In September 1951, fifteen former residents of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of the Duke School of Medicine met in Durham, North Carolina and organized the F. Bayard Carter Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Better known as the “Nick Carter Travel Club”, the Society is composed of house officers, fellows and faculty of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Duke. Dr. F. Bayard Carter was the first Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Duke University (1931-1964). In 1969, an endowment was funded to the level of professorship in honor of Dr. F. Bayard Carter. The constitution denotes, “The purpose of the Society shall be the promotion of scientific knowledge by assembly and interchange of ideas and practice related particularly to obstetrics and gynecology.” Every fourth year the Society returns to Duke to renew old ties and to observe progress.
Within a few years of formation, the members of the Society recognized their obligation to promote the growth of the department. Some of these include:
1. The establishment of a residency loan fund to permit worthwhile trainees to continue their education in the face of financial hardships.
2. Support of laboratories in the department.
3. Establishment of three professorships in the department, named for three senior faculty members (two of whom were chairs) - The F. Bayard Carter Professorship, the Walter L. Thomas Professorship, and the Roy T. Parker Professorship. Funded from personal resources and that of patients, these three professorships now total over $2 million in endowment for the department. They are now involved in helping to fund the Departmental Research Fund (Hammond Fund).
4. The Society has provided portraits of the first three chairs of the department, Dr. Carter, Dr. Parker and Dr. Hammond, which still hang in the chairman’s office area today.
This gathering is designed to promote the legacy of Dr. Carter and the proud heritage of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology which is steeped in history and excellence.
Each year the President of the Carter Society participates in our annual Residents’ Day as a judge, and many members have come back to teach or to host various functions for the residents so they may get a “glimpse” of what the Carter Society could mean to them.
It is important that we remember our heritage and those who worked so hard to help perpetuate the high quality and activities of the department. We are one of the very few departments in the United States who have such a significant group of individuals who are invested in their department.
57th Annual meeting: Oct. 4-7, 2007
Scientific Presentations: Fri. Oct. 5, 2007; 7:30am - 12noon,
(Conf. rm. 1026, classroom 1C, New School of Nursing Building, Trent Drive)
Scientific Presentations: Sat. Oct. 6, 2007; 7:30am - 12noon
(Conf. rm. 1026, classroom 1C, New School of Nursing Building, Trent Drive)
F. Bayard Carter Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
2007 Annual Clinical Meeting
Scientific Program
October 4-7, 2007
Thursday, October 4, 2007
Bus departs Washington Duke Inn at 6:00 pm, reception/buffet at the Goldston's
(3413 Horseshoe Bend, Raleigh, NC 27613) begins at 6:30 pm. Buses will return about 9:00 and 10:00 pm.
Friday, October 5, 2007
7:30 – 8:00 am Continental Breakfast
8:00 – 8:30 am Residents’ Prize Paper
The Role of Multi-Modality Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Women
With Advanced Stage Endometrial Cancer
Jeanette Chin, MD
Chief Resident
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, NC
8:30 – 9:10 am Integrative Medicine and It’s Role in Women’s Health
Tracy Gaudet, MD
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology /Integrative Medicine
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, NC
9:10 – 9:50 am Immunization During Pregnancy
R. Phillip Heine, MD
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, NC
9:50 – 10:20 am BREAK
10:20 – 11:00 am Back to the Future: Toward the Prevention of Gynecologic Malignancy
Gustavo Rodriguez, MD
Department of Obstetrics & Gyneccology
Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
11:00 – 11:40 am Robotic Sacrocolpopexy
Anthony Visco, MD
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Division of Urogynecology
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, NC
12:00 pm ADJOURN
Saturday, October 6, 2007
7:30 – 8:00 am Continental Breakfast
8:00 – 8:40 am The Liam Haim Memorial Lecture
Fertility for the Not So Young at Heart
Steven Ory, MD
IVF Florida Reproductive Associates
Margate, FL
8:40 – 9:20 am New Surgeries for Stress Incontinence: Should I Adopt Them Into My
Practice?
Matthew Barber, MD
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH
9:20 – 10:00 am Innovations in the Treatment of Uterine Fibroids: Focused Ultrasound
Millie Behera, MD
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Division of Reproductive Endocrinology
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, NC
10:00 am BREAK
10:20 – 11:00 am Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes and the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
Monique Chireau, MD
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Division of Clinical & Epidemiologic Research
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, NC
11:00 – 11:40 am State of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at
Duke University Medical Center
Haywood L. Brown, MD
Roy T. Parker Professor and Chair
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Duke University Medical Center
11:40 – 12:00 pm Brief Memories of F. Bayard Carter, MD: A Patient’s Perspective
Mr. Hayes Clement
12:00 – 12:30 pm Carter Society Business Meeting
12:30 pm ADJOURN
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