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VISITING FACULTY PROGRAM
Dow Alumni is developing a visiting faculty program for the physicians of Pakistani descent in North America. This program will enable the physicians to contribute their expertise to improve patient care, physician training and Medical education in Pakistan. This program will be developed in collaboration with Dow University of Health Sciences.
Clinical areas of need are being identified with the help from our partners in Karachi. Once the needs are defined, comprehensive programs will be developed in each specialty area. The basic components of each program will be clinical and education, and may involve clinical research. One of the important missions of the program will be to prepare the junior faculty for academic careers in Pakistan and abroad.
To identify high quality faculty, detailed eligibility criteria will be developed in each specialty. Qualified individuals with expertise and established record of academic achievements, education and research will be invited to join the visiting faculty in their specialty. Interested candidates will get academic appointments at The Dow University of Health Sciences.
The program will be launched in the initial phase, later this year with limited number of faculty appointments.
After a successful pilot the program will be gradually expanded into other specialty areas with increase in the number of visiting faculty. Dow Alumni and DUHS will provide various levels of funding to support the faculty members. Individuals interested in this program can email DOGANA for further information. Please Join!
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HOST A DOWITE PROGRAM
It is the CC 2012’s pleasure to announce “Host a Dowite Program”. With the continuous devaluation of Pakistani ru-pees against the dollar, many young physicians are having difficulties to either travel abroad or to find reasonable accommodation for their residency in-terview process.
We as dowites should help these young physicians at least during their travel within USA. Many dowites have helped provide accommo-dation to the young physicians but in a sporadic fashion. DOGANA has decided to organize this ef-fort and channelize it properly. This program is for the benefit of the young physi-cians who will need accommodation in different cities during their interview process.
We want to welcome all the dowites who are willing to host these dowites at their residence or at least arrange for their accommodation in their respective cities for a few days during the interview process. The data collected during the Summer Meeting will be compiled and provided to a CC representative or Committee who/which will be responsible to organ-ize the logistic for the young doctors.
“Host a dowite” forms will be available at DOGANA membership booth during the DOGANA Summer Meeting. They will be available on the tables during our banquet on Friday, 6 th July 2012 as well. Kindly, help this project from DOGANA CC. Please Join!
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“FIND A DOC” Karachi, Program
Though we have relocated to the United States, our hearts and families often still reside in Pakistan. Being ocean away from loved ones is difficult, but when those loved ones fall ill, the distance becomes an even greater issue. In Pakistan, the ability to pay for medical expenses does not guar-antee the quality of medical care. Some times uncooperative behaviors and refus-als to communicate with patients and their families are not uncommon in Pakistan's medical community.
Though the source of the problem is more difficult to combat, you can begin to make a difference by aiding us in establishing a database. This database will allow families and patients in Pakistan to find our col-leagues and classmates who are practicing in Pakistan, qualified in their fields, and willing to communicate with family mem-bers, especially those who are physicians practicing in the US.
To locate these physicians we need your help. Contact old classmates and col-leagues and encourage them to enter their information on our Website.
A reliable source of quality medical care is just in reach for our family and loved ones in Pakistan.
Web address: www.dowalumniusa.com Click on icon “Find A Doc”
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DOGANA OBSERVER/EXTERN PROGRAM
One of many difficulties was how to make our resi-dency training application better so it stands in the crowd. Applicants who had research back ground, were published authors, United States medical ex-perience were proffered. These challenges are still there only to be tougher.
Dowites are coming to United States to visit family and friends, for taking clinical assessment exam, as spouse to US citizen. Dow International Medical Col-lege, DIMC, soon will have its first graduating batch. These Dowites will face the above mentioned diffi-culties. DOGANA wants to help these Dowites in achieving their future goals.
This year DOGANA has taken many initiatives to help young Dowites. We want to provide opportuni-ties to young Dowites to get experience and exposure to United States health care system. We want to pro-vide them opportunities for externship, internship or shadowing at our place of work. Many teaching hospitals have established programs for training for young doctors. If we are part of faculty at our hospi-tal then we can help a young Dowite find a spot there. If we are at decision making position at our community hospital then we can help a Dowite find externship at our hospital. We can provide extern-ship and shadowing opportunities in our private practice offices.
We understand that many of us already helping young Dowites but this is individual effort. DOGANA wants to establish a system, where young Dowites can contact DOGANA Liaison Office in Karachi or Young Physician Task Force about his/ her program and we should be able to match him according geog-raphy and field of interest.
DOGANA is a part of world-wide community of Dow graduates. If you are ready to make a difference in young dowites life, please join this program.
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President's Message
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Dear Fellow Dowites,
I cannot stress enough how honored I am to be a part of DOGANA. While it started as just a small alumni organization, it has flourished into the largest alumni of Pakistani medical schools in the USA, and perhaps the largest alumni of any educational institute in Pakistan. I am humbled and honored by the opportunity to serve as a president for DOGANA 2013. I am very fortunate to have a great team in the central council who will be a key asset to DOGANA in the years to come. I foresee DOGANA as a united |
DOGANA, which, in the year to come, will be a major force for the betterment of our alma mater. I already see and feel the passion that Dow graduates have for Dow, which is clearly illustrated through the charitable work done by the Dow graduates in every capacity they can. This can be in form of class projects, seminars, and work with the administration of DUHS. It is my intention to continue the exemplary work performed by the previous presidents, as well as focusing on positive endeavors for the future. My emphasis will remain on new graduates and medical students of Dow University health sciences (DUHS). I plan to streamline the process clinical rotation of the medical students of DUHS in USA. We all have realized that the future of our organization is in the hands of new graduates and we should do all that it takes to help the young graduates achieve their goals in life. I do believe DOGANA is on a respectable path and we all need to work cohesively to keep this path focused towards the furtherance of our alma mater. I will work my level best to increase our membership and hopefully will have a verified membership details before the end of year.
We are working to have a spring retreat in Houston on March 22nd-24th. This will be a great program with a robust CME, entertainment, and a seminar on young physicians. I hope to see you all there. Lets all work together to improve DOGANA and stay focused to help our young graduates.
Long Live DOW
Long Live DOGANA
Sajid Zafar, MD.
President DOGANA 2013
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