4th Annual Symposium
May 17-18, 2009
Otesaga Resort, Cooperstown, New York

Sponsored by:
Bassett Health Care
Mithoefer Center for Rural Surgery
American College of Surgeons

Program highlights include

Rural General Surgery
Workforce Issues
Training Solutions

Clinical Updates- Subspecialties – What you need to know

Keynote Speakers

Training General Surgeons for Tomorrow -Tom Whalen, MD, FACS (RRC Surgery - Chair)

What physician shortage? - David Goodman, MD, Center for the Evaluative Clinical Sciences, Dartmouth

Surgical care for the rest of the world - Adam Kushner MD, NY Society for International Humanitarian Surgery

American Board of Surgery Update – Steve Stain, MD, FACS Albany Medical Center

A History of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum – Jeff Idelson, President, National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

Practical Solutions to Practical Problems – participant forum
10 minute presentations from symposium registrants.

Submit ideas by email to david.borgstrom@bassett.org
The program committee will choose 5 in advance.
Deadline March 15, 2009.

CME pending