The Society for Imaging
Informatics in Medicine
(SIIM)
Leesburg, VA - The Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) has announced the recipients of the 2008 Resident Scholarship Awards. The winners receive complimentary meeting registration and travel expense reimbursement to attend the SIIM 2008 Annual Meeting in Seattle, WA, May 15-18, and one year complimentary membership in SIIM.
Two dozen applicants wrote essays on "How Imaging Informatics Affects Radiology Education" and were judged by a panel of SIIM experts.
The two recipients are David Naeger, MD, of the University of California, San Francisco; and Jigar Patel, MD, of the University of Maryland Medical Center.
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"All 24 of the scholarship applications were of superior quality, and our committee was once again faced with a very difficult decision in determining which of the applicants would be awarded the scholarship," said Barton Branstetter, MD, Chair of the SIIM Education Committee. "The members of SIIM are enthusiastic about resident participation, and we hope that those residents who did not receive the scholarship will nevertheless be able to join us for the meeting in Seattle."
The 2008 Resident Scholarships will be formally presented at a press conference on Thursday, May 15, during the Annual Meeting in Seattle. The press conference takes place at noon in Room 310 of the Washington State Convention & Trade Center. The winning essays will be published in an upcoming issue of SIIM News, the Society member newsletter.
About SIIM
The Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) aspires to be the leading health care professional organization representing interests and goals of those who work with and whose work is affected by the rapidly changing world of information and imaging technologies. SIIM seeks to spearhead research, education, and discovery of innovative solutions, and to explore new technologies and applications to improve the delivery of medical imaging services and the quality and safety of patient care. SIIM provides an open environment for imaging information professionals to access expert and cutting-edge resources in a collegial, practical atmosphere.
