Date

Event

Spearheaded by

July 15

TSDA Database Questionnaire/Annual Compilation of Available Positions mailed to membership

Office Secretary/Treasurer

August 15

Resident Match Survey

Office Secretary/Treasurer

August 30

Initial Deadline for receipt of Questionnaires

Office Secretary/Treasurer

September 13

Committee Reports due

September 15

TSDA Quarterly Headquarter Report to Executive Committee

Office

October 11

 Executive Committee Meeting (7:15-11:00am)  in Conjunction with American College of Surgeons (ACS) in San Francisco, CA

October 12

*Curriculum Implementation Committee (CIC) Meeting (7:00-11:00am)

*Prerequisite Committee Meeting (11 am - 1 pm)

*Thoracic Surgery Residents Association (TSRA) General Meeting in Conjunction (6 - 8 pm) in conjunction with American College of Surgeons (ACS) in San Francisco, CA

October 22-24

Organization of Resident Representatives (ORR) Meeting in conjunction with Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Annual Meeting, Washington, DC

ORR Reps

(Drs. Laudito & Salazar)

National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) Match Important Dates Information

NRMP/President

November 15

Articles for Newsletter Assigned/Due

Nov 17-19

Council Medical Specialty Societies (CMSS) Meeting in Chicago

Councillor-at-Large

Nov - Dec

Scoring of Abstracts for TSDA Research Award Winner

December 3-6

American Medical Association (AMA) Interim Meeting House of Delegates

Orlando, FL

FYI

December 15

Newsletter Mailed to Membership

office

December 15

Combined mailing Operational Guide Updates mailed to Program Directors Only

office

December 15

TSDA Quarterly Headquarter Report to Executive Committee

January 5

Committee Reports Due

Saturday before STS Meeting

(Jan. 29)

*General Session/Business Meeting (1:00 - 5:00 )

*Presentation of TSDA Research Award - funding from Medtronic

*Curriculum Implementation Committee (CIC) Meeting (8-11 am)

In Conjunction with Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Meeting - Ft. Lauderdale, FL