Remembering - Dr. Hassan Bukhari
Many of you have heard the sad news of passing of our dear friend Dr. Hassan Imam Bukhari. APPNA has truly lost a stalwart! Even at this sad moment, we take joy and tremendous pride in celebrating his well-lived life. Dr. Bukhari graduated from King Edward Medical College in 1962. A vascular surgeon by profession, he was a man of many talents: a leader, teacher, philanthropist and above all a great friend.
Dr. Bukhari's services to APPNA and KEMCAANA were nothing less than extraordinary. He was the President of APPNA from 1986-1987, and served on many APPNA committees over the years. For his remarkable services, he received APPNA lifetime achievement and gold medal awards. Dr. Bukhari regularly spent time to deliver lectures, and conduct hands on workshops in vascular surgery and trauma at South Surgical and Orthopedics Trauma Unit for over eight year. He performed surgeries at Mayo Hospital till Dec 2014.
In recent years, APPNA leadership has encouraged the inception of sub-specialty organizations and thus far cardiology, pulmonary/ critical care, gastroenterology, Anesthesia/Pain Medicine, Radiology and pediatric groups have been established. We are pleased to report the formation of APPNA-HemeOnc which will include blood disorders, oncology, radiation oncology as well as other physicians involved in cancer care.
The YPC loan program was initially launched during the APPNA Spring Meeting in May 2015 under its co-Chair Dr. Majid Aized. The goal is to financially help the deserving young physicians of Pakistan who are interested in pursuing post-graduate medical training in the United States. The recipient will receive up to $5,000. The entire application process is on-line at cyponline.net. The terms and conditions include a legal written agreement to payback the money within one year of starting residency and/or paid research.
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