ALLAMA IQBAL MEDICAL COLLEGE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMERICA

Dear Iqbalians

It's an honor for me to serve as the president and work for this great Alumnus. We have come a long way and we want to continue the same tradition. Dr. Tahir Latif and other predecessors have done an outstanding job. I will try to continue with the same spirit and keep the momentum. To take our alumni to next level I need cooperation from every member of Alumni. Let's move forward into 2011 with the same energy and ambitions to achieve our goals.

Scholarship Project: We will continue to deliver scholarship to medical students of Allama Iqbal Medical College. Applications will be reviewed by the Citizen Committee. From this year a proportion of scholarship money will be diverted to scholarly activities by the medical students. It will be used to promote research by the students and encourage them to write articles.

Student Exchange Program: We will work with medical students to help them to attain an externship position in the U.S. We will be working closely with the AIMC administration to fabricate the student exchange program along with at least 4-5 medical schools, as well as develop close relationship with a few of the medical schools in the U.S. to promote scholarly activities in AIMC.

Research and Review articles: To promote research activities, the education committee's responsibilities have been increased and new members will be added. The Education Committee will also act as a mentor for the young scholars.

Jinnah Allama Iqbal Institute of Diabetes and Endocrinology(JAIDE): The expansion of JAIDE has been proposed by the college administration and endorsed by the Citizen Committee. At this time the Project Evaluation Committee is assessing the project. We will continue to support it. The highlights of JAIDE achievements will be added to the web page. JAIDE can be instrumental in our goal to promote research activities in the college.

Citizen Committee: The role of Citizen Committee is very important. In addition to help us to complete our projects they took the responsibility of scrutiny for the Diabetic Center and chemotherapy unit. They are of advisory board and will help to monitor them closely and provide suggestion to improve. They had their first meeting recently, in which progress of JAIDE was discussed. We will email the accomplishment of JAIDE to all Iqbalians and will post it on the website. Soon the Citizen Committee will be having their second meeting for the chemotherapy unit evaluation.

Qarz-e-Hasna: We will continue to support the young Iqbalians in form of Qarz-e-Hasna and Iqbalian house in Philadelphia. From this year, in addition to regular criteria for qualification, we will also want to see them involved in some research and scholarly activities. We feel it will enhance their chances to secure residency position.

Iqbalian House: It has helped a lot of Iqbalians and provided affordable accommodation while they are searching for residencies.

Young Iqbalians: Young Iqbalians are the future and backbone for this alumnus. Another mission will be to engage young Iqbalian in alumni activities. I propose to have at least one representative from the Iqbalians, who is in the residency training program. This will also help them to engage in the Alumni early and it will provide new prospective to the alumni. Senior Iqbalians can guide them to secure jobs and may help in fellowships.

Visiting Faculty program: Our support to Visiting Faculty Program will continue. We encourage all members who are visiting Pakistan to please visit AIMC. Before leaving U.S, if they can, email me or Dr. Tahir Latif or just go to website and tell us in advance about their visit so that proper arrangements can be made. They can either deliver a lecture or just a meet the faculty and students.

Credential Verification: We will also continue to provide credential verification to Iqbalians and we want all of you to utilize this frequently and give us their feedback.

Become a Member: We will be working to expand our membership base. We have more than 50 lifetime members. Our goal is to double it in the next 2 years. This year, our goal is to reach as many Iqbalians as possible and request them to get involved in alumni. I request all of you who are not life member please renew your membership at your earliest convenience. You can go to WWW.AIMCAANA.ORG or mail to me at 7305 grand isle way prospect KY 40059.

We will be working closely with APPNA to help achieve their goals in reforming healthcare in U.S. and all kind of social welfare programs in Pakistan.

In the end, I will need your support to achieve these goals. If you have any suggestions or want to help alumni in any capacity, please don't hesitate to contact me.

Helping is humanity.

Khurram Nazeer

Email: k.nazeer @gmail.com

Cell: 502-475-2761