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AKUAANA President’s Message to Alumni, August 2012

August 1, 2012 By AdministratoR

Dear Alumni,

Ramadan Mubarak!

I am happy to report that Reunion 2012 was a great success, with the largest attendance to date. There were 170 attendees. We were joined by guests from AKU that included Dr. Farhat Abbas, Dean AKU Medical College Karachi, Mr. Lou Ariano, Registrar AKU, Ms. Carol Ariano, VP Human Resources and Mr. Karim Jan Mohammed, Director Resource Development. Our guests provided the Alumni with updates relating to the medical college, as well as Aga Khan University campuses across the globe.

The theme of the evening was ‘Giving Back’. We had speakers from the i-Care foundation, who detailed their undertaking, and Asad Ansari ’95 introduced the project that his class undertook in association with the Citizen’s Foundation.

The AKUAANA website (which I hope you are exploring now!) was officially introduced. We hope that this will be used as a launching pad for many projects spearheaded by alumni. I invite all of you to actively participate in the development of this project.

The Class of ’92 celebrated its 20th year, and the Class of ’02 its 10th year. Congratulations to them on their continuing collective achievements.

Following the reunion dinner, we were able to conduct a very successful business meeting, voting on several issues that will have a bearing on the future direction of AKUAANA. The minutes are posted on the website.

Our goal over the next few months is to try and increase membership and engagement. Please use your networking prowess to encourage people to join up and volunteer for AKUAANA projects. To jump-start communication, we have recently initiated a 6-month period of free access to the Discussion board. Please join up and say what’s on your mind!

For those of you who were able to join the reunion – I hope you enjoyed the gathering. For those who were not able to join, I look forward to seeing you in Orlando in July 2013!

Wishing you a peaceful and blessed Ramadan,

Sincerely,

Sadaf Khan, ‘92
President, AKUAANA

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Posted on August 1, 2012 at 9:09 pm

Visa Denial for USMLE exams and Residency Interviews

June 6, 2012 By AdministratoR

US Passport

We have been informed of an alarming J-1 visa denial trend in India (especially at the US Consulate in Mumbai) for applicants who were previously in the US in B status for USMLE exams and residency interviews. ECFMG has been working on these cases and trying to get them reversed. It is possible that we will start to see similar denials at the US consulates in Pakistan. If you receive such a denial, please inform Irene Anthony at ECFMG – ianthony@ecfmg.org. Please be sure to include:

  1. Copy of DS-160
  2. Passport ID pages
  3. Copy of cancelled B-1/B-2 visa
  4. Copy of DS-2019
  5. Date and place of denial of J-1 visa

Please also note that APPNA’s Advocacy & Legislative Affairs Committee and the Committee for Young Physicians (CYP) has been able to facilitate the J-1 & H-1 visa issues for several young physicians applying from Pakistan. Please feel free to contact the CYP committee at info@cyponline.net

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Posted on June 6, 2012 at 3:47 pm

Reconnect with AKU in the USA in June, 2012

June 1, 2012 By AdministratoR

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Posted on June 1, 2012 at 2:12 pm

Establishment of Department of Oncology at AKU

May 31, 2012 By AdministratoR

AKU has established a Department of Oncology. This Department will have its own sections, namely, medical, pediatric, hematology, radiation, surgical, diagnostic and experimental/basic sciences oncology. Dr. Mohammad Khurshid is the Founding Chair effective June 1, 2012 for three years.

The Ibn Zuhr Building

The Ibn Zuhr Building

The recently set up Department of Oncology is a comprehensive cancer management facility located in the Ibn Zuhr Building. The state-of-the-art facility ensures delivery of radiotherapy with the highest level of precision and quality to cancer patients.

The main objective of the department is to develop first class leading edge cancer services working in close collaboration with the rest of the University. The department has the following sections:

  • medical oncology
  • paediatric oncology
  • haematology oncology
  • radiation oncology
  • surgical oncology
  • diagnostic oncology
  • experimental/basic sciences oncology

The department also offers fellowship, residency and technical certification programmes.

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Posted on May 31, 2012 at 1:15 pm

Reminiscing has its Rewards

May 23, 2012 By AdministratoR

Three decades ago, an internationally competitive faculty was assembled under a dynamic founding dean to bring the Aga Khan University Medical College to life. In time, this effort blossomed into the renowned institution that we are proud to belong to today. As a new generation embraces AKU and its future, we invite you to a conversation with three key founding faculty members of the Medical College – Dr. Camer Vellani, Dr. Mohammad Khurshid, and Dr. Perwaiz Iqbal.

Dr. Saad Shafqat, class of ’98, will moderate and there will be full audience participation.

CamerVellani

Dr. Camer Vellani

Dr. Camer Vellani joined AKU in 1979 and is now Distinguished University Professor Emeritus. He has served in a number of key positions, including Chair of Medicine, Associate Dean for Education, and Rector.

 

 

Perwaiz Iqbal

Dr. Perwaiz Iqbal

Dr. Perwaiz Iqbal joined AKU in 1983 as the first faculty member in Biochemistry. His teaching abilities are legendary and he has also served as Acting Chair, Biochemistry Department and Interim Chair, BBS Department.

 

 

Mohammad Khurshid

Dr. Mohammad Khurshid

Dr. Mohammad Khurshid joined AKU in 1984 and was the founding Chair of Pathology. He has also served as the University Hospital’s Medical Director and, most recently, Dean of the Medical College.

 

 

FAS HASS Collaborative Lecture Series
Open to All

Forum Discussion
AKU Auditorium – Tuesday, May 29, 2012
4:00 – 6:00 PM

Refreshments will be served.

For queries, please write to fas.hass@aku.edu


 

Sixth Sense Forum Flyer

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Posted on May 23, 2012 at 10:13 pm

AKU Delegation Visit in USA

April 19, 2012 By AdministratoR

PK_USDear Alumni friends,

An Aga Khan University delegation, headed by Mr Firoz Rasul, University President, will be visiting the United States in June with the purpose of interacting with various University stakeholders. In addition to meeting and providing an update on University activities to our US-based donors, Mr Rasul, along with a number of members of the senior leadership, is planning special sessions with alumni which will provide an opportunity to reconnect with AKU and to meet with colleagues living in the region.

The alumni events are currently planned to take place as follows:

June 3, 11:00 AMSundayHouston Alumni Reception and Brunch
June 4, 8:30 PMMondayDallas Alumni Reception and Dinner
June 9, 11:00 AMSaturdayAtlanta Alumni Reception and Brunch
June 11, 8:00 PMMondayChicago Alumni Reception and Dinner
June 16, 11:00 AMSaturdayLos Angeles Alumni Reception and Brunch
June 23, 11:00 AMSaturdayNew York Alumni Reception and Brunch

The programme will consist of a reception followed by dinner to which all alumni and spouses are invited. We are planning on holding the events in metropolitan areas of the cities listed above; details with respect to specific venues will be communicated shortly. In order to help organise, I would ask you to kindly provide us with some information:

  • Name
  • AKU degree / diploma
  • Year of graduation
  • City where you will be attending the alumni event
  • Will you be attending with spouse? (Yes/No)
  • Preferred email contact
  • Cell phone number

Finally, as we would like to welcome maximum participation by graduates and their spouses, I request you to kindly share this email with other alumni in or around the cities listed above and those in adjoining states who may have an interest in attending. Contact information or queries can be directed to alumni@aku.edu or you can write to me at registrar@aku.edu.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Best regards,
Lou Ariano

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Louis R. Ariano | University Registrar | Aga Khan University
P.O. Box 3500 | Stadium Road | Karachi 74800 | Pakistan
Tel: +92 21 3486 4440 | Fax: +92 21 3486 4294
Mobile (Pakistan): +92 (0) 345 823 3405
Mobile (East Africa): +254 (0) 738 801 589
Skype: louis.ariano
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Posted on April 19, 2012 at 4:04 pm

Featured Alumnus: Dr. Javed Butler, AKU ’90

April 18, 2012 By AdministratoR

Dr. Javed Butler

Dr. Javed Butler

Dr. Javed Butler is currently Professor of Medicine at the Emory University and the Deputy Chief Science Officer for the American Heart Association. His clinical interests includes management of patients with advanced heart failure including those who undergo cardiac transplantation or mechanical circulatory assist device implantation, and his research interests include risk assessment, prediction modeling, and early phase clinical trials with novel molecules. He is on the Editorial Board for the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Journal of Cardiac Failure, American Heart Journal, Current Heart Failure Reviews, and Congestive Heart Failure. He serves on the American College of Cardiology/ American Heart Association as well as the Heart Failure Society of America’s Heart Failure Guidelines Committees. He has published over 150 original research papers and has served in various committees for multiple professional organizations, the National Institutes of Health, Agency of Healthcare Research and Quality, and The Joint Commission. Dr. Butler is the principle investigator for the National Institutes of Health funded Heart Failure Clinical Trials Network at Emory, and is also funded through 3 other NIH grants. He has participated in over 50 clinical trials.

Dr. Butler graduated from the Aga Khan University with the Class of 1990. He completed his residency and chief residency at Yale University, Masters in Public Health from Harvard University, and cardiology fellowship from Vanderbilt University. He subsequently also completed an advanced heart failure and cardiac transplantation fellowship from Vanderbilt University and cardiac Imaging training at the Massachusetts General Hospital. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Diseases, Advanced Heart Failure, and Nuclear Cardiology. Prior to his move to Emory University, he was the Director for Heart Transplant and Heart-Lung Transplant Programs at Vanderbilt University.

During his stay at Vanderbilt and Emory, Dr. Butler has supervised multiple graduate and doctoral students and mentored countless young Pakistani students and physicians with an interest in Cardiology. He is married to Dr. Asma Khalid Butler, who is a geriatrician at Emory University and has a daughter, Sophia.


The AKUAANA website features an AKU alumnus every quarter. We want profiles to highlight various aspects of alumni careers/lives – academic and research, clinical, private practice, political achievements, social activism, philanthropy etc.

Profiles of other alumni highlighted on the website over the time can be viewed under the “Featured Alumni” category.

In order to nominate someone or self-nominate, email your nomination and information by email to .

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Posted on April 18, 2012 at 8:27 am

Public Holidays in Pakistan for 2012

April 17, 2012 By AdministratoR

02-Public_Holidays

A list of public holidays scheduled for the year 2012 is given below for your information and ready reference.  However, exact dates for holidays subject to the appearance of the moon will be confirmed in line with the Government of Pakistan’s notification released on these occasions.

OccasionDate(s)Day(s)
Eid Milad-un-Nabi*
(12th Rabi-ul-Awal)
February 04, 2012Saturday
Kashmir DayFebruary 05, 2012Sunday
Pakistan DayMarch 23, 2012Friday
Labour DayMay 01, 2012Tuesday
Independence DayAugust 14, 2012Tuesday
Eid-ul-Fitr*
(1st Shawal)
August 20, 21 and 22, 2012Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday
Eid-ul-Azha*
(10th Zil Haj)
October 27 and 28, 2012Saturday and Sunday
Iqbal DayNovember 09, 2012Friday
Ashura*
(9th and 10th Muharrum)
November 26 and 27, 2012Monday and Tuesday
Birthday of Quaid-e-Azam
/ Christmas
December 25, 2012Tuesday

* Subject to the appearance of the moon

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Posted on April 17, 2012 at 4:17 pm

Match List, 2012

January 26, 2012 By AdministratoR

AKU graduates have enjoyed NRMP match results that are the envy of training applicants everywhere. 2012 continues our strong tradition.

Congratulations trainees! Rock on and do us proud!

– Atif Jalees Khan ’99

Download AKU Match List, 2012

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Posted on January 26, 2012 at 9:11 pm

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