PART 18 - PRACTICAL TIPS FOR PRACTISING PHYSICIANS
Part 18 - Practical tips for the Practicing Physicians
- Amit Chakrabarty
- February 23, 2021
- 11:12 am
“There are very few Doctors from the state of Odisha in the United States,” says Dr. Amit Chakrabarty, Secretary of American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI), the largest ethnic medical association in the US. “I am one of the very few physicians from my state who are active and I am the only one who is in the Executive Committee, representing the great/historical state of Odisha at the national AAPI leadership position.”
Dr. Chakrabarty, the multi-talented, generous and hardworking leader of AAPI says, “With a deep sense of commitment to serve the people of Odisha, we have, under the leadership of Dr. Debashis Ray of Georgia, now expanded our organization to international standards with participation of 37 countries. We call ourselves Odisha Doctors International Association (ODIA).”
Lamenting that Odisha has always been “under-represented and underserved and relatively poor state in India” in the Medical Collaborations in this country, Dr. Chakrabarty says, “We are a small group of dedicated people who want to make a difference for our home state. For this reason I have put my heart and soul to make our state Medical Organization a great Resource to help our home state.”
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Dear Colleagues,
Thanks again for your encouraging messages and your support for my monthly blog for Practical Tips to help you navigate through these difficult times.
Friends it is my pleasure to invite you, on behalf of national AAPI and its sub chapter FAPI, to the LEAP conference, to be held in association with the AAPI governing body meeting, on March 20-21 in Sunny Tampa. Details are in the flyer above.
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Amit Chakrabarty, M.D., M.S., F.R.C.S., F.I.C.S.
AAPI SECRETARY 2020
Amit Chakrabarty
AAPI Secretary 2020
AAPI Board of Trustees
President, Indian Medical Council of St. Louis 2018-2020
AAPI Board of Trustees 2017-2020
AAPI Patron Member since 2001
AAPI Governing body member for 10 years
AAPI Regional Director (2 years) 2004 to 2006