News & Events

Calendar of Events

This will link you to an interactive calendar of events, meetings, and conferences.

Submit an event for consideration to be added to the COS master calendar by filling out this online form.  Be sure to provide the name, date, time and location for the event, as well as a contact person.  If there's a webpage with additional information, please provide that URL, too. (under development)

News

 
December 1, 2011 -- Dimitri T. Azar, MD, chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Illinois at Chicago, has been named Dean of the UIC College of Medicine, effective December 16, 2011. This appointment follows extensive consultation with representatives of the faculty, students and college leadership which yielded enthusiastic endorsement for the appointment. Dr. Azar has served as Interim Dean since May 1 of this year. 

September 2015 -- The Chicago Doctor.com is a new online publication covering news and happenings in the medical community around Chicago.  The August/September issue featured a column by COS President Mathew MacCumber, MD, as well as a report about the COS May 2015 conference with Monte Mills, MD.