Early Days
Fred S. O’Hara
Who was the first president of RSNA?
In 2004, this new interactive technology enabled RSNA presenters to more actively engage with their audience.
What is an audience response system?
She was the first Executive Secretary hired by the RSNA.
Who is Marguerite Hogan Henry?
In 1981, RSNA launched this new initiative to expand its educational offering beyond the scientific assembly.
What is RadioGraphics?
This prominent radiologist became the first woman to serve as RSNA's president -- 100 years after the society was founded.
Who is Helen Redman, MD?
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What was the annual dues amount members paid to join the Western Roentgen Society when it was founded?
Beginning in 1975, this added benefit of RSNA annual meeting attendance dramatically increased attendance, which necessitating the move to McCormick Place.
What was the impact of awarding category 1 continuing medical education credit?
In 1978, RSNA moved its headquarters to Oak Brook, Ill., from this eastern "Orange" city, home to a major university and its sports teams.
What is Syracuse, New York?
In 1984, RSNA established this to address "the sad state of research in radiology."
What is the R&E Fund?
Perhaps bored by the cuisine, this RSNA president was the first in modern history to host the President's Dinner at a location other than The Palmer House.
Who is Burton P. Drayer, MD?
The year that the Western Roentgen Society changed its name to the Radiological Society of North America.
What is 1919?
In 1938, these two refresher courses were added to the annual meeting and continue to be popular today.
What are Film Reading and Image Interpretation Sessions?
This former executive director of RSNA went on to become one of the premier recruiters of executive-level talent in the nonprofit industry.
Who is Marianne Tufts?
In 1969, he was the first Radiology editor to devote an entire issue to scientific research discussed at the previous year's Scientific Assembly, making information accessible to those who were not at the annual meeting or could not attend all the sessions due to overcrowding.
Who is William R. Eyler, MD?
Exhibitor attire choices at the Dallas 1980 annual meeting resulted in the prohibition of these on the exhibit floor.
What are bathing suits and evening dresses?
As the Gold Medalist of 1941, she described chair Robert S. Stone, MD, as a "scientist of eminence in the adjoining fields of physics, biology, and medicine; investigator of methods for, and dosage measurements of, radium and random applications to problems of therapy; elucidator of the intricacies; and continuous, patient, and cheerful guide to us all."
Who is Edith Hinkley Quimby, MD?
The RSNA officer who not only played a key role in the hiring of the society's first paid staff, but also had the great idea of scheduling the annual meeting in November to get better hotel rates.
Who is Donald Smythe Childs, MD?
In 1994, Executive Director Delmar Stauffer created these executive-level staff positions to increase organizational capacity and enhance staff leadership.
What are assistant executive directors?
In the 1990s, this initiative was launched to help standardize systems, make healthcare workflow easier and faster, and ultimately lead to better patient care.
What is Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise?
Atlanta, Dallas, Washington
What three cities, other than Chicago, hosted the RSNA Annual Meeting in the late '70s and and early '80s?
This 1977 change in governance structure resulted in a more effective board leadership and continues to this day.
What are board liaison portfolios?
The year RSNA first dedicated floor space at the annual meeting to display industry products in support of the Journal and other society projects.
What is 1919?
At its peak in the 1990s, RSNA managed more than this many related societies.
What is 20?
Despite the Western Roentgen Society's tenuous fiscal condition, the first issue of the quarterly Journal of Roentgenology was printed in what year?
What is 1918?
“Gee, it’s too bad they didn’t give you a ham.”
What did outgoing President Sy Levitt's housekeeper say when he showed her the Phaler Gavel he was presented in recognition of his RSNA service?