FROM THE CHAIRMAN, AMSUS CHAPTERS SECTION

Military Medicine,  Spring 2004  by Digilio, John T Jr

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As we prepare for our annual meeting in Colorado, we are developing the agenda for the Chapters section Meeting. If you have any items or ideas that you would like to address, please contact our membership coordinator, Heather McKenzie, Colonel Steve Mirick, or myself. We want to be as responsive as possible to you, since you are important members of AMSUS.

For those of you that are looking for information on the various chapters, a list of the chapter coordinators follows this article. If you have difficulty in contacting them, or would rather contact us, our membership coordinator Heather McKenzie will gladly assist you.

Our newest chapter, the James Weaver Society Chapter, has hit the ground running. They are very active with an ambitious agenda. The chapter is planning an open reception with a guest speaker during our annual meeting. Additionally, they are pursuing other educational support programs. The Weaver Society Chapter is open to all AMSUS members and does not have any geographic boundaries or limitations.

The venue for the annual meeting, Denver, Colorado is new to us. The dates for the meeting are 14-19 November with the Army being the host service. This will provide an excellent opportunity for some of our western-based chapters to take a more active roll in the Chapters Section Meeting.

A special note to all chapter officers - it is very important that we have current information on you. This is needed so that we can be more effective in responding to inquiries.

To reiterate the importance of chapters, we feel that participation at the chapters level helps to maintain and build the support for AMSUS at the national level. Additionally, the potential for regional educational programs, seminars, and networking opportunities are excellent. To this end, as always, AMSUS stands ready to assist chapters in whatever areas assistance is sought. A number of chapters have already benefited for AMSUS' aid. Be it mail labels, mailings, guest speakers, ideas, or other types of support, AMSUS is ready to help you.

If you would like us to help with the advertising of any of your chapter events, or have any questions about the Mentoring or the Chapters Program, contact us at AMSUS Headquarters by phone (301.897.8800 or 800.761.9320) or e-mail (our addresses are: BG(ret) John Digilio - JohnTD@aol.com, Heather McKenzie - heather.mckenzie@amsus.org, or Col(ret) Steve Mirick - stevem@amsus.org).

As always, we want to thank all who serve as mentors. The HPSP students appreciate your efforts and we applaud you for volunteering your free time. For those who would like to serve as mentors, please sign up by contacting us at AMSUS. The HPSP students are the future of military/federal health care. If you are seeking students to mentor, lists of the HPSP students by service are available through AMSUS headquarters.

John T. Digilio, Jr.qr BG, NYRSL

Chairman, Chapters Section

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