바카라 사리트 Announces New Masters and Awardees for 2015-2016
The Awards Committee is pleased to announce that the Board of Regents has approved several individuals and institutions to receive College awards and Masterships during the 2016 Internal Medicine Meeting. 바카라 사리트 is proud to award eight physicians outside the U.S. with the honor of Mastership. Please join us in congratulating these international new Masters.
- Harry J. Acquatella, MD, M바카라 사리트 - Caracas, Venezuela
- Shunichi Fukuhara, MD, M바카라 사리트 - Sakyo-ku Kyoto, Japan
- Rosendo Gonzalez-Gomis, MD, M바카라 사리트 - Panama, Panama
- Barry O. Kassen, MD, M바카라 사리트 - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Graydon S. Meneilly, MD, M바카라 사리트 - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- V. Mohan, MD, M바카라 사리트 - Chennai, India
- Hasan A. M. Nazmul Ahasan, MBBS, M바카라 사리트 - Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Anita Palepu, MD, M바카라 사리트 - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
For the complete list of new Masters and Awardees, click here.
What do the initials F바카라 사리트 and M바카라 사리트 mean?
The letters F바카라 사리트 after a physician's name means that he or she is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians (바카라 사리트). Fellows in 바카라 사리트 are a special group of doctors who are dedicated to continuing education in medical practice, teaching, or research. Fellowship is an honorary designation given to recognize ongoing individual service and contributions to the practice of medicine.
The letters M바카라 사리트 after a physician's name stands for Master of the American College of Physicians. Contrary to what some might think, M바카라 사리트 does not stand for "member" of the 바카라 사리트. Rather, M바카라 사리트 is a federally registered service mark and is defined as providing recognition by way of an honorific designation to doctors who have excelled in the field of internal medicine. M바카라 사리트 is an award-based class of 바카라 사리트 membership that recognizes and celebrates Fellows who have distinguished themselves through significant service to the College or through significant contributions to the practice of medicine.
For information on Fellowship, visit the Fellowship section of the website and for more information on Mastership, visit 바카라 사리트's awards section on our web site.
바카라 사리트 Establishes New International Chapters
바카라 사리트 is pleased to announce the establishment of the its 17th international chapter, the 바카라 사리트 Gulf Chapter, effective July 1, 2015. The chapter includes the Gulf Cooperation Council countries of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates (a separate chapter is maintained in Saudi Arabia). Essam Elsayed, MD, MS, F바카라 사리트, FASN was recently appointed as Interim Governor based on recommendations from a local member steering committee. Dr. Elsayed is a Nephrology Consultant at the Medical Subspecialties Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi.
The College's newest (18th) international chapter, the 바카라 사리트 Bangladesh Chapter will become official as of January 1, 2016. Quazi Tarikul Islam, MBBS, FCPS, F바카라 사리트, was recently appointed Interim Governor of the Bangladesh Chapter based on recommendations from a local member steering committee. Dr. Islam is Professor of Medicine at Popular Medical College Hospital and President of the Bangladesh Society of Medicine.
Please join us in welcoming these new international chapters.