Background
Ring, Alvin Manuel Son of Julius and Helen (Krolik) Ring.
Ring, Alvin Manuel Son of Julius and Helen (Krolik) Ring.
Bachelor of Science, Wayne State University, 1954. Doctor of Medicine, University Michigan, 1958.
Intern Mount Carmel Hospital, Detroit, 1958-1959. Resident in pathology Michael Reese Hospital, Chicago, 1960-1962. Assistant pathologist Kings County Hospital, Brooklyn, 1962-1963.
Associate pathologist El Camino Hospital, Mountain View, California, 1963-1965. Chief pathologist, director laboratories St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Chicago, 1965-1972, Holy Cross Hospital, Chicago, 1972-1987, Silver Cross Hospital, Joliet, Illinois, since 1990. Instructor State University of New York, 1962-1963, Stanford University, 1963-1965.
Assistant professor pathology University Illinois, Chicago, 1966-1969, associate professor, 1969-1978, professor, since 1978. Adjunct clinical professor Northern Illinois University, 1981-1987. Adjunct professor medical education University Illinois College Medicine, since 1988.
Chairman histotech. National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Lab Sciences, 1977-1981. Member special advisory committee Health Manpower, 1966-1971. President Spear Computer Users Group, 1981-1982.
Member advisory committee Mid-American chapter American Red Cross, 1979-1985. President Pathology and Lab Consultant, Inc., since 1985. Adjunct professor, medical director Medical Technology, Moraine Valley Community College, since 1994.
Originator, coordinator pathology, medical decision-making courses National Center for Advanced Medical Education, since 1981, others. Co-coordinator computer courses Midwest Clinical Conference, since 2000. Pathology advisory board, Genentech, since 2007, Clarient, since 2010.
Fellow: American Society Clinical Pathology, College American Pathology (inspector since 1973, insurance committee 2002-2006, membership committee 2005-2006, PathPac board directors since 2007, member House of Delegates since 2007, foundation board member since 2010, advisory committee on health care delivery). Member: American Medical Association, Association Brain Tumor Research (consultant), American Association Blood Banks, Chicago Pathol. Society (censor 1980-1988, executive committee 1985-1989, program committee since 1987), Illinois Pathol.
Society (trustee since 1997), Chicago Medical Society (alternate councilor 1980-1985), Illinois Medical Society, Executive Service Corps (executive consultant since 1988), Phi Lambda Kappa (chapter president).
Married Cynthia Joan Jacobson, September 29, 1963. Children– Jeffrey, Melinda, Heather.