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IAOMS FOUNDATION@WORK THE QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER FROM THE IAOMS FOUNDATION APRIL 2016

2015 - 16 FELLOWS

FELLOWSHIP INTERVIEWS

NEW WEBSITE Changing the World ... One Face at a Time !

FOUNDATION CHAIRMAN Larry W . Nissen

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2015-16 FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENT

DR. SANDHYA GOKAVARAPU KLS Martin Group Fellowship in Oncology and Reconstructive Surgery I reported to Ninth Peoples Hospital on December 14th. The department of oral and maxillofacial head and neck surgery is very hospitable. The department is very big with specialized units for every sub-speciality in the spectrum of OMS. The wards are sophisticated and the system of education is extremely systematic for learning, growth and opportunities for young surgeons. What amazes me is that they are enthusiastic in research, in basic and clinical sciences, along with skill development for surgery.

Language is certainly a barrier; however; everyone is warm and extremely helpful to outsiders. Culturally, Indians and Chinese are similar in many ways, and I can say that I feel at home here. I have made great friends, native of different continents, along with Chinese colleagues providing me with an opportunity for global insight.

My training guide, Prof Tong Ji, took us to a Confucian Temple at Jiading over one of the weekends. The temple is the relic of system of education and merit based selection process for bureaucratic posts in China, which was a very successful model for hundreds of years.

This temple shows the insight of the student teacher relationships, commitment of scholars and reward to virtues in medieval China which explains the prosperity and unity of the country for thousands of years.

My experiences here have been wonderful. The teachers are dedicated trainers teaching their best. The colleagues are fun loving and helpful, and all of it has been much better than my expectations.

Moreover, they encourage and provide me with the resources for clinical research for our team and so far we have been productive in many clinical studies in the field of head and oncology.

My focus of learning from this fellowship is micro-vascular reconstructive surgery.

My previous work experience of 4 years in the head and neck oncology surgery, prior to this fellowship, prepares me to receive the best of reconstructive surgery training in this period of one year. I am provided with ample opportunities and training to learn. The department performs 4 to 5 free flaps every week and they are one of the large volume centers in the world which gives me a unique opportunity of numbers with quality training.

I am confident of accomplishing the goal by the end of this year at the current pace of learning and opportunities.

PASSPORT PROGRAM PASSPORT is a monthly giving program going directly to the programs that need your support the most. You’re making a difference, every single month.

Collective Journey, Global Impact.

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2015-16 FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENT

DR. GYANENDRA MISRA Fellowship in Oncology and Reconstructive Surgery It is my pleasure to share my experience of the ongoing fellowship at this center. I joined the department on September 18, 2015.

Peking University Hospital of Stomatology is the center of excellence for reconstruction that I expected it to be.

It was definitely a very difficult first few weeks as everything around me had changed.

Be it the language, food or the culture, but with a lot of people trying to help, it sure starts feeling like a family.

It does take some time to make friends due to the inability to speak a common language but it's fun and I did manage to make a few friends who help a lot in understanding the procedures going on. Faculty members are also very approachable and helpful which makes it much easier. Beijing is a beautiful city and so is China. I found some time during the spring break to go all around Beijing.

The great wall, Forbidden City and the summer palace and my visit to Harbin was really refreshing (ice and snow exhibition).

The center has so much to teach that in my personal opinion, I wish this fellowship lasted longer than one year. But for my last six months here, I hope to learn at a greater pace than before as now we are used to each other and I do understand a bit more of the language.

As far as surgeries are concerned, it's the place one would want to be! A lot of pathological resections with microvascular reconstruction is routine. As was my interest, I have been an active member of the reconstructive team and am learning to perform those procedures all by myself.

Their techniques are a little different than ones I know and also time tested so surely I'm trying my best to pick them up.

The encouragement from the faculty is very motivating and I hope the next six months will be great for learning. I'm looking forward to working at my Center back home with more precision and successful reconstruction for my patients.

THE NEW IAOMS FOUNDATION IS LIVE! The IAOMS Foundation is excited to announce the release of our new website, designed with a fresh new look and user­friendly navigation. Updated with the latest information about our foundation, this site was designed with you in mind. We hope you will enjoy learning more about what we do and how we are changing the world, one face at a time.

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CHAIRMAN'S MESSAGE

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THE FOUNDATION TRIADE

BY LARRY W. NISSEN IAOMS FOUNDATION CHAIRMAN

After two eventful years at the IAOMS Foundation, I thought it would be helpful to review the three cornerstones of a foundation.

These principles can be referred to as the Foundation Triade and even though they may be separate, they all are interdependent. These principles are Talent, Time and Treasure. Without understanding the importance of these three, it is difficult to maintain continual growth of the organization.

The first principle, Talent, is easy to explain – it refers to the people who are available to present the many programs that our Foundation provides. Fortunately, the IAOMS is blessed with many exceptionally gifted Fellows who understand that sharing knowledge is critical in achieving the mission of the Foundation and Association.

The willingness to provide expertise in the various areas of the specialty is universal to our specialty and allows a variety of speakers that are able to present in all areas of the world.

Time is the second principle, and relates directly to the first. Not only do we have talented individuals to present, they are willing to take the Time to prepare lectures, travel to various venues, often in remote locations, and provide educational experiences that will be invaluable to the attendees. Many of us who do not lecture may not readily understand the commitment that our speakers have or the number of hours required to provide these outstanding programs.

The third principle, Treasure, can be interpreted to have two parts. The first part, encompasses the first two principles. To have a cadre of knowledgeable Fellows that are willing to share their expertise and time to provide exceptional educational experiences is truly a major portion of the IAOMS Treasure. The second part of our Treasure is - of course - the financial resources that our Fellows and corporate partners provide. The past two years have been the best in the history of our Foundation with the KLS Martin Group Challenge Grant and our Fellows and friends giving over $100,000 per year in donations. The generous pledges to the Laskin Legacy Society will also help to better solidify future donations.

As we have discussed in the past, building the corpus of our Foundation allows the Board to predictably budget for future programs. Even though we have had great successes in the past two years, it is somewhat troubling that these donations came from less than 10% of our membership. If we were to triple or quadruple the number of donors, iwe could see an even greater impact on the corpus of our Foundation, and provide further educational experiences around the world.

Looking forward in 2016, I ask that each member commit to the Foundation Triade. We need your Talent, your Time and your Treasure, in order to meet the educational challenges of the world and better achieve the mission of the IAOMS Foundation.

DANIEL LASKIN LEGACY SOCIETY BECOME A CHARTER MEMBER

Become a charter member of the The Daniel Laskin Legacy Society. Through a minimum gift of $5,000 in a will or revocable living trust, or by making the IAOMS Foundation the beneficiary of a life insurance policy, a retirement plan or a charitable trust, they will have set aside a part of their estates to be placed in the IAOMS Foundation’s permanent endowment fund – a fund that will support our mission for generations to come.

Charter members of the Laskin Legacy Society will be honored at the upcoming meeting at ICOMS. For more information, please contact the IAOMS Foundation at 224-232-8737 or via email to rbrosseau@iaoms.org.

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DLS

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Here's how: 1 - Click on the following link http://smile.amazon.com/ch/54-1825078 2 - Log into your account 3 - Start Shopping

Amazon will donate 0.5% of each purchase to the non-profit organization of your choice. Thanks for your support!

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DR. SUSAN MCCORMICK:

THE FOUNDATION IS OUR FUTURE. WITH EACH DONATION WE LEAVE A REMEMBRANCE OF EVERY PATIENT WHO TRUSTED IN THE SCIENCE AND OUR ABILITY. "

A STEP FORWARD, GREAT OR SMALL, IN THE LEGACY THAT IS ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY." ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGEON, USA