History - 1961

New Minnesota Clinics founded in 1961 are Camden Physicians Ltd. in Minneapolis and Eye Physicians and Surgeons, P.A., Edina.  Robert Newell resigned from the Nicollet Clinic in 1961.

Minnesota members of NACM numbered 23 in this year with no new members and no dropouts.

The 35th National Conference of NACM was held at the Jack Tar Hotel in San Francisco on Oct,8-11, 1961, under the leadership of Milo F. Dean, President.  A record attendance was reported.

The national association made some major steps during this conference:

• Created life memberships;
  
• Agreed to hire an executive secretary, Ed Stevens (part-time) and establish an office in Silver Springs, N.M.; and
  
• Recognized sections as part of NACM with an understanding that the chief executive officer of each section should attend the executive council meetings.
  
  

Institutes during 1961 included:

• In April, Southern Institute at the University of Kansas on financing medical care;
  
• In May, Midwest Institute at the University of Kentucky in Lexington on planning and controls; and
  
• In August, Western Section Institute at UCLA on accounting, budget and controls.
  
  

The 1961 Midwest Section Institute of Clinic Managers was held May 11-13, 1961, at the Campbell House, Harrodsburg Pike, Lexington, Ky.  This was sponsored by the National Association of Clinic Managers and the American College of Clinic Managers in cooperation with the College of Commerce of the University of Kentucky.  Registration fee was $36.50 including noon luncheon on Thursday and Friday and a dinner Saturday noon.

Fergus L. Hanson served as Chairman of this Midwest Institute.  Some subjects included:

• Design and use of a patient opinion survey;
  
• Data processing and your procedure;
  
• Communications in a clinic organization and communication theory;
  
• Techniques of effective oral and written English;
  
• Equipment decisions; and
  
• On and off premises printing.
  
  

Glen D. Garrett, FACCM, was elected President of ACCM.