Dr. Isam Osman Award For the outstanding surgeon

Dr. Isam Osman (Rahmat Allah aleyhu) was a consultant vascular surgeon who, at the time of his passing, headed the Vascular and Endovascular Department and Operating Rooms at King Saud Medical City in Riyadh (previously known as al-Shimesi), the largest Ministry of Health hospital in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).

A graduate of the University of Khartoum, Dr. Osman enjoyed a long career in the United Kingdom, principally at the Ipswich Hospital, and leaves behind a legacy of surgical excellence, leadership, and mentorship. 

Dr. Osman was a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS) in Glasgow and London and was the first Royal College of Surgeons England Country Advisor for KSA.

Outside of his day-to-day work, among many other endeavors, Dr. Osman played a major role in establishing the Sudanese Association of Vascular Surgeons, which aims to promote vascular well-being in Sudan through academic activities, training, support, and promotion. He was elected as the first president of the association shortly after its foundation.

When war broke out in Sudan in April 2023, Dr. Osman played a leading role in humanitarian relief through his relationship with the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center. He also launched SAMA’s Trauma ECHO, a virtual learning program that shares experiences between surgeons in Sudan and experts in Trauma Surgery.

Dr. Osman passed away peacefully in his sleep on September 29, 2023, six days after returning from a humanitarian mission to Port Sudan, where he performed challenging surgeries and distributed medical aid to those suffering the effects of the war.

To preserve his legacy, the Sudanese American Medical Association is organizing the Dr. Isam Osman Award, which will be presented to an outstanding Sudanese surgeon regardless of their location. The Nominations for the award are now open until May 31, 2024

Award Ceremony – Saturday, Dec 21st 2024

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Prof. Suliman HusseinDr. Naeem Toosy Dr. Sharfuddin Chowdhury Dr. Ayman Eltayeb AhmedDr. Ahmed EL Hadi

• Open to Sudanese Surgeons regardless of their location
• The nominee must have had efforts/achievements or stand out in the Academic, mentorship, and leadership spheres. 
• The nominee should be universally likable and not a divisive or controversial figure. 
• Consideration for the Award is only open to nomination by other individuals/others, i.e. self-nomination is not accepted.

1. Open the nomination form and announce it on social media with weekly reminders
2. Close the nomination form 
3. All nominations are then collated and if in Arabic translated into English

1. A Google form is created encompassing all the nominations in the order of submission.
2. The Google form will be anonymized; so the reviewer won’t know the identity of the nominee and will make a decision based on the information provided only. 
3. The form is sent to the review committee to enter a score for each nomination. 
4. The sum of the scores given to each nominee by each committee member is calculated
5. Nominations are ranked in order 
6. The nominee with the highest score is offered the award. 
7. If they decline the award,  the next order will be contacted
8. In the event of a tie, a run-off round to select one of the two will be done