Residents and Fellows Council Report
Hey Folks! This is the last report from the RFC before the annual meeting in Las Vegas at the Red Rock Resort. I am really excited to see you all there, and I know you will be excited too… not just for Las Vegas, but also for the programming we have been working on for you!
For the residents & fellows program, I had mentioned previously thatthe RFC aims have a group of three speakers this year, each of whom will be early-career faculty and able to speak on their experiences dealing with issues that we will soon face ourselves. I had already announced that the featured speaker would be Dr. Devi Nampiaparampil, Chief of Interventional Pain Management of the VA New York Harbor Healthcare System, and now I am pleased to announce that Dr. Matthew Smuck, Chief of the Division of PM&R at Stanford, and Dr. Gwendolyn Sowa, Assistant Professor of PM&R at the University of Pittsburgh and a former Young Academician Award winner, will both be joining her on the dais to round out the speakers for our program. Again, this program was developed with you residents and fellows in mind in response to your feedback, and so we hope to have a great turnout!
The Chief Residents’ Workshop was a new event in 2011, and was very well received by the attendees. The Workshop will again be a part of our programming this year, and I encourage any new or old chief residents, or even junior residents who are considering the position in the future, to come and be a part of the conversation on the tips and tricks of the successful chief.
Finally, I would like to put in a plug for the elections for the leadership positions for the RFC. There have been some recent changes to the organization and function of some of the positions, and that information should be available on the website soon for your review. Candidates for office can declare themselves by submitting a short description (250 words or less) of who they are and why they are running for the position(s) they seek to the RFC Secretary, Emerald Lin, at lin.emerald@gmail.com. Candidates may also post this information to the RFC board at the Annual Meeting prior to the RFC’s business meeting. If you have any questions regarding the duties of the different offices or the functioning of the council, do not hesitate to contact an RFC officer (contact information is available on the website).
As always, we are here to represent you, so do not hesitate to contact us! If you haveany questions, suggestions, comments,or are interested in participating withinthe AAP, please contact Dan Herman,RFC Chair, at dcherman@virginia.edu.
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