On behalf of the Chicago Pathology Society, we welcome you to our 2018-2019 lecture series. Illinois Registry (IRAP) meetings take place at 7:00 P.M. at the UIC College of Medicine Research Building (COMRB), Room 1020 (1st floor just up the steps on your left) on the second or fourth Monday of the month from September through April. The regular meetings (CPS lectures) occur on the second Monday of the month at the UIC (COMET 3rd floor), except for the annual slide seminar on May 8 (presented by Dr. Daniel Arber, MD this year) which occurs in Room 500 at Rush.
Membership dues are $90 ($100 if paid after Sept 30) and free for emeritus members and trainees. Regular and emeritus members may receive slides from the Illinois Registry for an additional $90 ($100 if paid after Sept 30) or $50 for trainees, and you must complete the attached member update form. This will be your only dues notification. Please pay your dues online at our website, www.chicagopathology.org, clicking on Membership tab and then Payments (preferred method) or by mailing your check and updated member form to the Secretary, Dr. Ajit Paintal. IRAP and lecture handouts are also posted on our website.
Make sure to confirm that we have your correct e-mail address, as all correspondence is sent via e-mail. You will receive an email reminder if you have already paid for the upcoming year. If you have not paid your dues for the past 2 years, then your name will be removed from the CPS roster and email list.
Our first meeting will be on September 24, 2018 at the UIC COMRB building when Lurie Children’s hospital will present the Illinois Registry slide seminar. (There will be a separate attendance sheet.)
We are sponsoring a research competition for residents again this year. Please encourage any resident to enter. The deadline for submission is December 15, 2018. Cash prizes will be awarded and the winners will present their work on February 11, 2019. In addition, we are planning a new resident board review course starting this year by CPS members on weekend of May 18-19, 2019 to be held at Loyola University (details to follow later)
PRA category I (CME) credits will be available; one hour for lectures at the University of Illinois and two hours for the IRAP slide seminars from the College of American Pathologists (CAP) for a total of more than 20 hours. There is no better deal around. CME credit will only be given to members in good standing. Evaluations will be performed online through Survey Monkey, per CAP procedures. CPS has been approved by American Board of Pathology for SAM credits corresponding to CME credits. SAM questions will be sent through Survey Monkey. You will get a SAM transcript at the end of academic year. We look forward to seeing you at an upcoming Chicago Pathology Society event.