Prof. Hossam Hamdy, Chancellor of GMU Awarded Honorary Fellow of AMEE (FAMEE)
Prof. Hossam Hamdy, the Chancellor of Gulf Medical University and an internationally known medical educator and active Pediatric Surgeon has been awarded the Honorary Fellow of AMEE (FAMEE)- An International Association for Medical Education in Europe, Which is the biggest association having more than 3000 educators in various health professions.
A scholar, professional and leader in higher education in the Middle East, renowned internationally, Prof. Hossam Hamdy, is a Professor of Surgery and Medical Education.
This award is prestigious and bestowed upon him to honour his outstanding contribution in field of Medical Education.
“This award was given to him for his outstanding academic contributions, have had significant impact upon medical and health professions education, his leadership and societal impact, have provided great support for medical and health professions education, or have created opportunities and fostered innovation in the Institution, region or country for the advancement of medical and health professions education” a press release from the Gulf Medical University stated.
This is not only a proud moment for Gulf Medical University but also United Arab Emirates and a reflection of the work and excellence done in UAE and a great visibility globally. Gulf Medical University has been a hallmark of innovation in Health professions education. Prof. Hossam Hamdy Said “We are preparing the health professionals of the future who are going to serve UAE, region and all over the World, He was Personally very happy being recognized as he has devoted his life for the development for Medical Education, which will also inspire other colleagues to do more in the field of medical education.”
He advised to the young Aspiring in the field to be proud of training Health professionals as, if you train one person able to do 10,000 operations and if you are able to train 10 such professionals you are going to play an exponential role, Lifelong learning and self-development is most important for any individual to succeed, We have to keep in pace of ways of teaching and contributing in development of the future workforce in the Health Sector.
The future of Health professions is very bright, the systems of healthcare are changing rapidly, the technology is changing rapidly, the health professionals should be trained to work in the new world of healthcare practice which will be highly enabled by Technology, Preparing the future graduates in using technology is becoming an important component of Health professions education. Dealing with human beings need a professional to be empathetic and needs to understand the fear of the patient and his family, they need to have good communication skills and to understand the needs of the patient. Hoping to see a more Health and Safe world in the future.
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TVK chief Vijay appointed Tamil Nadu CM, to be sworn-in on May 10
Chennai (PTI): Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar on Saturday appointed TVK chief C Joseph Vijay as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and and the leader will take oath on Sunday, the Lok Bhavan said.
The swearing-in of the Vijay-led ministry will be held on Sunday at 10 am here at Nehru Stadium.
Vijay was appointed CM after he presented letters of support from the VCK and the IUML who have two MLAs each. The governor held talks for about an hour over the requisite support.
According to a Lok Bhavan press release, Vijay was appointed the chief minister by Governor Arlekar as per the provisions of the Constitution. The governor also invited Vijay to form ministry.
Further, Arlekar asked Vijay to seek the vote of confidence on or before May 13.
The TVK chief met the governor along with Congress top leader K Selvaperunthagai and leaders of supporting parties including the CPI(M) State Secretary P Shanmugam.
Taking into account support from VCK and IUML, who have 2 seats each, the TVK's seat tally has now touched 120 in the 234-member Assembly.
