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Academic Research Council Butt, Chotani & Nadir

Academic Research Council Butt, Chotani & Nadir. Adeel A. Butt Assistant Professor of Medicine University of Pittsburgh Director VAPHS ID-HIV Clinics Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion Rashid A. Chotani Assistant Professor of Medicine & Public Health Johns Hopkins University

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Academic Research Council Butt, Chotani & Nadir

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  1. Academic Research CouncilButt, Chotani & Nadir Adeel A. Butt Assistant Professor of Medicine University of Pittsburgh Director VAPHS ID-HIV Clinics Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion Rashid A. Chotani Assistant Professor of Medicine & Public Health Johns Hopkins University Director GIDSAS Center for International Emergency, Disaster & Refugee Studies Abdul Nadir Assistant Professor of Medicine University of Arizona Director Liver Disease Center Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center

  2. Background • Pakistan has a population of over 140 million • It has over 2 dozen medical colleges • Very few medical colleges have research curricula • Hardly any has formal research training • Only three Pakistani medical journals are indexed in Medline

  3. Background • There are close to 10,000 physicians of Pakistani origin in the US • Many more are children of Pakistani-American parents • Very few new residents are coming to the US for residency training • Many of us have helped these persons individually

  4. Objectives • Identify, encourage and mentor young investigators of Pakistani origin, whether in Pakistan or the US. • Serve as a liaison or co-investigators for such investigators with collaborators in the US. • Conduct regular seminars and meetings to enhance medical research. • Conduct regular career counseling sessions or meetings for potential young investigators who would like to know more about, or embark upon an academic career.

  5. Objectives • Serve as a resource center for speakers which may be utilized for meetings of Pakistani physicians worldwide, and other medical and/or research meetings. • Serve as a resource center for help in devising, designing, and implementing research policies for Government of Pakistan, or other nations that may benefit from it. • Serve as a resource center for young Pakistani medical graduates who intend to come to the US for training and research purposes.

  6. Membership • Academic rank at a medical, dental, nursing or public health school at the Assistant Professor level or higher. • Five or more first authored publications in peer reviewed journals. • Fifteen or more total publications in peer reviewed journals. • Active teaching of students, residents or fellows at an accredited medical, dental, nursing or public health institution. • A full time, active administrative or managerial post at a medical, dental, nursing or public health school or research institution.

  7. Membership • May be waived in certain circumstances: • Full time academic rank at the level of a Professor or higher at a recognized medical, dental, nursing or public health school. • Recommendation by two-third of the trustees OR two-thirds of the current members.

  8. Current Status • Members are being added to the core of ARC • ARC has been successfully registered as a non-profit corporation in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania • Application for tax exempt status shall be forthcoming

  9. Current Members

  10. Current Achievements

  11. Current Achievements Adeel A. Butt, University of Pittsburgh

  12. Current Achievements Abdul Nadir, Good Samaritan Hospital • Liver Workshop Civil Hospital Karachi, 9-02 • 4-day course given to 12 postgraduate students • Started a research program at GSRMC. First research assistant hired is a Pakistani physician awaiting residency

  13. Current Achievements • Modest: • Mentoring: • We have successfully secured FOUR residency positions per year for AKU graduates at UPMC in an International Scholars Program • Two non-AKU graduates will likely be interviewed as well

  14. What We Ask • Spread the word around • Identify potential members • Support a trip of the UPMC-Shadyside Program Director and one additional faculty to Pakistan – cost ~$5,000 • Use ARC as a resource for speakers, thought leaders, researchers

  15. What We Ask • Even if cannot, or decide not to become a member, tell us: • If you can arrange an elective for a Pakistani student • If you can arrange an externship • If you can identify potential residency positions • If you would support the ARC to present their program to other US medical schools

  16. Comments/Suggestions Please contact • Dr. Adeel Butt aabutt@pitt.edu and/or • Dr. Rashid A. Chotani rchotani@jhsph.edu

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