chicago regarding the RPS, dated 1-31-83

• Dr. Alcorn's letter to chief residents regarding formation of the RPS, dated 2-28-83

• Agenda for RPS Organizational Meeting, held 3-17-83

• Minutes of the RPS Nominating Committee Meeting and RPS Organizational Meeting, held 3-17-83

• Dr. Alcorn's letter to the President of RPS, dated 3-30-83

• Letter from President of RPS to Dr. Alcorn, dated 4-7-83

• Resident Workshop on Practice Economics, held 10-20-83

• Dr. Alcorn's cover letter to President RPS regarding History of RPS, dated 12-15-83

• Dr. Alcorn's History of the RPS

• Response from the President of RPS to Dr. Alcorn's History, letter dated 12-27-83

• First Socio-Economics Lecture for RPS, held 1-19-84

• Letter dated 2-24-84 from President of RPS to chief residents regarding next election

• Minutes of the second elections of the RPS, held 4-19-84

(Note: The links above lead to pages that include JPEGs, which are graphics, so please be patient; depending on the speed of your Internet connection, they may take a few moments to download.)

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