Annual Report of ANMF

ANMF During 2000-2001 and Beyond

Report presented to the ANMF annual meeting at Rochester, New York
by
ANMF Secretary Janak Koirala, MD, MPH

Fourth ANMF Convention Atlanta 2000

• ANMF started its Fifth year with annual meeting at CDC / Emory University, Atlanta June 9-10, 2000
• about 50 participants from North America and Nepal
• Birth of ANMF Project Committee - Fred Shepardson, Roshan Shrestha, Sanjay Khanal

Meetings with ANMF Nepal

• ANMF Nepal Meeting, August 2000
• welcomed the project proposal concept
• plan to expand membership and form a formal executive body
• ANMF Nepal Meeting, March 2001
• Dr Don Blair and Julia Shepardson
• Need more active role of ANMF Nepal
• establish a formal office in Kathmandu?

ANMF Membership

• Database of over 250 ANMF members and friends
• one new Life Member added this year - Dr Donald Blair
• 27 new membership and renewals during Dec. 2000 membership drive
• more renewals / new members expected at annual meeting
• Dues paid for 2001: 5 Life Members, 23 Regular Members, 2 Trainee Members, 1 Student Member

Life Members

• Seaborn Beck Weathers, MD
• Kristin Stueber, MD
• Sanjay Khanal, MD
• Gaury Adhikary, MD
• Donald Blair, MD

Other Contributions

• Julia and Fred Shepardson contributed $1000 to purchase computer for T. U. T.H. Library
• Faculty’s travel to KUMS partly supported by - Dr Subarna Pradhan, Dr Richard Katzman, Dr Sanjay Khanal
• Nepal Association of Northern California organized a fund raising dinner for ANMF and NANC
• Wyeth-Ayerst to donate $500 to ANMF - Dr Subarna Pradhan

Medical Education Resources to Nepal

• ANMF sent books, journals, softwares to TUTH library and KU Medical School Library
• shipment is a problem
• current policy- via U.S. Mail’s M-Bag on donator’s own expense
• Sunil Sharma, MD, ANMF Medical Education Resources Coordinator, to discuss details
• /www.BooksForNepal.com/ - for grade school English books

CME in Nepal: Year 2000

• 3 CME programs in year 2000
• Radiology CME (Nov. 4-5, 2000) - Prof. William Brant’s team, U of Utah
• Neurology CME (Nov. 11-12, 2000) - ANMF, University of Calgary and SIMON’s joint venture, Prof. Robert Lee’s leadership
• ENT CME - Dr. David Barr’s team, N. Carolina

Future CME Programs for Nepal

• 2001
  • ER Medicine - Sunil Sharma and Scott Meskin
  • Cardiology/Pulmonary Medicine - Sidney Braman and Arjun Karki

• 2002
  • Infectious Disease - James Allen, Don Blair, Janak Koirala

Other Help to Nepal

• Stethoscopes to Nepal
• Educational Exchanges:
• Coordinated visits and provided help to healthcare related visitors from North America to Nepal
• Help provided to visitors/ trainees from Nepal to USA

ANMF Partnership

• Various Institutions and organizations in North America where the individual members come from
• Medisend- not-for-profit, voluntary service to hospitals of underdeveloped countries

ANMF Partners in Nepal

• Kathmandu University
• visited by ANMF officials and members
• K.U. represented in Annual meeting
• Tribhuvan University
• visited by ANMF officials and members
• well received but indifference in action
• Other- Patan Hospital, B&B Hospital, CIWEC Clinic, SIMON, etc.

/www.anmf.net/

• Sanjeeb Khanal - webmaster
• Sanjay Khanal,MD - coordinator
• Excellent website but “underused”
• suggestions are welcome
• need volunteers to publish or help

Proposed Goals for 2001-2002

• Start a project in Nepal with available funds and seek for more funding
• ANMF Nepal’s more active involvement
• formal book-keeping help
• Involve more members in ANMF activities
• Building new partnerships while strengthening relations with old
• Explore new directions
• more active involvement in training?
• participation in public health activities?