Dear friends, we are excited to share that AKUAANA is hosting a webinar on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion – Challenges for the International Medical Graduate.
The event is scheduled on Saturday, November 28th 2020 at 10 AM Central Standard Time.
The panelists of the webinar include the following alumni:
Academic Success: Lessons learned as a Woman, Mother and Scientist over 30 years
Maliha Zahid MD, AKU ’93
Assistant Professor, Department of Developmental Biology and Cardiology, University of Pittsburgh
Chief Scientific Officer & Board Member, Vivasc Therapeutics Inc., Pittsburgh PA
Unboxing Hidden Personal Biases and Continuing Struggles
Faisal G. Qureshi MD, MBA, AKU ’93
Associate Professor, Surgery & Pediatrics
Directory, Surgical Weight Loss Program, UT Southwestern and Children’s Medical Center
Small Town Pakistan to Surgery
Tayyaba M. Malik MD, AKU ’14
4th Year General Surgery Resident, UTSW
Cardiovascular and Thoracic Fellow, 2021
Moderator
Namirah Jamshed MD, AKU ’96
Associate Professor, Internal Medicine & Family and Community Medicine
Medical Director of the UTSW Care of the Vulnerable Elderly (COVE) Home-Based Primary Care Program UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas TX
The event will be hosted on Zoom, and is open for colleagues from all institutions. Please register here for the webinar.
Please consider signing up for AKUAANA membership if you aren’t a member already.
Looking forward to your attendance and discussion in this webinar.
AKUAANA Executive Council
Faisal H. Cheema, President | Abdul Waheed, Secretary | Tauseef-Ur-Rehman, Treasurer | Namirah Jamshed, Immediate Past President