ABOUT US
JNMC Aligarh Medical Alumni Association of North America – DBA AMAANA – represents alumni of Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College (JNMC), Aligarh, India working in the United States and Canada. It was established during the golden jubilee year celebrations of JNMCfor educational, scientific and charitable purposes.
OUR MISSION
JNMC Aligarh Medical Alumni Association of North America (DBA AMAANA) is a not-for-profit medical organization, formed exclusively for educational, scientific and charitable purposes. Its mission is to promote the interests of JNMC by fostering a strong bond between the alumni and their alma mater, and in the process, contribute to the advancement of the medical profession, transfer of technology and sharing of...
HISTORY OF AMAANA
On February 23rd, 2013 a few alumni from the Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College of the prestigious Aligarh Muslim University got together in New York for the first meeting to form an association to reconnect with their alma mater. This organization was named the Aligarh Medical Alumni Association of North America (AMAANA).
Organizational Structure
In an effort to continue the association’s growth and vitality, there will be a continual process of renewal among the leadership. There will be set terms of office for every officer of the association and every job description spelling out duties and expectations. The number of committee members and elected officers will vary depending on the size and needs of the association’s membership.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
A paragraph about the executive committe, how it is selected/elected and for how long.
Dr. Shamsi, MD, PhD, co-founder and principal of RadMD is a radiologist with 25+ years of clinical development experience for drugs and devices.
JNMC Year of Graduation: MBBS 1991, MS (General Surgery) 2001
JNMC Year of Graduation: MBBS 1990, MD (Pediatrics) 1993. Won 3 Gold Medals and President of India’s Silver Medal during MBBS.
JNMC Year of Graduation: MBBS 1976, MD (Medicine)1980
JNMC Year of Graduation: MBBS 1992, MD Radiology (1992-95, did not finish, moved to US)
JNMC Year of Graduation: MBBS 1995
JNMC Year of Graduation: MBBS 1996
JNMC Year of Graduation: MBBS 2002, MD (Radiology) 2007
JNMC Year of Graduation: MBBS 2005, MD (Pathology) 2008
JNMC Year of Graduation: MBBS 1991, MD (Anesthesiology) 1994.
Dr. Ashraf Khan received his medical (MBBS) degree in 1980 from Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, AMU, Aligarh, India following which he did 3-year postgraduate training (MD) in Pathology and then joined as a lecturer in Pathology at the same institution in 1983. In 1985 Dr. Khan moved to England where he trained in Histopathology at Lewisham and Guy’s Hospital of the University of London. This training included experience of working at the Hedley Atkins Breast Unit of the Imperial Cancer Research Foundation at Guy’s Hospital under Dr. Rosemary Millis an internationally recognized breast pathologist who inspired him to become interested in breast pathology. After serving as a senior Registrar in Histopathology for 3 years at Guy’s Hospital and passing the MRCPath examination, Dr. Khan migrated to the United States in 1993 to join as a Surgical Pathology Fellow at University of Massachusetts Medical Center (UMMC). This one-year fellowship was followed by his appointment as an Assistant Professor in Pathology at UMMC in 1994, and worked his way up to his present position as Professor of Pathology (since 2005). He is currently the Director of Surgical Pathology and served as Director of Pathology Residency Program from 2001-08 at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. He is actively involved in the UMASS medical center and medical school administrative functions serving on the Faculty Council, Medical School Admissions Committee, Cancer Committee, and Director of Clinical Labs at UMASS’s Hahnemann and Memorial campuses and Quality Assurance Coordinator of the Hospital Tumor Registry among others.