Newsletter: October 2022

by | Jun 23, 2023

Dear colleagues and friends

Below are the AAMA updates for the month of October:

  • The AAMA Winter 50th Anniversary Gala will take place at the Boston Sheraton on November 12, 2022. RSVP by November 4. It is shaping to be a very special event. Our special guest of honor is Garo Armen as our keynote speaker. The very first president (Dr Paul Barsam) and many subsequent presidents of the AAMA will be in attendance. We will also be honoring the SIATA Group and announcing the winners of our inaugural grant program!! Fundraising efforts during the gala will benefit the AAMA projects and our medical and allied health student scholarship funds. Tickets are selling out fast and are available to purchase online by clicking here: https://aamaboston.org/events/#!event/2022/12/11/50th-anniversary-of-thf-armenian-american-medical-association

See you there!

  • A collaboration between the AAMA and the NEWLY RENAMED Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine//Armenia program is underway. Please let us know if you (or someone you know) was a prior participant in the BU-Armenia student exchange program. Share your feedback and help shape the program for future generations. See the news article below.
$100 million gift gives MED a new name: the BU Aram V. Chobanian & Edward Avedisian School of Medicine
The Lifelong Friendship behind Astonishing $100 Million Gift to BU’s Medical School
  • The US based team that will install the HBO machines at the Mikayelyan (Yerevan) and the Republican (Stepanakert) hospitals has been mobilized. The AAMA is actively preparing for the final phase of this project. Earlier today, we met with the American trip traveling to Armenia, as well as representatives from Artsakh, the Mikayelyan hospital (Yerevan), the Armenian contractor and others to finalize all the details. The two American experts (physician and technician) will be joined by an Armenian physician from California who will help translate the English documents to Armenian and act as an expert interpreter during the set-up process. We are expecting both machines to be operational by end of this year.
  • We would like to encourage our members and friends to consider attending the 6th International Medical Congress of Armenia (IMCA) July 6-8, 2023 – Yerevan, Armenia; Click here for additional information: http://6imca.am/
  • The AAMA continues to fundraise to cover the costs of Anesthesiology residency training for Zhenya Harutyunyan, the MD from the Marduni region (Artsakh). Zhenya’s plan is to return to Marduni and serve the people of the region where there is presently no Anesthesia support.
  • The AAMA wishes to remind all our medical students and allied health students to apply to the AAMA Scholarship. All those interested can find the application on our website. The deadline has been extended to December 9, 2022! Apply by clicking here: https://aamaboston.org/scholarship/
  • The AAMA has renewed the UpToDate subscription with the Armenian Medical Library
  • Save the date for the AAMA + AAPA (pharmacy group) holiday get-together on January 6th at 8pm in Osterio Nino, Burlington, MA. Details to follow.
  • Remember to renew your annual membership and please consider making a year-end contribution to support our work in the NEW England community locally, and nationally and internationally in Armenia and Artsakh. We are a 501c3 organization and your donations are tax deductible. https://aamaboston.org/donate/

With respect

Vatche’

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