Indian-American Doctors Focus On Giving Back To India

Wednesday, 02 July 2014, 02:13 IST
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Pointing to the enormous amount of capital invested on the education of physicians of Indian origin who now serve work abroad, Parvathaneni Harish urged AAPI to initiate a fellowship programme whereby AAPI members could go to Indian Medical Colleges and educate the young generation of Indian physicians and students in Medicine.

"That will be the greatest contribution AAPI can provide to your motherland," he said.

Describing it to be a visionary initiative of Jayesh Shah, John Meiners of American Heart Association (AHA) referred to 49 Resuscitation Centres that are functioning in India currently and said, "There are many more to come."

With an ever increasing need in reducing morbidity and mortality due to heart attacks and strokes, especially among Indians and Indian Americans, AAPI and the American Heart Association have undertaken several efforts under the chairmanship of Vemuri S. Murthy a veteran AHA international volunteer and national faculty.

The next AAPI convention will be held in Orlando, Florida from June 17 to 21 next year.
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Source: PTI