NEW YORK POSTGRADUATE COURSE
The Fourth Annual Postgraduate Course on Diseases of the Chest, sponsored by the Council on Postgraduate Medical Education and the New York state Chapter of the College, was presented at the Hotel New Yorker, New York City, November 12-17, 1951. The course was attended by 138 physicians representing twenty-five states, the District of Columbia , Puerto Rico , Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Ceylon, Chile, France, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico and Spain. Canada with twenty-three physicians registered had the largest delegation outside of the United States. A cocktail party sponsored by Armour Laboratories was held at the Hotel New Yorker on Monday, November 12, and a closing cocktail party was given on Friday night, November 16, by Smith, Kline and French. The officials for this postgraduate course were: Dr. Edgar Mayer, Chairman, Dr . Frank R. Ferlaino, Co-Chairman, and Dr. Alfred S. Dooneief, Secretary. Dr. Emil A. Naclerio was in charge of the arrangements for the scientific assembly. Dr. J. Winthrop Peabody, Washington, D. C., Chairman, Council on Postgraduate Medical Education of the College, was present for all of the sessions. Out-of-state lecturers who participated in the postgraduate course were: Dr . Chevalier L. Jackson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, President of the College ; Andrew L. Banyai, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Chairman, Council on International Affairs; Dr . John R. Mote, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Dr. Maurice S. Segal, Boston, Massachusetts, Member, Council on Postgraduate Medical Education ; Dr. James M. Carlisle, Rahway, New Jersey ; Dr. Jay Arthur Myers, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Editor-in-Chief, Diseases 01 the Chest ; Dr. Louis L. Friedman, Birmingham, Alabama, Chairman , Committee on Occupational Diseases of the Chest ; Dr . Charles P . Bailey. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Member, Committee on Cardiovascular Disease ; Dr . Henry Welch, Washington, D. C.; and Dr . Norman J . Wilson , Boston, Massachusetts. At a meeting of the officials of the Postgraduate Course at the Hotel New Yorker on November 13, it was agreed that the Fifth Annual Postgraduate Course will be held at the Hotel New Yorker, Nov. 10-15, 1952. COLLEGE ESSAY AWARD
The American College of Chest Physicians offers a cash prize of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) for the best original contribution, preferably by a young investigator, on any phase relating to chest disease. This prize is open to contestants of all countries. Contestants are advised to study the format of Diseases 01 the Chest as to length, form and arrangement of illustrations, to guide them in the preparation of the manuscript. The following conditions must be observed : (1) Five copies of the manuscript, typewritten in English, should be submitted to the Executive Offices, American College of Chest Physicians, 112 East Chestnut Street, Chicago 11, Illinois, not later than April 1, 1952. (2) The only means of identification of the author or authors shall be a motto or other device on the title page, and a sealed envelope bearing the same motto on the outside, enclosing the name of the author or authors. Committee on College Essay
Henry C. Sweany, M.D., Chairman E. Raymond Fenton, M.D. Hugh L. Houston, M.D. Joseph F. Hiatt, M.D. David Salkin, M.D. 117
FOURTH ANNUAL POSTGRADUATE COURSE IN DISEASES OF THE CHEST American College of Chest Physicians, Hotel New Yorker, New York City, November 12.17, 1951
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Some of the physicians and lecturers who participated in the New York Postgraduate Course presented November 12·17, 1951.
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