Annual Meeting 2009 Save the Date

APA Region IV Annual meeting will be held Saturday-Sunday February 21st-22nd, 2009 at the Charlottesville, VA Omni Hotel Click here for details

Welcome back from Hawaii! PAS was again a wonderful meeting, and we were glad to see so many familiar faces (as well as plenty of new ones) there. We had a fabulous turn-out for the Region IV breakfast on Monday morning, with over 30 members attending from 10 different institutions around the region.

The breakfast meeting was very productive. We thanked Barry Solomon for his dedication to the region as co-chair as he completed his term, and warmly welcomed Ivor Horn, who began her 3 year term. We gave kudos to several of our members who received awards and distinctions at the meeting this year. These included: Tina Cheng (Baltimore, MD), who was installed as the new APA President; Lawrence Pakula (Lutherville, MD), who received the Pediatric Community Teaching Award; and Ken Roberts (Greensboro, NC), who received the Miller/Sarkin Mentor Award. Congratulations to all of them! We also had discussions on ways for the APA to work better for all members, both regionally and nationally; some ideas for new activities at the regional meeting were proposed. If you have any suggestions or ideas, please contact one of us – we would love to hear from you!

Membership in the region continues to grow. To encourage increased participation and membership, please invite colleagues, faculty members, fellows, and residents to consider applying for membership. If you are interested in serving as a recruiter for Region IV at your home institution, let us know. Please keep Barry Solomon informed of any changes in your contact information at bsolomon@jhmi.edu or if you’d like him to send a message out to Region IV members. If you do not have e-mail, please call Barry at (410) 614-8438.

Finally, please mark your calendars for next year’s Region IV meeting! It will be held February 21-22, 2009, in Charlottesville, VA. We look forward to seeing everyone then!