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Asian Medical Students’ Association (AMSA) Pakistan Officially founded in 2004. Today, AMSA is a student-governed, medical student organization committed to addressing the concerns of Medical students of the country. The key mandate of the Association is to connect, inform and represent every one of Pakistan’s medical students. AMSA Pakistan represents students' interests in both the public and private sectors and offers valuable tools that empower medical students to do their best work. Since its establishment, AMSA Pakistan continues its commitment in guiding the medical students of the country in creating a harmony with medical students of rest of the world. AMSA's strength is giving power to medical students to take action and create change about issues that they care about.
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Executive Committee 2011-2012 Chief Executive
Numan Majeed
Regional Chairperson
Maryam Noor Malik
Vice Regional Chairperson
Mariam Tahir
General Secretary
Sameera Rashid
Director Of Academics
Tayyaba Khursheed
Director Of Membership & Development
Ahmed Chishti
Director Of Publications & Promotions
Muhammad Jawad Noon
Director Of Finance
Ahmed Mustafa
Director Of IT & Communications
Sheharyar Ajmal
Email/Group Update Manager
Bilal Basit
Director Of Sponsorship
Aiman Dawood
Coordinator College Representatives
Wajeeha Fatima Malik
Chief Editor Newsletter
Gohar Janjua
Advisory Board Director
Dr. Naeem Majeed
Associate Director
Dr. Somia Iqtadar
Members
Dr. Hira Pervez Dr. Adnan M Chaudhry
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Message from the Overall Chairperson Salam Alikum As you all may know, Asian Medical Students’ Association (AMSA) is the peak representative organization for medical students from across Asia, the Asia-Pacific and beyond. Training doctors from 14 members and 10 associate/ observer members combine to share knowledge, undertake activities and social services and create international and transcontinental friendships following our vision of Knowledge, Action and Friendship. Today, with members and friends spanning the globe AMSA has an active student-exchange program, regularly undertakes national and regional projects, provides humanitarian assistance and liaises with many other international and regional medical student organizations. I invite you all to remain involved with your local AMSA-Pakistan chapter! As medical students of today and the doctors of tomorrow, your involvement in AMSA Pakistan thus far showcases a significant commitment to the cause of improving the healthcare in not only Pakistan, but the Asia-Pacific region as a whole. It is great to see events such as the Basic Life Support session being run, and I wish I could share the experience with you! I look forward to meeting you all one day. Kind regards, Joseph Assad Overall Chairperson Asian Medical Students Association (AMSA) International chair@amsa-international.org www.amsa-international.org
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Message from Regional Chairperson Dear Readers Salam o Alikum AMSA Pakistan has always sought to enhance and polish the abilities of medical students on national and international fronts. Our main objective is to boost the knowledge and skills of medical students and provide them with opportunities to excel in their profession. AMSA Pakistan has representation all over Pakistan including all the medical colleges and we at AMSA strongly believe that we have the opportunity and responsibility to share what we have learnt with our fellow medical students, thus creating a forum where everyone gets the benefit. With our efforts, we hope to inspire medical students all over Pakistan to form a united community working for a common goal. We invite everyone to join AMSA and become a part of this extremely beneficial community for medical students. Kind Regards Marryam Noor Malik Regional Chairperson Asian Medical Students Association (AMSA) Pakistan rcpakistan@amsa-international.org rc@amsapakistan.org www.amsapakistan.org Š AMSA Pakistan
College Representatives 2011-2012 College
College Representative
Fatima Memorial Medical College
Shazia Sheer
CMH Lahore Medical College
Fatima Fayyaz
Continental Medical College Lahore
Isra Majeed
Lahore Medical And Dental College
Ali Asad
Central Park Medical College
Sumayyah Zulfiqar
Shifa College Of Medicine Islamabad
Ali Haq
Islamic International Medical College Islamabad
Sumaiya Yaseen
Islamabad Medical And Dental College
Jawad Jahangeer
Bahria University Medical & Dental College Karachi
Ammara Riaz
Dow Medical College Muhammad
Ambreen Pardhan
Sindh Medical College
Maria Yaseen
Liaquat College Of Medicine And Dentistry
Ali Ata Ur Rahman
Liaquat National Medical College
Muhammad Umer Gill
Rawalpindi Medical College
Maham Tariq
Kohat Medical College
Kiran Zaman
Peshawar Medical College
Majid Khan Kakakhel
Khyber Medical College Peshawar
Waleed Mabood
Nishtar Medical College Multan
Raseen Tariq
Multan Medical and Dental College
Arslan Ali
Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences Jamshoro
Rajesh Kumar
Gomal Medical College D.I khan
Khalid Shakeed
Siadu Medical College Sawat
Noman Khan
Bannu Medical College
Mehtab Anwar
Wah Medical College
Ammara Shakeed
Rashid Lateef College
Tuba Jamil
Services Institute Of Medical Sciences
Syeda Zeneb Hussain
Hamdard Medical College
Ali Murtaza
Khyber Girls Medical College
Nazish Khan
Punjab Medical College
Dabeera Masood
Isra Univerisity
Bilal Atif
Saidu Medical College
Noman Khan
Quaid-E-Azam Medical College
Hamid Chaudhary
Khawaja Muhammad Safdar Medical College
Umar Ahsan
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From Group members to a Team— The AMSA Get together! No doubt there’s more than hard work and potential that accounts to an organization’s success. Team spirit is valued today as the most important asset in an organization. For an organization like AMSA, whose members work miles apart, it is even more important for members to understand each others views and working habits. Thus On 27th August 2011, a get together Iftar was organized for the executive committee of AMSA Pakistan. The arrangements were made by Miss Maryam Tahir (Vice Regional Chairperson AMSA Pakistan) assisted by Miss Sameera Rashid at Xiwang Chinese Restaurant, M.M Alam Lahore. The get together started by the recitation of Holy Quran by Mansoor Ahmed Tarrar (Provincial Coordinator Sindh). It was followed by a brief introduction of all of the members of Executive committee. Mr. Jawad Noon (Director of publications & Promotions) rendered the service of the stage secretary. After the introduction, Miss Maryam Noor Malik (Regional Chairperson AMSA Pakistan) addressed the committee and highlighted the achievements of AMSA and gave details of the upcoming events. Miss Mariam Tahir (Vice Regional Chairperson) put forth the agenda of the get together and issues that were to be discussed. Members of the Advisory Board, Dr.Somia Iqtadar and Dr Naeem Majeed also joined the Iftar and gave solutions to the problems faced by AMSA members. Key problems were inadequate funds, communication gap between the members and difficulty in starting and carrying out research. Dr.Somia said “Pharmaceutical companies
have no interest in student organizations so there’s no point going after them. It is important that we wisely utilize what we have and plan activities accordingly” On the issue of Research, Dr.Naeem assured full support and guidance at every step. After the Iftar, New College representatives took Oath and certificates were distributed to the old one’s and the Executive Committee. The get together was attended by fourteen Executive Committee members in total including Miss Tayyaba Khursheed who came all the way from Peshawar and Mr. Mansoor from Hyderabad. The get together ended by an extensive debate on upcoming events and ways for improving our performance. But the best part was when the bill didn’t turn out to be what we expected but the whole matter was smoothly solved by Mr.Ahmed Mustafa (Director Of Finance) thanks to his useful bargaining skills. © AMSA Pakistan
AMSA Pakistan at Healthcare and Medical Education Expo 2011 Even though health Expos have been previously arranged in Pakistan, Health Expo 2011 was the first of its kind! The basic idea behind it was to bring health care institutions closer to the general public by making it a family event instead of a “just for doctors” place. Situated in the serene neighborhood of Johar town , the Expo Center Lahore held 6 conferences and 200 stalls along with health care related plays and a cultural event. Since the marketing of the health Expo started, Miss Maryam Noor Malik (Regional Chairperson AMSA Pakistan) gave me the task of getting a stall for AMSA Pakistan at the health Expo since all Medical students and graduates were going to visit it so it was a brilliant opportunity for AMSA to extend its circle. But it wasn’t an easy task, we were out of funds and most of the AMSA members busy in there exams. what seemed impossible to me at one point, was made possible by enthusiastic AMSA members who travelled miles to make this happen. An approximately 2000 people visited the expo. Eighteen AMSA members visited the expo and took part in many voluntary activities. The executive committee of AMSA Pakistan was present at the expo to guide Medical students and give them details about AMSA Pakistan and its activities. Members of Board of Advisors Dr.Somia Iqtadar and Dr.Naeem Majeed also visited the stall also encouraged the AMSA team. An informative lecture on “Dengue Fever” was given by Dr.Somia Iqtadar (the Chief Minister’s advisor on Dengue) which was attended by around twenty five people. Membership was offered on the spot to medical students along with AMSA Pakistan membership cards. The expo provided us with a chance to spread the cause of AMSA and thus around ten students became part of the AMSA family plus many head of institutions including Dr.Haroon Latif visited the stall and asked the AMSA team to visit their colleges and involve students in AMSA’s projects. Many even donated to the AMSA fund. In short, through the Health Expo the AMSA Pakistan team was able to exhibit its work in front of the medical community of Pakistan and gain the confidence of Medical institutes. © AMSA Pakistan
Seminar for Raising Public Awareness of CEREBRAL PALSY (CP)
Friday 28th October, 2011 Sahara Centre, D.I.Khan
The main objectives of the seminar were to raise Awareness among staff members of Sahara Centre about CP who deal with it and parents of Cerebral Palsy affected children. And to spread our message through print and TV media as far as possible and to show positive role of medical students in our society. An invitation letter was designed and was shown to both Sir. Amir Sohail and Miss. Komal Bukhari and after their approval, it was sent to following people : Staff of Sahara Centre Parents of Cerebral Palsy Patients Concerned Teachers of Gomal Medical College Print and TV media Arrangements of Seminar were equally divided by AMSA team and Sahara Centre. Sahara center made a beautiful banner for the event. AMSA members arranged Organizer cards for members of AMSA. Green cultured ribbons were worn on forearms by AMSA members. Green color is the international color for Cerebral palsy. During arrangements, AMSA members were greatly helped by Sir. Amir Sohail Sadozai, Sahara Admin, Ayub Qadri sahib, Sahara Program coordinator Malik Zahid Jamil sahib and Sahara computer expert Tahir sahib. We were in constant contact with AMSA PC KPK Miss. Komal Bukhari during the arrangements and are grateful for her help, encouragement and guidance. AMSA Team Present at Event: M. Fayaz, Latif Ali, and Shaheer Ahmed were the Organizers. Yasser Ismail served as the Compere Khalid Shakeel Babar, Qaisar Azim, M. Fawad, and M. Shoaib were Presenters. Rahim Gul on Multimedia Projector Arrangement. Seminar Presenters and Topics “Cerebral Palsy and its Types” By Khalid Shakeel Babar “Causes of Cerebral palsy” By M. Fawad “Clinical Features of CP and frequently asked questions by Parents part 1” By M. Shoaib “ Management of CP and frequently asked questions by Parents part 2” By Qaisar Azim We talked with parents of Cerebral Palsy patients after the seminar and went again to Sahara Centre and talked with staff of Sahara Centre. Generally, all liked our presentations and appreciated our efforts. We were very happy to see such a wonderful response. President Sahara Centre, Sir Aamir Sohail Sadozai was pleased and satisfied with the effort and wanted to extend this relationship of AMSA and Sahara Centre. We will be doing other activities with Sahara Centre in near future inshAllah.
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Medical Camps: i. Flood Relief After the disastrous flood of 2011 in the province of Sindh, AMSA Pakistan launched a nation wide campaign for the aid of flood affected people in the province of Sindh. 2 Camps on different locations, were established under the direct supervision of our executive director Numan Majeed.
ii. Routine Series Two medical camps, one on Hypertension and other on Hepatitis. by our Assistant Director Advisory board Dr. Somia Iqtadar.
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Workshop on Biosafety and Infection Control: Asian Medical Students Association Pakistan (AMSA -PK) is organized a one day - workshop on " Biosafety and Infection Control" in collaboration with National Academy of Young Scientists (NAYS) , Biosafety Association Pakistan (BSAP) and Community Department - RMC at Rawalpindi Medical College. Workshop includes basic concepts about different aspects of biosafety and infection control i.e. how to deal with biological materials, risks associated while working with biological materials, how to deal with biological and chemical accidents, design of laboratory, use of personal protective equipment's and identify, locate and efficiently use of key biosafety resources, infection control in hospital settings etc. Theoretical and practical knowledge will be given on all the major aspects of biosafety and infection control.
Healthy Eating - Poster and Cooking Contest Asian Medical Students Association is arranged a poster and cooking contest. The theme of the event was healthy eating. Participants will make posters and educate people about healthy eating and make new recipes encouraging the use of vegetables fruits cereals and lesser animal fats, refined sugars Ali Ijaz, Adnan Arshad ...................... 3rd Position Syed Muzaffar Hassan Kirmani ‌.... 2nd Position Zaryab Ghauri ..................................... 1st Position Š AMSA Pakistan
AMSA PK at KGMC RESEARCH FAIR’12 On 24th March, The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa team of AMSA Pakistan was honoured with the opportunity to put up a stall and present research papers at Khyber Girls' Medical College (KGMC), Research Fair 2012. The team was led by Mr. Majid Khan Kakakhel, Final Year MBBS student at Peshawar Medical College (PMC). The team, at it's prominent stall in the fair, focused on creating awareness about AMSA and it's activities, ambitions and motto. Many new members were recruited during the fair, not only from KGMC but from other institutions too. The team members also participated in various research-related activities. There were six poster presentations and three videos that were presented in the competitions. Also, the students participated in the photography and models competitions.
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Poster Competition: World Earth Day: Asian Medical Students Association Pakistan had organized an online Poster Competition on Earth Day 2012. Theme : "Climate change and its impact on Human Life" "To see a world in a grain of sand, And a heaven in a wild flower, Hold infinity in the palm of your hand, And eternity in an hour." Everything is connected. Connectivity is going to be the key to addressing these issues, like contaminants and climate change. They're not just about contaminants on your plate. They're not just about the ice depleting. They're about the issue of humanity. What we do every day -- whether you live in Mexico, the United States, Russia, China or Pakistan ... can have a very negative impact on an entire way of life for an entire people far away from that source.
5th Undergraduate Research Fair Peshawar Medical College aims to be a unique institution for medical education. Our undergraduate research program was initiated at the time of admission of our first MBBS batch in 2006. Basics of medical research were introduced in structured lectures and students were allowed hands-on approach to learning by doing. Students were encouraged to evolve their ideas into scientific proposals.
Research Projects: AMSA Pakistan has announced two research projects, which aim to teach and guide medical students how to conduct a medical research and get it published, One program is related to review papers, headed by Mr. Jawad Noon, and the other one on research The second project is on original studies (crosssectional), lead by our Executive director, Numan Majeed Š AMSA Pakistan
25th East Asian Medical Students’ Conference (EAMSC) 2012 This year, AMSA-Pakistan was present EAMSC after a long time as previous participation was in, 2006. We had a very strong representation with a number of projects and presentation. Our delegate also participated in matters concerning us directly including membership bylaws, and finance bylaws, etc. In the conference we won Best Performance awards in Regional Poster (Scientific) Health Campaign Health Video, and Health Poster.
Essay Writing Competition World Population Day An essay writing competition was organized for the members of AMSA Pakistan. It was held on 11th July The WORLD POPULATION DAY. The theme of the competition was “Population Explosion : A Ticking Time Bomb”. Numerous entries were received, out of which the jury announced the Top three. 1st Position Wajheea Fatima Malik 2nd Position Omer Qazi 3rd Position Maria Zulfiqar All participants were given certificates and the winners were awarded with shields
5th International Online Medical Conference (IOMC 2012) IOMC 2012 is the 5th International Online Medical Conference .
IOMC 2012 is the 5th International Online Medical Conference . IOMC is one of the most innovative conferences which has been increasingly welcomed by medical & healthcare experts, researchers, professionals, students, and professors from around the world. The conference takes place online, so everyone can attend it without feeling concerned about visa, travel, and accommodation costs and hassle! The fee is 30$ for the members of AMSA Pakistan
The International Student Congress of Medical Sciences ISCOMS The International Student Congress of (bio) Medical Sciences, also known as the ISCOMS is one of the world's leading student congresses on (bio) medical sciences. The ISCOMS is not just any regular congress however, it is a non-profit organization made up of students that aims to promote student research and the international exchange of it. This Year it is being held between 5th June to 8th June 2012. © AMSA Pakistan
First Aid and Basic Life Support Workshop Asian Medical Students' Association Pakistan successfully held a 2 days workshop on "Basic Life Support" in collaboration with IMFSA, AMC & Life Saviors Foundation. Thanks to the Principal RMC, to all the supporters who selflessly made it possible, to all the organizers and coordinators
JAMSA Call for Papers Journal of the Asian Medical Students’ Association (JAMSA) aims to provide medical students across Asia with a high quality journal in which they can publish original research articles, reviews, case reports and conference reports, elective reports. JAMSA is issuing a call for papers for our inaugural issue, due for publication on DATE. Papers may be related to any topic in medicine, and medical students of all levels are encouraged to submit a paper . JAMSA invites all medical students to further develop their professional capabilities by publishing in our journal and contribute to the medical literature as a whole. Papers will be subjected to rigorous editorial evaluation and peerreview to ensure that high quality and professional standards are attained. First volume will be out on July, 8-10 ant Asian Medical Students Conference, Philippines. We hope that you can contribute to the success of JAMSA! Numan Majeed Editor In Chief Journal Asian Medical Students Š AMSA Pakistan
Partners IMG Advisors : A voluntary support forum for the IMGs by the IMGs; providing guidance for USMLE, AMC, CPSP and other post graduate examinations, under graduate examinations and medical professional life!
KJMed The KEMCOLIAN Journal Medicine (KJMed) is a student initiative from King Edward Medical University Lahore. The KJMed is a platform for formal discussion of insightful research and include the practical interpretation of topical and upcoming news written from the perspective of the healthcare student/practitioner. TSDocs TSDocs is an academic organization of students that aims to help and guide medical students by providing them study aids in different forms.
Study in Pakistan Working since 2003 for the development and up gradation of education sector in Pakistan. Main focus is the influx of overseas Pakistani and dual nationality students to approach Pakistani institutions, resulting in up gradation of contemporary amenities in these institutions and contentment for students and their parents to study in their own country.
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