| NASMDA North American Sikh Medical & Dental Association |
| 2012 NASMDA Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada. October 4th - Oct. 7th 2012 Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa , Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh Happy New Year to all of you from NASMDA. Hope everyone had a joyous start to the year. On behalf of NASMDA, it is my pleasure to invite you all to the our 20th annual CME meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada. The meeting will take place at the Alexis Park Resort, an all-suite resort, from Thursday, October 4th 2012, to Sunday, Oct. 7th 2012 (Columbus Day Weekend). We have been able to secure a very attractive room rate for the attendees of only $100 per night which includes breakfast for two and an internet connection. The conference room rate will also be available for three days before and after the meeting, in case anyone would like to extend their trip. Additionally, the hotel offers a shuttle to and from the airport, thus rental cars may not be needed. Details are enclosed in the registration packet. Please click on it to open a .doc file or right click it, save on your computer, and then open with your word processing program. REGISTRATION PACKET Please reserve your hotel accommodations with our group name NASMDA as soon as possible, by calling the hotel directly. You may reach the hotel at 800-582-2228. Our decision to host our meeting at the Alexis Park Resort in Las Vegas this year was influenced by a number of factors. Much input was taken from members, and the major criteria that was developed included: proximity to a major airport, proximity to attractions, meeting facilities, ability to cater Indian food, and a non-gaming property. Las Vegas as whole provides a great setting as it will help attract the younger crowd, and also access to ample entertainment activities. The meeting will kick-off on Thursday evening with a reception at 7pm. The location for the reception will be off-site and has not yet been determined, we will keep you all up to date as details are finalized. Following this, on Friday, the 5th, we will start bright and early with executive committee meeting at 7:30 am, and then the general membership meeting at 9:00am.The CME sessions will follow, coordinated by Dr. Mandeep Dhalla and Dr. Amarjit Singh. Our own multi talented and melodious, Dr Amarjit Nijjar will be hosting the Friday night cultural program after the dinner banquet. Saturday, we will again have our CME sessions in the morning & followed by the formal banquet in the evening during which we contemplate having a singer that will entertain all generations. Sikh interest groups will be presenting during the afternoons. On Sunday, we will host our golf tournament, along with other site-seeing trips and activities (based on demand). Our major focus this year again is to attract young Sikh physicians and dentists .We are again offering travel assistance to medical /dental students, residents, and fellows to attend the meeting. If you know of any that may be interested please advise them to take a look at the website, and apply for the travel assistance via the forms indicated (also attached here). We had a very productive & lively meeting in Philadelphia this past October, and we hope to continue with that momentum at this year's annual meeting. Your executive committee is working very hard and diligently to put on a wonderful & productive program for all of you. Details of the program including, CME, dinner/banquets, entertainment, and all activities will be sent to you once finalized. Once again, for those of you who have younger generation physicians, dentists, residents, fellows, and medical/dental students in the family, kindly encourage them to attend . NASMDA is a great place to learn & network. Lastly, if you are aware of any vendors or pharmaceutical reps who would like to set up display tables at the meeting please have them contact me at Nasmda@gmail.com. For those of you receiving this communication from NASMDA for the very first time, on behalf of NASMDA would welcome you to join the organization. More information, including our mission and goals, can be found on our website at www.nasmda.org. You can also find us on the facebook as "North American Sikh Medical & Dental Association." Thanks to all the members for sharing their ideas and supporting our goals. Lets work collectively to grow NASMDA and take it to the next level. Please send the check payable to NASMDA with necessary forms duly filled out to the following address: Amarjot S Narula MD 65 North Maple Avenue Suite 103 Ridgewood NJ 07450 Best, Amarjot S. Narula, MD Secretary/Treasurer NASMDA 19th. ANNUAL MEETING, Philadelphia, PA, Oct. 6-9, 2011 I hope everyone enjoyed the excellent meeting in Philadelphia. Meeting started with a superb reception and dinner at the Palace at the BEN. Lot of you missed this wonderful facility setup in one of the old Grand Hotels. The ambiance and food were excellent. Again it was wonderful to see so many new Sikh members, especially the younger members at the meeting. We had 30% of registration by younger members. I know it is hard for younger members because of studies,careers and children to attend, but many were able to make it. Mandeep Singh put together an excellent CME program. All the CME speakers gave great talks on their subjects. The Sikh SEVA groups brought us up to date on their continuing activities - this is truly an amazing service they do for all of us, and I hope we open our hearts generously to help them. Baljinder and Sagina amazed us with their talk on SEVA that they did in Thailand, Africa and Haiti. Actually they are ready to go for another 2 weeks to help flood victims in Thialand and are looking for volunteers. Sikhi talk on "MY GURU MY GRANTH" was a beautiful presentation. Amarjit Nijjer put together another exceptional Punjabi Mehfil, "For NASMDA, BY NASMDA" on friday night. Saturday night concert by Jaswinder Singh's group was amazing. He performed for four hours for a spellbound audience. There was such chemistry between performers and the audience that neither wanted it to end. I especially enjoyed the guitar. Many comments after the concert included "better then Jagjit Singh", "sign him up tonight for the next meeting", "phenomenal"........Some snippets of the Friday and Saturday night programs are posted on our Facebook page under "North American Sikh Medical and Dental Association". Pictures from the meeting are also posted here. NASMDA picked up many new life members. My thanks to all the new life members who have joined us in supporting this organisation. New NASMDA Life Members: Meeta K Ahuja MD Baldev S Brar MD Manjeet Kaur MD Gurpreet S Kochar MD Surinder S Sethi MD Jatinder K Sidhu MD Rajwant Singh MD Surender Singh MD Surinderpal S VohraMD Biren S Walia MD Life Members are requested to send in their dues immediately. Congratulations to our travel grant receipients for 2011: Apwinder Kaur, MD, East Meadow, NY Amar Singh Mehta, Med Std, Pittsburg, PA Jasmeet Kaur, Med Std, Galveston, TX Kanwar Preet Singh, MD, Houston, TX Manpreet Kaur, MD, Albany, NY Sarav Paul Singh, MD, Atlanta, GA I hope all the travel grant receipients spread the word about NASMDA and encourage many other younger sikhs to become members of our association. Elections for the position of Secretary/Treasurer and members at large were also held. The newly elected executive committee and rest of the executive board for 2012 is as follows: CME Directors Mandeep S Dhalla Amarjit Singh Members at Large Kulwant S Modi Sangeeta Kaur Sirtaz S Sibia Navdeep S Nijher Maninder S Gujral President Mohan Deep S Dhillon Secretary/Treasurer Amarjot S Narula Entertainment Amarjit S Nijjar Executive Secretary Parminder K Dhillon Past President Harcharan S Chann Please support your new executive in all their endeavors. Dr. Amarjot Narula is the new Secretary/Treasurer and he will be now communicating with all of you. An organisation is only as successful as its members want it to be, so please get involved, support the NASMDA executive and lets make 2012 even better. Wishing every one a Picturesque fall and Happy Thanksgiving! Mohan Deep Singh Dhillon, MD, FAAAI, FRCP(C) President NASMDA Join "North American Sikh Medical and Dental Association" group on FACEBOOK . _____________________________________ Please click on 2011 CME Program for full brochure (PDF format). Older CME brochures can be accessed by clicking on them in the left margin. _____________________________________ North American Sikh Medical & Dental Assoc. 18th. ANNUAL MEETING Baltimore, MD Oct. 7-10, 2010 Turf Valley Resort, 2700 Turf Valley Rd., Ellicott City, MD Phone 410 465 1500 Hopefully everyone had a fantastic time in Baltimore. It was wonderful to see so many new Sikh members, especially the younger members at the meeting. Mandeep Singh put together an excellent CME program. All the CME speakers gave great talks on their subjects. The Sikh SEVA groups brought us up to date on their continuing activities - this is truly an amazing service they do for all of us, and I hope we open our hearts generously to help them. Sikhi talk on ZAFARNAMA was a moving presentation that opened my eyes to a subject that I was not very familiar with. Those of you Golfed must have enjoyed the Hileah course, very undulating with intersting holes, my favourite being the, uphill, dogleg right, number four. Amarjit Nijjer put together another exceptional Punjabi Mehfil. It was a night to remember. NASMDA picked up many new life members. My thanks to all the new life members who have joined us in supporting this organisation. New NASMDA Life Members: Baljinder Singh DDS Sukhminder S Pannu DDS Surinderpal S Sodhi MD Inderjit K Dhillon MD Daisy K Uppal MD Satinder K Sandhu MD Ajaib S Sidhu MD Savinder K Julka MD Gurdit S Bhullar MD Gurmit S Sidhu MD Shaminder S Bhullar MD Surinder S Bhullar MD Surjit S Pohar MD Man Mohinder S Hayreh MD Navneet K Ahuja MD Harmeet C Singh MD Baljit S Uppal MD Navdeep S Nijher MD Mandeep Singh MD Congratulations to our travel grant receipients for 2010: Harneet Kaur Gujral, Medical Student, UNC, Chapel Hill, NC Jasmeet Kaur, Medical Student, UTMB, Galveston, TX Manpreet Kaur, Resident-Neurology, Albany, NY Thanks to everyone for making the meeting a success. An organisation is only as successful as its members want it to be, so please get involved, spread the word and lets make 2011 even better. Wishing every one a Picturesque fall and Happy Thanksgiving! Mohan Deep Singh Dhillon, MD, FAAAI, FRCP(C) Secretary NASMDA Join "North American Sikh Medical and Dental Association" group on FACEBOOK . |
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