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July 19, 2001

Dear Department Chair:

I am pleased to invite you to attend the 2001 Fall Meeting of the Society of Chairs of Academic Radiology Departments (SCARD). The meeting is scheduled for September 6-8, 2001 at the San Francisco Hilton, immediately preceding the 78th Annual Meeting of the American College of Radiology (ACR).

The Fall Meeting will commence with a Welcome Reception at 6:30pm on Thursday evening, September 6. Meeting registration will open Friday morning and general sessions are scheduled for Friday and Saturday. On Sunday, SCARD is offering a program for new and prospective chairs, however, all chairs are welcome to attend. I would like to extend special thanks to Dr. Joseph K.T. Lee and Dr. N. Reed Dunnick for coordinating this program. Please find further details enclosed.

Please refer to the enclosed agenda for a complete outline of the SCARD Fall Meeting program. The following is a sampling of topics to be discussed:

Process Improvement Programs
Strategies for dealing with loss of faculty / fellows to private practice
Research in the residency program

Business managers are encouraged to attend the SCARD meeting. Members of their professional society, the Association of Academic Administrators in Radiology and Radiation Oncology (AAARRO), are participating in the SCARD sessions. AAARRO is also holding separate sessions preceding the SCARD meeting on Wednesday and Thursday. Further details regarding the AAARRO meeting will be sent to the business managers under separate cover.

Registration fees are listed on the enclosed meeting registration form. Please note that fees include all food functions, including the traditional Friday Night Dinner, which will be held at Farralon, located in the heart of San Francisco's Union Square.

I am happy to announce that Fujifilm Medical Systems, Inc. is the major sponsor for this year's Fall Meeting. On behalf of SCARD, I wish to thank them for their generosity and continued support of SCARD's efforts.

I ask that you complete the enclosed meeting registration form and return it to the SCARD office by August 17, 2001. Also enclosed is a hotel reservation form, which may be found within the ACR 78th Annual Meeting brochure. The deadline for housing is August 3, so I encourage you to make your reservation via phone (415) 771-1400 as soon as possible.

If you have any questions regarding the upcoming meeting or other SCARD activities, please do not hesitate to contact me or our administrative office. The SCARD office phone number is (630) 368-3731.

I look forward to welcoming you to San Francisco in September.

Sincerely,

Ronald L. Arenson, MD
President