Greetings on behalf of the Chicago Pathology Society, we hope you are all
staying well in these difficult times. We apologize that the 2019-2020 lecture
series had to be abbreviated due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Fortunately our
speakers were all able to reschedule for the 2020-2021 lecture series. This year
we will be conducting virtual meetings, at least through the end of 2020, at
which time we will reassess. The meetings will be conducted via Zoom, and
the Zoom link will be posted on the website and sent out in the reminder email
prior to each meeting. Illinois Registry (IRAP) meetings will occur at 12:00
P.M. on the second or fourth Monday of the month from September through
April. The regular meetings (CPS lectures) occur at 12:00 P.M. on the second
Monday of the month. We are hopeful that we may resume in-person meetings
at some point during the academic year. If so, the annual slide seminar on May
10, 2021 (presented by Dr. Cristina Antonescu, MD, this year) will occur in
Room 500 at Rush.

Membership dues have been temporarily reduced to $80 this year, and are free
for emeritus members and trainees. 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 virtual meeting will be on September 28, 2020 when Northwestern
University will present the Illinois Registry slide seminar.

We are sponsoring a research competition for residents again this year. Please
encourage any resident to enter. The deadline for submission is December 15,
2020. Cash prizes will be awarded and the winners will present their work on
February 8, 2021. In addition, we will be continuing the highly rated resident
board review course started in 2019 by CPS members on the weekend of
September 19-20, 2020 to be held virtually (details to follow shortly).

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. As the American Board of Pathology has discontinued the
requirement for SAM credits, these will no longer be offered. We look forward
to virtually “seeing you” at an upcoming Chicago Pathology Society event.