ARMED FORCES DISTRICT JUNIOR FELLOW SUMMER NEWSLETTER

Chair Maj Barton Staat

Vice Chair Maj Yovanni Casablanca

Past Chair Maj Caela Miller

Sec/Treasurer Maj Jason Massengill

Lots of news!!!! Please read entire newsletter and visit the AFD Junior Fellow website!

Armed Forces District Meeting in Hawaii. If you can attend please plan to stay at the host hotel, The Hilton Hawaiian Village. They are giving us a great rate and it is important that our district fill our block of rooms. Abstracts are due no later than August 31^st. The advance program for the meeting is now available: http://www.acog.org/acog_districts/afd/20091115AdvanceProgram.pdf

Free money/Free trip to Hawaii. Three trips to Hawaii will be awarded to Junior Fellows via the Junior Fellow Education Fund. The applications are located on the ACOG website. Applications due by August 15^th. Winners announced September 1^st.

If you are collecting cases for your oral board exam or just want to know more about the path to becoming a fellow please plan to attend the JF Professional Development Course Wednesday afternoon Nov 18^th. If you plan to attend please see AFD website and send application and case list to Dr Casablanca by September 1^st.  Application posted on ACOG AFD JF website.

We need your help. We are trying to improve our district meeting. Please follow this link and complete the survey. Should take less than 2 minutes. I need your input!

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=o_2bF4S4DNDDDVeXxF9qNsYA_3d_3d

Junior Fellow essay contest: Title Healthcare for Women: Healthcare for all.  Deadline likely Nov 1^st.   Winner receives $500 and essay is published in the peer reviewed Green Journal

Medical Students Gibbons Award application is now available on the ACOG website. Funding for three medical students to attend our district meeting will be provided.

Shingo exchange (April 2009): Ben Kase represented our district and has a description and photos on our district website.  Our district has been chosen to host the Shingo Japanese exchange residents.  So be sure to make the Japanese exchange residents feel welcome!

2009 AFD Professor of the Year. We need nominations. If you would like to honor and show appreciation to your mentor please email me two supporting letters and the CV of the professor you are nominating. (The secretary for the professor should have the CV)  The list of previous recipients is on the AFD website. 

VOTE VOTE VOTE! Lots of great candidates are running for section and district positions. Polls open August 1^st and close August 31.

VISIT THE ACOG AFD JF WEBSITE FOR LATEST NEWS AND RESOURCES!