It is an honor and privilege to chair the APPNA YPC (Young Physicians committee) for 2023. I would like to thank APPNA President. Dr. Arshad Rehan and the Board of Directors of APPNA for placing their trust and confidence in me to serve in this role. The goal of APPNA YPC is to assist young physicians in navigating the complicated and often overwhelming process of obtaining US residency and fellowship positions.
I have been a member of YPC for the last two years, and these past two years have made me appreciate the hard work that all our members put in to help young Pakistani Physicians and medical students. As a chair, I would like to thank all the members of the YPC and welcome everyone back for another productive year!
We will continue all our previous activities of the YPC and, in addition, have the following specific goals to achieve this year:
Design a comprehensive program that will emphasize training students in professionalism, medical ethics, scholarly work, and DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion). This program will start in the initial years of medical school training of IMGs to prepare them for the US Graduate Medical Education system.
Work with all our affiliate organizations to create a robust mentorship program to strengthen our existing resources and programs for visa assistance, observerships, research opportunities, residency application, and interview preparation.
Organize a series of webinars this year for early-career physicians to facilitate a smooth transition into residency and provide career guidance beyond residency.
Create residency and medical education resource videos for the APPNA YouTube channel.
As always, we are open to and enthusiastic about suggestions for improvement, so feel free to contact us with any new ideas, comments, or questions. You can reach us @ [email protected] or through our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/groups/308140919099/.
Nauman Ashraf (Chair)
Tamour Tareen (Co-Chair)
Sarah Makhdoom (Co-Chair)
Attique Mirza (Advisor)
Members:
Ezza Fatima Tariq
Umar Tariq
Gohar Habib Dar
Gulrayz Ahmed
Urooba Faheem
Ariba Khan
Siddique Khurram
Faraz Alam
Raheel Imtiaz Memon
Aisha Khattak
Irfan Suleman
YPC Webinars Subcommittee:
Gulrayz Ahmed
Ahmad Rehan Khan
Asra Nayab
Munis Raza
Siddique Khurram
Urooba Faheem
Shahram Maroof
Asadur Rehman
YPC Facebook Subcommittee:
Namirah Jamshed
Ahmad Rehan Khan
Siddique Khurram
YPC Advocacy Subcommittee:
Ahmad Rehan Khan
Mohammad Fateh Shahzad
YPC Observership/Research Subcommittee:
Siddique Khurram
Muhammad Zeeshan
Aisha Khattak
Ammar Javed
YPC Medical Student Curriculum Subcommittee:
Namirah Jamshed
Manal Khan
Faraz Alam
Kiran Khalid
Noor Khan
Faisal Qureshi
Tahir Hussain
YPC Media Subcommittee:
Umar Tariq
Faran Ahmad
YPC Program Directors Subcommittee:
Sadiq Naveed
Namirah Jamshed
Adbul Waheed
Faisal Aziz
Ahmad Hameed
Asif Hayat Khan
Fahd Sultan
Farooq Mohyuddin
Nausherwan Khan
Sara Kiani
Salma Malik
Sajid Mir
Zheala Qayyum
Naveed Saqib
Saba Afzal
Mujjahid Abbas
APPNA Summer Meeting 2022, Oral Presentations from Poster Competition
The APPNA Young Physician’s Committee (YPC) is dedicated to helping young physicians of Pakistani origin excel in their professional endeavors. The YPC Facebook page serves an essential function in collating and disseminating information relevant to our mission, namely advocating and advancing the careers of young Pakistani-origin physicians seeking postgraduate training in North America.
Policy for posts:
1. All posts to the YPC Facebook page should follow guidelines for collegial and respectful communication as outlined in APPNA bylaws. All such posts also need to be in accordance with Facebook policies. The APPNA YPC Social Media Team will remove posts it deems in contradiction to these policies.
2. All posts to the YPC Facebook page should be in accordance with the committee’s mission as laid out by the parent organization (APPNA); namely, all posts should be made in the spirit of sharing information and resources that empower young Pakistani-origin physicians. Posts that are not in concordance with this theme are better shared in other forums and may be removed from the page in an effort to declutter and make essential information more readily available and visible.
3. All anonymous posts that do not contain any sensitive information will be removed.
4. Please share information regarding advocacy, mentorship, and other topics pertinent to advancing young Pakistani American physicians in their careers. Your contributions are much appreciated.
*This policy will be re-evaluated periodically.
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FAQ for PMC (former PMDC) Licensing
Do physicians in North America, who have never had a permanent license need to pay the penalty?
· Currently, we are charging late fees surcharge from doctors who have a Permanent /Full license that has expired. Any doctor who had a provisional license from PMDC can get a permanent license first time without any late payment surcharge after fulfilling the requisite criteria for a permanent license.
Can the application be emailed?
· Yes, payment can be made online in PMC bank account as mentioned on the website. The application & the financial transaction details can be emailed to [email protected] . We are in the process of launching our online portal where all doctors can register & process the application themselves along with the payment. We hope to start this facility soon.
Will there be a way to pay for the application via email?
· Yes, as above.
What advise do you have for physicians who want to volunteer in Pakistan for medical care?
· We want all doctors who want to indulge in clinical practice to have a valid license first. There is a policy coming in effect soon wherein any doctor can voluntarily hold his valid license on an application form or reactivate it when required. The license should be active to hold it for a certain period of time. Detailed SOPs to this effect will be on the website soon.
If a physician in North America did have a permanent license, and did not renew it, will they need to pay the penalty?
· Yes as is being done by all local & overseas doctors. We will request our worthy President to give an extension to all overseas doctors in late payment surcharge deadline as per old rates till 30 April. Currently deadline for old rates late payment surcharge is 31 March 2021.
Can the renewed license be sent to the international address in north America and how?
· Yes, there is an additional fee of Rs. 4000/- for overseas courier service. If fees is paid along with proper address & cell number, it can be delivered to that address.
How soon should we expect the license after submitting our application?
· Normally it takes 2-3 weeks in confirming the overseas financial transactions due too certain restrictions on payments from abroad. In some cases we have seen transactions being returned back to sender & we don’t get timely information. After confirming the transaction, we take a maximum of 7-10 working days in processing the renewal license.
Is there a charge for changing the permanent address on the new PMC license?
· Yes, there is a separate form & fee for that mentioned on the website.
If the payment is for applicant within Pakistan, can we still email them the form and transfer money on line?
· YES
What is the final date for the new penalty of Rs 2000 per month?
· At present it is 31 March, but I would request the President PMC to give an extension specially to overseas Pakistani Doctors till 30 April, if possible.