Nanette F. Santoro, MD
President, Society for Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
As your incoming President, I would like to thank my predecessor, Bruce Carr, and the officers and Board for their outstanding leadership and contributions over the past year. The coming year will be devoted to some of our traditional initiatives, as well as some new items of interest.
The SREI fellows retreat for first and third-year fellows has been one of our signature activities. I’m delighted to report that this activity will continue for the foreseeable future. The Park City venue is relatively easy for travel and a beautiful site. Many former fellows comment to me on what a wonderful networking and bonding experience this was for them in fellowship.
In January 2010, SREI will host a new type of retreat for individuals who are post-fellowship by about 3-5 years. These members are most likely to be Board certified by this time, established in their practice, and sometimes negotiating for their second position. Many have young families, limiting their ability to get away for a few days. To remain sensitive to the issues of young doctors in practice, SREI decided to pilot a regional meeting of physicians in the Northeast US, and to make the retreat one day in length to limit time away. For those of you who receive a mailing, please make every effort to attend. Your opinions are valuable; and the Society needs to hear your voices to understand how best to address your needs in our current professional climate. SREI is also looking for more involvement from its members, so don’t be shy about volunteering for some of the advocacy or educational roles available!
Our traditional educational offering is the SREI postgraduate course; and this year’s was wonderful. “PCOS: Origins and Destinies” was a smashing success, in no small measure due to our fabulous faculty. Hats off to Daniel Dumesic, Kathleen Hoeger and Rick Legro for making the day exceptionally valuable to all attendees. Next year, SREI and AIUM will sponsor another joint course to help fulfill the continuing education requirements for REI ultrasound. Finally, our newest offering in education is going to provide future SREI members with educational modules directed towards the CREOG learning objectives in REI.
With the beginning of a new year, there are many opportunities ahead to become involved in your Society, from fellowship to senior clinical practice. Don’t be shy! Feel free to contact me at glicktoro@aol.com or our new SREI administrator, Cori Watts, at cwatts@asrm.org and let’s make the coming year one to remember!