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ARROgram #31
June 2005 Newsletter
In this issue:
- ASTRO Abstract Selection Notification Next Week
- ASTRO Housing Has Opened
- ASTRO Schedule of ARRO Events
- Board Exam Update on Unsealed Sources
- ACRO-sponsored Billing Seminar Was a Success!
- ACR In-service Examination Answer Keys and Rationales
1. ASTRO Abstract Selection
Abstract selection for ASTRO’s 47 th Annual Meeting this October took place on May 20, 2005 , at ASTRO’s headquarters in Fairfax , Va. Notification of accepted abstracts was e-mailed to authors during the first week of June.
2. ASTRO Housing
Remember to register early for the ASTRO Annual Meeting being held in Denver from October 16-20, 2005 and make your hotel reservations soon, as housing options usually fill up quickly.
Online Registration: https://reg.jspargo.com/astro05/reg/default.asp
Housing: https://reg.jspargo.com/astro05/housing/
ARRO Schedule of events in Denver:
Saturday, October 15 – Introduction to Research Seminar 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. — How to Give a Talk, How to Write a Grant, How to Write a Translational Clinical Protocol, Analyzing Data, How to Write a Paper
11:35 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. — Lunch and Panel Discussion Saturday, October 15 – Practice Entry Seminar
12:10 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. — Professional Evaluation of a Radiation Oncology Academic Practice (Dr. Thomas Buchholz)
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. — Professional Evaluation of a Radiation Oncology Private Practice (Dr. Dan Flynn)
2:10 p.m. - 2:40 p.m. — Governmental Relations Section (Brad Gruehn, ASTRO Government Relations Representative)
2:40 p.m. - 3:10 p.m. — Oral Boards (Dr. Dan Flynn)
3:10 p.m. - 3:55p.m. — ABR Boards and Recertification Discussion (Dr. Steven Liebel)
4:05 p.m. - 4:35 p.m. — Legal Aspects of Entering Practice (Dr. Terry Wall)
4:35 p.m. - 5:05 p.m. — Results of the 2004 Practice Entry Survey (Dr. Terry Wall)
5:05 p.m. - 5:40 p.m. — Rad-Onc Redux: What I Wish I Knew in My Last Year of Residency / First Year of Practice (Panel TBA)
5:40 p.m. - 6:05p.m. — ARRO Resident Open Session (ARRO Executive Committee)
Saturday, October 15 - ARRO/RRS Reception
8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. — B-52 Billiards, 1920 Market St., Denver
Sunday, October 16 - ARRO Annual Luncheon
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. — Location, TBA
Monday, October 17 – Poster Walk/Sit with Professor
11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. — Location, TBA
Wednesday, October 19 – Meet the Professors Luncheon
11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. — Location, TBA4.
4. Board Exam Update on Unsealed Sources
Dr. Lawrence Davis reported that there will be some questions on unsealed sources on this year’s written examination and every one later. He does not see that anyone will ask these questions at the oral boards.
5. The ACRO sponsored billing seminar for the senior residents by Revenue Cycle on May 21 st was a great success. Thanks for your participation!
6. The ACR In-service Examination
ARRO has been in close contact with ACR about the rationales to these answers. We have been told that ACR members will be finalizing the rationales in the next 2-3 weeks, and it will be available in the same area of the ACR Web site where the current answer key is posted. We will keep you updated and notify you as soon as they are available.
The answer key can be found here: http://www.acr.org/s_acr/sec.asp?CID=2828&DID=18249
Finally, be on the lookout as ARRO is compiling a “key articles” database, an away rotation setup, the 2005 Chief Resident Survey, working internationally to develop a survey to compare training in the U.S. versus training in Europe and continuing to redesign the Web site. We welcome your feedback and ideas!
Upcoming Dates:
- June 5-7, 2005 – Oral ABR Boards Examination
- July 20-22, 2005 - Written ABR Boards
- August 5-6 - T ranslational Research in Radiation Oncology Symposium, San Francisco
- October 16-20 – ASTRO Annual Meeting, Denver.
Check out our updated Web site for further information at www.arro.org
Questions or Comments? Contact your representatives:
- Shilpen Patel, Chair, spatel@umm.edu
- Eric Hansen,Vice Chair, hansen@radonc17.ucsf.edu
- John Wilson, Treasurer, wilsonj@xrt.upenn.edu
- Joshua Petit, Education Officer, jpetit@partners.org
- Kenneth Chao, Events Coordinator, kchao@beaumont.edu
- Eugene Huang, Election Officer, ehhuang@mdanderson.or
