This year the Midwest Anesthesiology Resident's Conference (MARC), will be held for the first time at the University of Michigan, March 24-26. Conference co-directors Paul I. Reynolds, M.D., and Theodore J. Sanford, Jr., M.D., and the rest of the department are honored that the U- M was chosen to host the conference.
Dr. Sanford reports that 72 programs are represented in the Midwestern conference, with the addition of the University of Western Ontario this year. He anticipates 200 papers and posters will be presented. The course is approved by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) for 10 credit hours in Category I of the Physician's Recognition Award of the American Medical Association.
Abstracts for clinical and basic sciences, case reports, literature reviews, and technical reports will be accepted through Feb. 24, 1995. Those received after Feb. 10, 1995 will be accepted upon merit and space availability only. Some of the submissions will be selected for poster presentation. We encourage material that is of general interest to those attending a scientific meeting, and unusual cases, difficult cases, unusual technical approaches or difficulties, and brief reviews of unusual topics in the area of anesthesiology.
Preregister and prepay by March 10, 1995 to guarantee educational materials and lunch. The conference kicks-off with a chair's luncheon hosted by U-M Anesthesiology Department Professor and Chair, Kevin K. Tremper, at 12:00 on Friday, March 24 at the Alumni Center. Friday's meeting is followed by dinner at Escoffier. Saturday's meeting will be held at the Michigan League, and move to the Alumni Center at 5:30 for the Midwest Resident's Caucus. Be prepared for a sporting time at a farewell get together, the MARC Madness Tailgate Party, to finish off the weekend on Saturday evening, 7:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m.
For your convenience, the designated travel agent for the MARC is the Travel Centre in Ann Arbor, who will be glad to assist you in making air travel arrangements at the lowest available rates. Hotels designated for the MARC are the Campus Inn on Huron Street, and the Crowne Plaza and Sheraton Inn, which are both located at the I-94 exit on State Street. Reservations must be made before Feb. 20, 1995. A deposit of the first night's lodging must be mailed to the hotel or a major credit card number provided to guarantee reservations. If reservations are made by telephone, indicate registration in this course and receive reduced conference rate on hotel rooms. Transportation is provided between the Michigan League and the Crown Plaza and Sheraton Inn.
Mail all abstracts to Dr. Sanford , call 313-936-4245 for additional forms or questions: Theodore J. Sanford, Jr., M.D., Conference Co-Director University of Michigan, Department of Anesthesiology 1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Room UH1G323 Ann Arbor, Mich., 48109-0048.
To register please call 313-763-1400, or 1(800) 962-3555. or send registration forms to: Jan Doten, Registrar Office of Continuing Medical Education Towsley Center, Box 1157 The University of Michigan Medical School Ann Arbor, MI 48106-1157
For air travel arrangements please call (800) 728-6571 or (313) 973-9206 in the 313 area code and Canada, and identify yourself as a participant in the University of Michigan CME Conference: MARC. Call Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., or Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. EST.