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NOVEMBER 2008 • SURGERY NEWS 15 NEWS FROM THE COLLEGE Five Prominent Surgeons Given Honorary Fellowships SDIF Lowers Initial Minimum Investment he suggested minimum investment to participate in the Surgeons Diversified Investment Fund (SDIF) has been reduced to $5,000 assuming an automatic investment plan* of at least $100 per month is implemented, and to $10,000 if no automatic investment plan is implemented; waivers of the minimum are possible. The minimum investment for medical student members is $500; for resident members, $1,000; and for Associate Fellows, $2,500. It is anticipated that this service will help alleviate financial pressures that members all face. For more information, contact Savi Pai, 312-202-5056 (spai@facs.org), or Tom Kiley, 312-202-5019 (tkiley@facs.org). Visit www.surgeonsfund.com or call 800-208-6070. An investor should consider the investment objectives, risks, and charges and expenses of SDIF carefully before investing. SDIF’s prospectus contains this and other information about SDIF and should be read before investing. SDIF’s prospectus may be obtained at www.surgeonsfund.com or by calling 800208-6070. * A program of regular investing does not ensure a profit or protect against depreciation in a declining market. A consistent investing program involves continuous investment in securities regardless of fluctuating prices, so consider your financial ability to purchase through periods of various price levels. SDIF is distributed by Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC, 225 Pictoria Dr., Suite 450, Cincinnati, OH 45246; 513-587-3400. ■ T he ACS awarded honorary fellowships to the following five prominent surgeons during Convocation ceremonies at this year’s Clinical Congress: Jacques Brotchi, M.D., Ph.D. Dr. Brotchi is president of the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies and emeritus professor and honorary chairman, department of neurosurgery, Erasme Hospital, University of Brussels, Belgium. Joaquim Gama-Rodrigues, M.D., FACS Dr. Gama-Rodrigues is director of gastrointestinal surgery and gastroenterology, Hospital Alemáo Oswaldo Cruz and Hospital da Beneficência Portuguesa, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Gerald C. O’Sullivan, M.B., B.Ch., FACS, FRCSGlas, FRCSI Dr. O’Sullivan is the immediate past-president, Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland (Dublin); lecturer and professor of surgery, University College, Cork, Ireland; director, Cork Cancer Research Centre; and consultant surgeon, Mercy University Hospital, Cork. Bernard F. Ribeiro, CBE, FRCSEng, FRCPEng Mr. Ribeiro is a past-president of the Royal College of Surgeons of England; senior lecturer, Middlesex Hospital, London; and director, undergraduate teaching for surgery, University College, London. Russell W. Strong, M.B., B.Ch., FACS, FRCSEdin(Hon), FRACS, FRCSEng, FRACDS Dr. Strong is emeritus professor, surgical specialties, Princess Alexandria Hospital, Brisbane, Australia. T BERNARD F. RIBEIRO, CBE, FRCSENG, FRCPENG JACQUES BROTCHI, M.D., PH.D. JOAQUIM GAMARODRIGUES, M.D., FACS GERALD C. O’SULLIVAN, M.B., B.CH., FACS, FRCSGLAS, FRCSI Presenting the honorary fellowships on behalf of the College were Fernando G. RUSSELL W. STRONG, Diaz, M.D., FACS, SouthM.B., B.CH., FACS, field, Mich.; Carlos A. PelleFRCSEDIN(HON), grini, M.D., FACS, Seattle; FRACS, FRCSENG, Tom R. DeMeester, M.D., FRACDS FACS, Los Angeles; George F. Sheldon, M.D., FACS, FRCSEd(Hon), FRCSEng(Hon), Chapel Hill, N.C.; and L.D. Britt, M.D., FACS, Norfolk, Va. This year, 1,189 surgeons from around the world were admitted into fellowship during the Convocation ceremonies. Sir Rickman Godlee, president of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, was awarded the first honorary fellowship in the College in 1913. Since then, 413 internationally prominent surgeons, including the five chosen this year, have been named Honorary Fellows. ■ Data Show Alarming Rise in ATV Injuries B Y R I C H A R D J. FA N T U S , M . D. , FA C S Recent Gifts to ACS Foundation Announced he American College of Surgeons Foundation recently received four major gifts intended to support important activities of the College. A new Emerson Foundation/ACS Scholar in Residence in Ethics scholarship has been funded by the St. Louis, Missouri-based Emerson Foundation. The new scholarship—in the amount of $198,000 over a 2-year period—brings together Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis University, the American College of Surgeons (ACS), and the Emerson Foundation to provide a promising surgical resident the opportunity to participate in a 2-year program addressing ethical issues facing surgeons today. The scholar will earn an MBA from the John Cook School of Business at St. Louis University. T ACS Foundation Board member William F. Sasser, M.D., FACS, was instrumental in securing major funding from the Emerson Foundation to support this new scholarship. The first Emerson/ACS Scholar in Residence in Ethics will be named in the near future. The Pfizer Medical Humanities Initiative has contributed $125,000 to continue funding the work of Operation Giving Back and to provide Volunteerism Awards. This marks the fifth consecutive year the College has formally requested and received support to recognize this important work. The Baxiram S. and Kankuben B. Gelot Endowment Fund will provide annual funding for a selected international Fellow to attend the Clinical Congress. The first Baxiram S. and Kankuben B. Gelot Fellow will be selected to attend the 2009 Clinical Congress in Chicago. Raghuvir B. Gelot, M.D., FACS, an otolaryngologist in solo practice in Ahoskie, N.C., recently made a significant gift to the Foundation in memory of his parents. A regular donor since 1997, Dr. Gelot funded this major gift through direct transfer of a mature Vanguard Variable Annuity Fund. The Foundation has also received notification that a bequest of $25,000 in the College’s name was included in the estate of Alvin W. Mooney, M.D., FACS, who died in 2007. The proceeds from this bequest are unrestricted. For more information, contact fholzrichter@facs.org , call 312202-5376, or visit the Web site at www.facs.org/acsfoundation. ■ ccording to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), the number of estimated all-terrain vehicle (ATV)–related injuries treated in the emergency department almost tripled from 53,500 in 1996 to nearly 150,000 in 2006. The number of deaths rose from 267 in 1996 to 870 in 2006 (www.atvsafety.gov/stats.html). To examine the potential occurrence of injuries sustained on an ATV, the National Trauma Data Bank (NTDB) Dataset 7.1 records were searched using the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification cause of injury code E 821, accident involving off-road motor vehicles (which include ATVs). These records were further sorted to identify injury to driver, 821.0, or to passenger, 821.1. This search resulted in 58,235 records, composed of 35,665 drivers, 6,859 passengers, and 15,711 other/unspecified. These records were then divided to assess the ages of the victims in these incidents. There was an increase in incidents among younger ATV users. To mitigate potential injury, keep the vehicle off paved roads, avoid tandem rides, wear a helmet, don’t drink and drive, and don’t allow children to operate adult-sized ATVs. For more information, visit www.ntdb.org. To submit your trauma center’s data, contact Melanie L. Neal, Manager, NTDB, at mneal@facs.org. ■ Sandra M. Goble, M.S., provided statistical support for this article. DR. FANTUS is chief, section of surgical critical care, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago; and chair of the ad hoc Trauma Registry Advisory Committee of the Committee on Trauma. 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