The American Thyroid Association (ATA)
wishes you a wonderful holiday season!

Many thanks to our 2011–2012 and 2012–2013
Annual Fund Donors!

Thanks for Giving

Your donation is fully tax-deductible and directly supports efforts that ultimately improve thyroid patients' lives.

ATA 2012 GIVING FORM (PDF File, 66 KB)

Call for Research Grant Proposals ...Deadline: January 31, 2013

The American Thyroid Association (ATA) is pleased to announce the availability of funds to support new investigator initiated research projects in the area of thyroid function and disease. Topics may include, but are not limited to, Thyroid Autoimmunity, Iodine Uptake and Metabolism, Thyroid Cancer, Medullary Thyroid Cancer, Clinical Disorders of Thyroid Function, Thyroid Hormone Action and Metabolism, Thyroid Imaging, Thyroid Nodules and Goiter, Thyroid and Pregnancy, Thyroid Development and the Brain. More..

Research Grant Submission site now open

ATA Dues Renewal 2013 - Renew Online Today!

Your dues renewal for 2013 supports ATA programs and services and your collegial, professional home for all those devoted to the thyroid.

  1. Renew your membership online today on the ATA website www.thyroid.org.
  2. Select 'Members' Only' to login.
  3. Access the 'Pay Dues' under quick links.

Thank you for your support of the ATA and your continued participation in 2013!

Emeritus Members

The ATA is proud of our 67 Emeritus members who have contributed to our society with their time, expertise and donations for 30 or more years. Please read what four of them have to say about their careers, history and ties to the ATA

Save the Date

for the Spring Symposium and Research Summit 2013

Spring Symposium and Research Summit

April 25 - 26, 2013 Washington, D.C.
Westin City Center

ATA Welcomes New Members

The ATA welcomes 276 new members in 2012 as of December 20, 2012 (85 Active; 156 Associates; 35 Corresponding members).

The ATA is happy to report that of the new members, 51% report their primary specialty as endocrinology; 16% surgery; 4% scientist and other varied fields. Practice settings are 45% academic; 19% hospital; 6% private practice and 3% military.

The genders are balanced 51% male and 49% female. The age range for new members is 3/4 under the age of 39 and 1/4 over 40.

Of the 190 new members in the USA 15% work in New York; 7% Texas; 6% Illinois, Minnesota, Pennsylvania; 5% Florida; 4% California, Louisiana, Michigan; and 1-2% from 27 other states. 78 (30%) new members are based in Canada or internationally. We welcome all to the ATA!

In memoriam Professor Jim Stockigt, an ATA member since 1980, has passed away on 12/1/2012 at the age of 73. A professor of medicine, he was a past-president of the Endocrine Society of Australia.

SECRETARY'S UPDATE

Secretary's UpdateJohn Morris, MD
Secretary/Chief Operating Officer

Season's greetings to all! It is a busy time of year for everyone, including the ATA. Now that our annual meeting is behind us and the committee chairs and members for the next year are in place, the work of the committees and task forces is underway. Many of the committees have had conference calls in the past couple of weeks and many more have them scheduled for the next few weeks as the broad activities of the ATA are pursued. ATA has 321 named members serving on 19 standing committees and 10 active task forces. Each committee and task force also includes an ATA board of director liaison and a staff liaison. The engagement of a very large proportion of our membership is key to what makes the ATA relevant and responsive to current events in thyroidology. The process of involvement in ATA activities and representation by all constituencies is the essence of the ATA and is tremendously important to all that we do. Thanks to all of you who are serving the ATA in this way.

You can find the current committee list under 'About the ATA' at www.thyroid.org. The largest of our committees is the Program Committee which is tasked with setting the program for our annual meeting. This year the co-chairs are Julie Ann Sosa and Ronald Koenig. Julie Ann, Ron and their committee members are already well into the planning process for the Puerto Rico meeting and are actively seeking suggestions for topics and program ideas to include in their deliberations.

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NEW benefit for thyroid professionals

MACIS Thyroid Staging Calculator
ATA Committees on Trainees & Career Advancement and Internet Communications contribute this useful resource to share with colleagues!

Thyroid December 2012

Volume 22, Number 12
Now available online through members only
Editor-in Chief
Charles H. Emerson, MD

Clinical Thyroidology

Volume 24, Issue 12, December 2012
Now available online
Editor-in Chief
Jerome M. Hershman, MD

CTFP

Volume 5, Issue 12, 2012
Now available online
Editor-in Chief
Alan P. Farwell, MD

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