- It is an honor and privilege to chair the APPNA YPC (Young Physicians Committee) for 2025. I would like to thank APPNA President. Dr. Babar Rao 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 has significantly broadened in the last few years and we cater to pre-medical and medical students, residents, fellows and early career physicians. These processes are often overwhelming and we try our best to assist young physicians in navigating these through mentorship, guidance and scholarships.
- I have been a member of YPC for the last four years, and I cannot emphasize more that it takes a village of selfless volunteers to run this committee. 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 to support the growing needs of the population we serve. Testament of YPC’s effectiveness is from the growing number of matched applicants each year. Last year over 1000 medical students and graduates from Pakistan matched into a residency in the United States. Further, we provide visa advocacy and ensure a smooth transition for all these matched applicants. We have a direct channel of communication with Inthealth, USMLE and FSMB as major stakeholders in the United States medical education. Our observership program has successfully placed 400 students this year and we continue to expand it as we add new mentors. Residency mentorship program, Loan program, Early career webinars and road to medical school are also some other highlights from our prior works which will be continued this year.
This committee serves as a connection between the young physicians and APPNA central and hopefully will help identify the next generation of leaders for APPNA. 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 @ ypc@appna.org or through our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/groups/308140919099/
- Khurram Siddique Shaikh – Chair
- Gulrayz Ahmad – CoChair
- Munis Raza – Co Chair
- Umair Ahmad
- Ghazala Farooqui
- Kashaf Sherafgan – CoChair
- Raheel Memon – CoChair
- Rizwan Ishtiaq
- Marium Hussain
- Umar Tariq
- Shazia Savul
- Fateh Shehzad – Co Chair
We will continue to support the growing needs of the population we serve. Testament of YPC’s effectiveness is from the growing number of matched applicants each year. Last year over 1000 medical students and graduates from Pakistan matched into a residency in the United States. Further, we provide visa advocacy and ensure a smooth transition for all these matched applicants. We have a direct channel of communication with Inthealth, USMLE and FSMB as major stakeholders in the United States medical education. Our observership program has successfully placed 400 students this year and we continue to expand it as we add new mentors. Residency mentorship program, Loan program, Early career webinars and road to medical school are also some other highlights from our prior works which will be continued this year.
This committee serves as a connection between the young physicians and APPNA central and hopefully will help identify the next generation of leaders for APPNA. 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.
- We have two Research Days each year at our Summer Convention and Winter Meeting with over 120 posters presented last year!
- Awards are given to top ten posters after blinded peer review of all abstracts. Over US $5000 worth of Research and Travel awards are granted each year. We plan to expand this in the future and have them published in a journal under APPNA Publications. Please follow our facebook page for updated information and appropriate deadlines.
- We have also started free systematic review and meta-analysis workshops this year and are readily available on our APPNA youtube channel! We hope to work closely with MERIT and RESA to support scholarly work and advance science not only in the United States but also in Pakistan by awarding Research grants.
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.
YPC Webinar Series
Navigating Fellowship Match: Journey Beyond Residency
APPNA Visa Residency Seminar
Introduction to SOAP 2022
Rank Order List: How Does it Work?
Conducting Research using publicly available data. A conversation with Dr. Khosa and RCOP
Supplemental Offer and Acceptance Program (SOAP) Made Simple!
Immigration Visa Options for International Medical Graduates!
Residency Pathway for IMG for Internal Medicine
Financial Planning for Resident and Young Physicians
APPNA Annual Symposia 2021
USMLE Aspirants
- https://youtu.be/yHzOjvyM2yU?si=rnLzwsqFMewitKHv
- https://youtu.be/_0Vc_l8kgi0?si=f5xhYKNLyMeO1hib
- https://youtu.be/yvtjqleShXQ?si=A4MnWT4tUa0B1OfC
- https://youtu.be/C8XJme3yNnk?si=Xasmg8AfHqnhmbIq
- https://youtu.be/GYL7QW3eZcM?si=1QUhOv4f5KHBmh4Y
- https://youtu.be/fmhYrsUS2aU?si=H1I7Tvi25DK1sa7Y
Research and Scholarly Work
- https://youtu.be/0I8RBTLvZ4M?si=L2Qp-qZMp3wXL51L
- https://youtu.be/49dn3fJI0Qw?si=-mGFTN6xF80iob6i
- https://youtu.be/vrXO6YXTFok?si=AazeXjq3BGpcDnsB
Advocacy
Personal Statement Workshop
- PAKISTAN MEDICAL COMMISSION
https://www.pmc.gov.pk/ - H-1B Visa Guidance
https://appna.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/H-1B-visa-guidance.docx - J-1 Visa process made easy
https://appna.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/J-1-visa-process-made-easy.docx
- Change of Category
https://appna.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Change-of-category.docx
FAQ for PMC (former PMDC) Licensing
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.
YES
Yes, there is a separate form & fee for that mentioned on the website.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Yes, as above.
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 licensing@pmc.gov.pk . 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.
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.
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