June 2011 E-bulletin
Dear Colleagues,
A. SAMA Annual Meeting in Chicago on September 3rd 2011
We look forwards to meeting you in Chicago on September 3rd 2011 which will be the first weekend after Ramadan, and coincides with the Labor Day long weekend.
More details to follow
B. SAMA Visiting Faculty Program
Abdelazim Sirelkhatim, MBBS, DAPN, Assistant Professor of Neurology, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, TN, USA & Associate director, Erlanger Stroke center, Chattanooga, TN had a busy lecture schedule during his visit to Sudan
He gave a lecture entitled “Acute Ischemic Stroke” in the Sudanese Medical Specialization Board in Khartoum on Monday, 1 PM, June 6th 2011.
He also participated in clinical rounds in the Neurology departments of Soba University Hospital, Alshaab Teaching Hospital, and Omdurman Teaching Hospital.
Next up are:
- Mohamed Ibrahim, OBGYN, Rockingham, North Carolina
- Bushra Ibnauf, Gastroenterology, formerly Wichita, KS; now in Jeddah, KSA
We thank our volunteers for their time and patience & Ihab Abdulrahman “Tarawa”, Assistant Professor of Medicine University of Khartoum for his dedication and perseverance in coordinating the venue and audience.
If you have plans on visiting Sudan this year, and interested in giving a lecture while you are there; please contact us admin@sama-sd.org
For more information please click on this link http://sama-sd.org/home/visiting-scholar
C. Launch of SAMA Biomedical Science Group
We have the pleasure of announcing the launch of SAMA Biochemical Science Group. It is formed to advance the biomedical sciences teaching and research through sharing of experiences and dissemination of information between Sudan and USA. The group is made of research scientists and educators in many American educational institutions.
D. SAMA E-clinic
Case of the month is written by Abdulhadi Mohamed Elbashir, MD, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Najran University, Najran, KSA.
This issue of SAMA E clinic has a virtual meeting format. Abdulhadi presents one of his patients who he had operated on to Mohamed Akoud, MD, Consultant General, Liver and Transplant Surgeon, Lahey Clinic, Boston, MA, USA & Bushra Ibnauf Suleiman, MD, MS, Consultant Gastroenterologist, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Jeddah, KSA.
Image of the month is written by Mohamed Akoud, MD, Consultant General, Liver and Transplant Surgeon, Lahey Clinic, Boston, MA, USA
In this issue, Mohamed Akoud presents images of a patient referred to him for further surgical management. The case is reviewed by Abdalla Zarroug, MD, FACS, FAAP, Assistant Professor of Pediatric Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
We look forwards to hearing your feedback in the forum; www.sama-sd.org/forum/educational
Please email your clinical cases, and educational images to admin@sama-sd.org.
D. Supporting Residency Match Applicants
Observerships
Our project continues with mixed results. Since the beginning of this year, we have managed secure observerships for 10 applicants; but struggle to find observerships for a further 12.
We especially have a shortage in attendings in internal medicine who would volunteer to take up observers. This is surprising given the large number of Internal Medicine Attendings of Sudanese origin in USA.
It takes only 2-3 clinical sessions in the office or hospital to generate an impression of the personal attributes of the applicant to write a letter of recommendation in support of his application. So, it can be as short as a couple of days. This letter makes the applicant much more competitive and can make the difference in matching or not matching.
We would also like to thank the following for sponsoring observers this match season 2011/2012:
| Name | Specialty | City | State |
| Khalid Mohamed (Bashom) | Internal Medicine/Cardiology | Detroit | Michigan |
| Kamal Musa Ibrahim | Internal Medicine | Detroit | Michigan |
| Mohamed Ibrahim | OBGYN | Rockingham | North Carolina |
| Seema Nour | Internal Medicine/ Cardiology | Salisbury | Maryland |
| Ezzeldin Saleh | Pediatrics | La Crosse | Wisconsin |
| Abdalla Zarroug | Pediatric Surgery | Rochester | Minnesota |
If you can sponsor an observership, or know someone who can please email us match@sama-sd.org
E. Membership fees & contributions
If you completed the application form but haven’t paid your membership fees ($50), please follow this link to pay via credit card or paypal account.
http://sama-sd.org/sama-membership-application/pay-fees
If you haven’t completed the application form, then please follow this link and follow the online instructions
http://sama-sd.org/sama-membership-application
Alternatively you can mail a check for $50 to “SAMA”, to the following address:
SAMA, P.O. Box 38 , La Crosse, WI, 54602-0038
Additional contributions beyond the membership fees can be paid using this link