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GE and AURSolicit

Research Fellowship Nominations

Gene MedfordGE Medical SystemsGERRAF Program, Box 414Milwaukee, WI 53201 Phone (262) 827-3400Fax (262) 827-3477

GE Medical Systems (GE) and the Association of University Radiologists (AUR)announce that nominations for 2002 GE-AUR Radiology Research AcademicFellowships (GERRAF) are now being accepted. Selected recipients will receive 2-year GERRAF fellowships effective with the academic year beginning July 2002.

GERRAF fellowships provide a stipend of $65,000 for each of 2 years to support originalclinical and health services research in technology assessment, health and economicoutcome methods, decision analysis in diagnostic imaging, informatics, and relatedareas of diagnostic imaging.

Recipients are chosen by an independent review board that comprises eminentacademic and clinical radiologists, research methodologists, and other physicians. Toqualify, prospective GERRAF candidates must be board-certified radiologists holdingjunior faculty appointments at accredited radiology training institutions in theUnited States or Canada. Final selection criteria include the goal and quality of theproposed research project, the level of cooperation and commitment of sponsoringinstitutions, and the recommendations of mentors and colleagues.

Qualifying institutions are entitled to nominate one GERRAF candidate each year.However, an institution may have only one active Fellow at any given time.

The nomination deadline is December 1, 2001, and recipients will be announcedFebruary 1, 2002.

For information and a copy of the nomination forms,contact . . . . . . . . .