FP Report -- September 1998 NCFPR/NCSM turns 25
Attendees at the National Congress of Family Practice Residents/ National Congress of Student Members in Kansas City, Mo., July 30 - Aug. 2 saw plenty of "new."
Three new procedural courses, covering OB-Gyn techniques, chest tube placement and joint injection, drew large numbers of attendees, and a new case studies workshop allowed residents and students to hear from some of the Academy's highest-ranking speakers on the topics of oral lesions, pediatrics, the ankle, rheumatology and emergency department scenarios.
But despite all the "new," the NCFPR/NCSM was celebrating its 25th anniversary in 1998. A book, called NCFPR/NCSM: 25 Years, was included in registration packets, and it gave attendees an opportunity to look back at the way things used to be.
Robert Graham, M.D., AAFP executive vice president, had a laugh along with the residents and students at the opening session when he mentioned the old photos and old fashions in that book. But he had a reminder.
"We're taking photos here today, and in 25 years you're going to look funny, too," he said.
Next year's NCFPR/NCSM is scheduled for July 28 -Aug. 1 in Kansas City, Mo.
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