Great Equalization: Is MBBS From India Equal To M.D. In U.S.A?
Great Equalization: Is MBBS From India Equal To M.D. In U.S.A?
Great Equalization: Is MBBS From India Equal To M.D. In U.S.A?
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AAPI Journal • March 2009<br />
AAPI (American Association<br />
of Physicians of <strong><strong>In</strong>dia</strong>n Origin)<br />
Sanku Rao, M.D., President<br />
600 Enterprise Drive, Suite 108<br />
Oakbrook, IL 60523<br />
Phone: 630-990-2277<br />
Fax: 630-990-2281<br />
www.aapiusa.org<br />
AAPI Journal Editor<br />
Sivaprasad Madduri, M.D.<br />
2817 Charlton Lane<br />
Poplar Bluff, MO 63901<br />
O: 573-778-7158<br />
H: 573-686-3632<br />
F: 573-686-1298<br />
madduri@semo.net<br />
The AAPI Journal is published<br />
quarterly by the American<br />
Association of Physicians of <strong><strong>In</strong>dia</strong>n<br />
Origin (AAPI). This publication<br />
may not be reproduced in whole<br />
or in part without the express<br />
written permission of the AAPI.<br />
All articles published including<br />
editorials, letters and book reviews<br />
represent the opinions of the<br />
authors and do not reflect the<br />
official policy of AAPI.<br />
Copyright ' 2009 AAPI.<br />
All rights reserved.<br />
Designed & Printed by:<br />
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CONTENT<br />
Executives<br />
• Presidential Message by Sanku Rao, M.D. ........................4<br />
• Editor’s Desk by Sivaprasad Madduri, M.D. ..........8<br />
• President-Elect’s Report by Vinod Shah, M.D. ....................10<br />
• Vice President’s Report by Ajeet R. Singhvi, M.D ..............11<br />
• Secretary’s Report by Prasad Srinivasan, M.D. ............13<br />
• Treasurer’s Report by Narendra R.Kumar, M.D. ..........14<br />
Feature<br />
• Reflections on the Second<br />
<strong>In</strong>do-US Summit by Prasad Srinivasan, M.D. ............15<br />
• Partners with AAPI to Host a<br />
Successful Medical Conference<br />
<strong>In</strong> Goa, <strong><strong>In</strong>dia</strong><br />
by Nasir Khan, M.D.......................19<br />
• Prevention of Deafness:<br />
A Vision for <strong><strong>In</strong>dia</strong> by Raj Desai, M.D. ......................21<br />
• Pharmaceutical Advertisement:<br />
Makes for Better Healthcare<br />
For All?<br />
by Sidharth Bagga, M.D.<br />
Shagun Bagga-Malhotra, M.D.<br />
Pankaj Malhotra, M.D...............22<br />
• <strong>Great</strong> <strong><strong>Equal</strong>ization</strong>...<br />
<strong>Is</strong> <strong>MBBS</strong> <strong>From</strong> <strong><strong>In</strong>dia</strong> <strong>Equal</strong> <strong>To</strong><br />
M.D. <strong>In</strong> U.S.A? by Akshay Desai, M.D. ................23<br />
• Crisis! by M. P. Ravindra Nathan, M.D. ....24<br />
Special Articles<br />
• Obesity, Acanthosis Nigrican<br />
and Type 2 Diabetes in High<br />
School Youth<br />
• Probiotic Theraphy<br />
by Naznin M. Dixit, M.D.<br />
Mehul P. Dixit, M.D. ................26<br />
by M. S. Reddy, M.D.<br />
D. R. K. Reddy, M.D. ................27<br />
• The Behaviorally<br />
Disruptive Physician by Gopal Lalmalani, M.D. ............29<br />
• Suffocation by Riddhi Shah, M.D. ....................30<br />
• Distinguished AAPI Members<br />
AMA Awards ......................................................31<br />
• AAPI Membership Update ......................................................32<br />
• AAPI Membership Registration ......................................................33<br />
• AAPI Membership Status Report ......................................................35<br />
• AAPI Upcoming Events ......................................................42<br />
Depatments<br />
• Members in the News:<br />
Raj Gupta, M.D., AppaRao Mukkamala, M.D.,<br />
Shastri Swaminathan, M.D., Prasad Srinivasan, M.D.,<br />
Roshni Kulkarni, M.D., ......................................................37<br />
• Poem (Autumnal Burst) by Monita Soni, M.D. ......................7<br />
• Poem (When I <strong>To</strong>ok Off My<br />
White Coat) by Sharmeela Saha, M.D. ..............39<br />
• Poem (Superwoman) by Vimol Goyle, M.D. ....................42<br />
About the Cover<br />
The second <strong>In</strong>do-US summit, held from January 2nd to<br />
4th, 2009 in New Delhi in collaboration with the<br />
Government of <strong><strong>In</strong>dia</strong> and IMA.<br />
www.aapiusa.org<br />
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