Dear AKMG Family,
This monthly report from the AKMG president's desk is a special annual review of our activities. At the culmination of an eventful year, I wish all members of AKMG the very best in your personal and professional life. Happy holidays, Merry Christmas and Happy New year.
We should be proud of what we have accomplished in 2021. Let me take this opportunity to congratulate Dr. Subra Bhatt, the immediate past president, under whose leadership in 2021 we made significant strides in many avenues. I thank my executive committee and board of Governors for their wise counsel and ardent support. The chairs and members of our committees are the pillars of AKMG activities. Let me recognize Dr. Sunil Kumar and Dr. Thomas P. Mathew, Past Presidents and current Co-Chairs of AKMG HS, Dr. Deepu Sudhakaran, the Secretary/Treasurer and Chair of the Mentorship Committee, Dr. Rojymon Jacob and Dr. Khaleel Ashraf, Co-Chairs of the Education Committee, Dr. Susan Thomas, Chair of the Entertainment Committee, Dr. Neena Thomas-Eapen and Dr. Nisha Nigil Haroon, Co-Chairs of the membership committee, Dr. Anoop Iqbal, Co-Chair of the communications committee, Mr. Velluva Mohandas, Chair of the Website and Directory Committee and Dr. Krishna R. Prasad, Chair of the Publications committee.
The AKMG Toronto Convention chair Dr. Krishnakumar Nair, Co-Chairs Dr. Vimoj Nair and Dr. Nisha Nigil Haroon, CME Chair Dr. Vinod Chandran, Finance Chair Dr. Anil Joseph, Convention Entertainment Committee Chairs Dr. Radhika Nair and Dr. Archana Nair have all been working relentlessly arranging a feast for our members. Dr. Krishnan Harikumar is leading the CN Tower Event management and Dr. Santhosh Thyagu is chairing the souvenir committee. Thank you all and the many behind the scenes individuals that I have not named here, for all that you do to make AKMG a force to reckon with.
The strength of AKMG lies in its membership and I thank you all for the continued engagement, support, active participation, encouragement and the incredible value that you all bring to the organization and its activities. I sincerely thank you for the opportunity to be your president.
Here I am highlighting some of the recent activities and I will finish by summarizing the major events from the AKMG Calendar.
Journal Club
Our first Journal Club was hosted on Dec 4, 2021, at 6pm EST. This was a resounding success, exceptionally well organized with good audience interaction and sufficient time left for questions and answers. We made sure to finish within the hour. Our special thanks to AKMG members Dr. Surya Suresh and Dr. Johnson Thomas for their excellent and informative talks. This would not have been possible without the valuable contributions of mentors Dr. Rajan Krishnamani and Dr. Madhu Balakrishnan. We also thank Dr. George Varghese for his input on the statistical methodology during the preparations.
The recording of the proceedings is available in this link.
Awards and Accolades
1. Congratulations Dr. MV Pillai
Dr. M.V Pillai Recently Published 3 books "Snehachovva", "Penjanmapunyangal" and Kalhanante Rajatharangini.
1. Congratulations Dr. Santhosh K.G Koshy
Dr. Santhosh K.G Koshy MD, MBA was appointed as the new Chair of the Department of Medicine at WMED, Western Michigan University. Dr. Koshy is an interventional cardiologist, and is currently a professor in the JT and Margaret Talkington Department of Medicine at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Medicine. He was the previous chair of the department.
Special Coverage and Congratulations to Ms. Ann Mariya Biju
Ms. Ann Mariya Biju is a Plus One student of Nirmala Higher Secondary School, Chemperi, Kannur, and recently won the first prize in the ‘artistic handwriting’ category at the World Handwriting Contest. The competition held for the age group of 13-19 in artistic category was conducted by World Handwriting for Humanity based in New York. To recognize this noteworthy accomlishment of a student from Kerala, AKMG commissioned her to create an official AKMG Holiday / New Year Card. This card is available for free download to AKMG members. I have attached a few different versions here. Please feel free to use them. This not only supports Ann's Calligraphy skills, but also increases our brand recognition among your circles. Thank you as always for supporting this.
Watch Ms. Ann Maria's Interview
Launchpad, AKMG's Leadership Course launch (2022, CME Credits Application in progress)
Our first Journal Club was hosted on Dec 4, 2021, at 6pm EST. This was a resounding success, exceptionally well organized with good audience interaction and sufficient time left for questions and answers. We made sure to finish within the hour. Our special thanks to AKMG members Dr. Surya Suresh and Dr. Johnson Thomas for their excellent and informative talks. This would not have been possible without the valuable contributions of mentors Dr. Rajan Krishnamani and Dr. Madhu Balakrishnan. We also thank Dr. George Varghese for his input on the statistical methodology during the preparations.
