Call for Nominations
The 2003-2004 College Nominating Committee will make recommendations for candidates to fill the office of president, vice president, council speaker and council vice speaker; to fill positions on the board, the Council Steering Committee and the College Nominating Committee; and for members in training and a private practice representative to the Intersociety Summer Conference.
Any member can forward recommendations for any of the elected or selected positions to the College Nominating Committee in care of the ACR executive office on or before Dec. 31, 2003.
All candidates must include a current curriculum vitae, a recent black and white photograph and at least two letters of support. This information is used when publishing the election manual. Nomination information can be found on the ACR Web site (www.acr.org) by clicking on Members Only.
To be considered for a position, all candidates must fill out a questionnaire describing the nature of their practices and their position on issues important to the College. This questionnaire will be available on the ACR Web site or through the ACR office. Additionally, all candidates must be present at the ACR Council meeting on Sunday, May 9, 2004. Only those candidates in contested elections will make a presentation to the Council prior to the election; however, all candidates must be present so they can be introduced to the Council.
The open positions are:
Board of Chancellors Elected Vacancies: For 2004, Barry D. Pressman, M.D., is eligible for a second 3-year term; R. Terrell Frey, M.D., is eligible for election to a first 3-year term; and one ACR board position is open for a first 3-year term. Candidates for these positions do not have to be councilors or alternate councilors. They should, however, be qualified radiologists who are actively involved in the College and who have leadership qualities beneficial in addressing the issues brought to the board.
Speaker and Vice Speaker: To be eligible for either position, the candidate must have at least two years of experience as an ACR councilor. Paul Ellenbogen, M.D., is eligible to serve a second year as speaker. Albert Blumberg, M.D., is eligible to serve a second year as vice speaker.
Council Steering Committee: For 2004, five or more eligible councilors, who must be councilors through May 2006, will compete for three positions on the Council Steering Committee, each for a 2-year term. These positions are eligible for re-election for an additional 2-year term if the candidate is a councilor.
College Nominating Committee: For 2004, five or more eligible councilors or alternate councilors, who must be councilors or alternate councilors through May 2006, will compete for three elected positions on the College Nominating Committee, each for a 2-year term. Members elected by the Council cannot simultaneously serve on the Council Steering Committee.
Members in Training: In accordance with resolution 28 (Increased Involvement of Members in Training), passed at the 2003 Annual Meeting, chapters will submit to the College Nominating Committee the names of interested, involved members in training. The committee will nominate no more than four members in training, two of whom will be elected by the Council to attend the Intersociety Summer Conference July 23-25, 2004.
Private Practice Representative: The committee will select a physician who has a private office not affiliated with a hospital practice or who practices in a hospital without radiology residents to participate in the 2004 and 2005 meetings and summer conferences of the Intersociety Committee.
Society Representatives: The Canadian Association of Radiologists will choose three ACR members to represent the organization for a first 3-year term on the Board of Chancellors. After consultation with the chairman of the BOC, the College Nominating Committee will select one individual.
Please direct questions to (800) 227-5463, ext. 4902, or maryjaned@ACR.org.