- MAMCOAANANewsletterMaulana Azad Medical College Alumni Associatiop of North America

President: R.D. Kapoor, M.D.

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Sec. Inder Jit Saini, M.D.Editor: Jagdish Dang, M.D.

June, 1989""

NIAGARA FALLS WELCOMEMAULANAAZADIANS- ~ ~" .,

For centurie'speopIe have traveledto seefn:Efmagnjf~cent,awesome Ni-agara Falls, some caJ.Ht-th~J~ighthwonder of the world. People l@oK"VvitbJ"admiration and are overWhelmed bythe beauty and charm of this cr~ationof God. Nature went all the way in '

modeling theFa1ls and man didri'tleave any stone unturned carving itsbeauty further and enhancirig its.grandeur.

Now tables are turning. In Au~x"gust MAMCOAANAis mee~iIftlieGrand Island and huniir-edSof Mau1a-

Azadians with their families and'trfends are converging to the world fa-

mous attraction fOFtheir ~on.This time Niagara Falls-Williook at

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fueling the fires of romance.

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Remembet the VisaThis is very importl¥1t. Any visitors from India

going with you must ha~f;!re-entry Visa to the USAfrOIl! Canada. If you' are agreen card holder., you

AIlust carry it with you~It does not hurt to be doublycarefu1;pack your passport or birth certificate if youare a U.S. Citizen visiting Niagara Falls.

Also if you are planning to.drive into Ca:naq.a,check with yourautomoHile iRsurance company forthe Canadian I.D. Card. . '

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R. D. Kapoor, M.D. (412) 487-6435Subhash Gulati, M.D. (31,3) 335-3246Inder Jit Saini, M.D. (313) 978-7805Jagdish Dang, M.D. 1985-87Bina Kapila, M.D. 1987-88 (201) 763-5876

Editor/Newsletter Jagdish Dang, M.D. (201) 227"'39144 Arthur Place, Montville, .1NJ

1989 Reunion: Bal Krishan Kapoor (716) 631-3895Membership Committee:Chairperson: R. D.Kapoor, M.D.

President:Vice President:Secretary /'L:reasurer:Past Presidents:

New York Area:

N~w England Area:Midwest Al1ea:West:

. South:CME Committee:

(716) 381 -1819"(41'3)596-95'38(312) 325-4604(209)499-8425(713) 669-1507

Vijay Jain,M.I>.P.L.~uri,M.D. ~ !!

Ashutosh Gupta, M.p.Harsh SaigaI, M.D.Renu Thaper, M:f:).Renu Thaper, M.D.

Liaison with Maulana AzadBalak Ram Verma/M.D.Prave~nMalhotra,M.D.

Liaison with AIIMS: Minakshi& SatishDhalla

(313) 851-0031(419) 224-3740(201) 567-6133

[CAllE PROJECT

qur own, a Maulana Azadian,Dr. Sushil Choud!hary has started acharitable trust for .establishing---ahospital and vocational center~fortheVisuaHy~handieaj)pe~T~d' ..

has been purchased near Delhi; theycould use a lot of help to completethepr~ec~Ifyoucansupportth~worthy cause through MAMCOAA-NA.or on your own and are interest,.ed to lmowmore about it please con-tact Kapila or Dang.

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Rajinder Kapila, M.D. was giv-en the Alumnus Award in 1988at Maulana Azad Medical Col-lege on March 28, 1989..Wow!

Where willHe Stop?

Mark YourCalendar

After workmghard and start-ing M.Al\1COS..UKour President,R.D. Kapoor has now yvritten toGurdip A'Urora,M.D..,ofAustraliato form MAMCOS-AUS.StayTuned...

65th Annual Convention ofIndi-an Medical Association will beheld in ,the twin cities of Jagadh-ri-Yamuna Nagar ~Haryana) fromDecember 25 to 30, 1989.

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INDIAN MEDICAlASSOCIATION-V

Dr. N.K. Grover, from the firstbatch of Maulana Mad is now theHonorary General Secretary of In-dian Medical Association (IMA).:MAMCOAANAsalutes Dr. Groveron his achievements.

Your editor, Dr. Dang is amember of IMA and is generallyin touch with their officers, includ-ing Dr. Grover. If you ait\e~terest-eclWt<:beco:rl],cing.~memberoF IMAdr getting any more info pleasecontact him.

DUES ARE DUE,

One SRouse Maulana Azadian:$50-

Both Spouses Members: $75-

Dues are for 1989 Calendar yea~(1-1-89 to 12-31-89)Make checks payable to:MAMCOAANA

Send to: Inder Jit Saini,M.D.3'793parbara Drive,Sterling Hts, MI 48310TEL: (313) 978-7805

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AAPI NEWS

AAPI mee'tis ion'EJrorida this

year. Next meeting is.slated forChicago in June 1990. IMA'ot;1illi-nois will be the hosting body andAshutosh Gupta, M.D. the chair-man.

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(JAGDISH C.DANG, M.D.I VISITED MAMCOS 1988

Mer 23 years of leaving Indiaand six trips back home I visitedM-aulana Azad Medical College onthe auspicioUSoccasionofMAM-COS Reunion on December 20,1988. And auspicious it was! I en-joyed every minute of it. The regali-ty:of the arrangements can only befelt nofwritten in words. I still feeland think about the excitementthose celebrations engendered-ineveryone present.

The day's event started withCME. The gala program, the bou-quets of flowers, the floweryspeeches, the speechless oohs andaahs, everything merged into totalexhilaration. The decorations, the.welcoming remarks, the remarka-ble organization of registratiop.,-sales of neck ties, the presen.tation,

Q\verything was tip-top, of the fIrstrder. I wish the lunch was chhole

pathure.Meeting old friends, old

flames burning, hugging yourteachers, remembering cliche'sabout the classmates of yester'-years. I fmally got back at Dr. Anu-suya Das (she poked fun at me foryears) and she took it in good

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stride. The other teachers weregreat too.

The award ceremonies atnight were full of enthusiasmand vitality. And the party, ohwhat a party it was!

Maulana Azad Medical Col-lege Old Students Associationwas born many years ago. But itnever got off the ground, becamemoribund before rea~hinE adul~hood. Then came the word,MAMCOAANAgot started in theUSA. Men women and childrenof Maulana Azad Me~cal Collegewere meeting and partying andreminiscing in Pennsylvania andWisconsin, Maryland and NewYork. That gave an infusion orlife and health to MAMCOS.Andnow, you should see it! It is an af-fair to remember. You must at-tend it if you are there. Better&till,plan on going this year, it is'on December 20, 1989. You~on'tregret it.

We had an executive commit-tee meeting too. Theoexecutivemembers ofMAMCOS, MAM-COAANAand MAMCOS-UKsataround sternly to do the business

of the day. ThankBo~somebodybroke the-ice and the big Wigsre-laxed a little.

I met Dr. D.S. Agarwal, thepresent Dean of Maulana Azad; avery nice person. You ~st meethim llVOUvisit there. And don'tforget Dr. Prem Kakar, MedicalSuperintendent ofLNJP Hospital,oldIrwin Hospital).He makesyou feel truly welcomed! back toyour roots. I would like to tell youabout all the beautiful people Imet there but maybe you willwrite to me about them when youvisit there next. Take lots of pic-tures and send them for publica-tions in the Xewsletter.

I do "Wish~IA~ICOS wouldgive a little more recognition toMAMCOAAJ.'\A and the two Asso-ciations would collaborate inbigger and better projects, and Ican keep reporting the greatstrides Maulana Azad Alumni aretakip.g.

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(J4GDISH C. DANG, M.D.I VISITED MAMCOS 1988

After 23 years ofleaving Indiaand six trips back home I visitedMaulana Azad Medical College onthe auspiciouS occasion-ef-MAM-COS Reunion on December 20,1988. And auspicious it was! I en-joyed every minute of it. The regali-ty:of the arrangements can only befelt nOt'written in words. I still feeland think about the excitementthose celebrations engendered ineveryone present.

The day's event started withCME. The gala program, the bou-quets of flowers, the floweryspeeches, the speechless oohs andaahs, everything merged into totalexhilaration. The decorations, thewelcoming remarks, the remarka-ble organization of registration,-sales of neck ties, the presenta.tion,a"'. werything was tip-top, of the fIrst

. rder. I wish the lunch was chholepathure.

Meeting old friends, oldflames burning, hugging yourteachers, remembering cliche'sabout the classmates of yester'-years. I fInally got back at Dr. Anu-suya Das (she poked fun at me foryears) and she took it in good

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stride. The other teachers weregreat too.

The award ceremonies atnight were full of enthusiasmand vitality. And the party, ohwhat a party it was!

Maulana Azad Medical Col-lege Old Students Associationwas born many years ago. But itnever got off the ground, becamemoribund before reaching adult-hood. Then came the word,MAMCOAANAgot started in theUSA. Men women and childrenof Maulana Azad MesficalCollegewere meeting and partying andreminiscing in Pennsylvania andWisconsin, Maryland and NewYork. That gave an infusion orlife and health to MAMCOS.Andnow, you should see it! It is an af-fair to remember. you must at-tend it if you are there. Better&till,plan on going this year, it ison December 20,1989. You,won'tregret it.

We had an executive commit-tee meeting too. The$executivemembers ofMAMCOS, MAM-COAANAand MAMCOS-UKsataround sternly to do the business

of the day. Thank God, somebod::"broke the-ice and the big W'..g'5re-laxed a little.

I met Dr. D.S. Agarwa:. thepresent Dean ofMaulana.~ avery nice person. You m~--tmee;:him if you visit there. And rum.;;forget Dr. Prem Kakar, ~ediea:Superintendent ofLNJP H~~(old Irwin Hospital). He makesyou feel truly welcomed baclr toyour roots. I would like ro tell youabout all the beautiful people Imet there but maybe you willwrite to me about them when youvisit there next. Take lots of pic-tures and send them for publica-tions in the Newsletter.

I do wish MAMCOSwouldgive a little more recognition toMAMCOAANAand the two Asso-ciations would!collaborate inbigger and better projects, and Ican keep reporting the greatstrides Maulana Azad Alumni aretakip.g.

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There is a conference galore in1ndia whenever you want to visit

The executive committee of there. At least partly it may beMAMCOAANAwill hold its meet- that back home they have under-ing in Chicago on June 17 and 18, stood the intricacies oftlie capital-1989 to discuss~details of the Re- istic system and the IRS implica:-union program for this year and tions in the West. For example,several other issues inc1udingre- there were at least eight high lev-visions in by laws and liaison with el educational conferences match-MAMCOS (INDIA, U.K., AUS- iJilgthe international calibre orTRALIA)and AAPl name in New Delhi during the

':[he meeting will Deheld at the XMASseason last year -the timeresjdeNce ofD1!;c~h\!ltesh Gaflta\ "'"wheJlmestof(\!ls~canvisit IndiaDr~Gupta will also host a lunch and Nepal with our children.for MAMCOAANAmembers on It ispossiDle that wErateverJune 18. For further -f;rormation time you want to visit your folksplease contact him at (312) 325- you can make inquiries, register4604 or (312) 947-2289. YOl:1I'self,attend some conferences

in your field (most of them havegeneralized content), whereveryou are going to stay and tax de-duct part ofyour trip, gaining val-uable knowledge at the sametime. .,.~

y@~ceu1'dwrite to Delhi Me~ical Association, American Medi-cal Association, Maulana Azad orany other coRege,or call your edi-tor to get more info.

HOLIDAY INN,,GRAND ISLAND

Mamcoaana ExecutiveCommittee To Meet InChicago On June 17,18

MAMCOAANAReunion, Au-gust 3 to August 6,1989.

Fo~special air fares andfor ho-tel arrangements: Travel House In-ternational (716) 83p-2141.

. Room rents from $76 to 96 pernight. A few suites are available.Call as soon as possible.

RooIRs..havebalconies. Outdoor,indoor pools, wadmgtlreaiqF chil-dr~n, endl~ss tennis an€!~lIh~spa, gym, massage, sauna, whIrl-pool, gameroom, Niagai'a FaIts.Electrjc entertaimnent is being ar-ranged.

MAMC()~GkFMPSES ~?1988

Prof. P. K Kakar Dr. Ashok Vaid

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Auditorium.. MAMCOS 1988

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~r. Jain, Editor of JAMA-lndiaVisits Chicago

Dr. J.K. Jain, a graduate ofMAMC 1967 and a surgeon basedin New /Delbi bas earned theuniqlle 'nom>rof being on the inter-nationaLad:yisory committee ofJAMA since 1~. He is the editorand publisher of JAMA-India, oneof eleve:a inter:aational editionspublished by Jj\MA.

pr. Jai..R,wBo-c,aJsooperatesaMedical Televisio:a Program andproduces MedicafVrn-eoFihp.s athis Jam S~l!!;Qio,';:r:!=!c~ntl~vi~itedChicago to attend' ,A]\M.'samlual .internatio:aail EElitor'smeeting.from May 8-12. He presented a!Ominute video fIlm (produced at hisown studio) on the events leadingto development and success ofJAMA-l:adia which is publishedmo:athly with a circulation ofabout 10,000 copies and has be-"gme.the most widely read journal

VTndia.While in Chicago, Dr Jain was

welcomed and reviewed by Dr-",Ash-utosh Gupta, a member of the ex-

Drs. J.Jain and A. Gupta

ecutive committee ofMAMCOAANA.He wasalsoinvited to MAM-COAANA'Sannual reunion in August at Niagara Falls to which he re-plied, "I wiIftty my best to be there."

CONFER.ENCE IN GERIATRIC MEDICINE

Drs. D.S. Agarwal and S. Sauhdev at the Conference

Internationai Conference on"Geriatric Medicine and!Gerontolo-gy was held in Park Hotel, NewDelhi from Dec. 20 to Dec. 23, 1988under the auspices of Geriatric So-ciety of India. It wassponsor:ed byMaulana Azad Medical College. Dr.G.G. MansharamanhprofessorofMedicine at MAMCwas the orga-nizing Director. This was the firsttime that such a conference inGeri..atrics was held in India.

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Report Of The Constitution And Bylaws Committee

The constitution and bylaws committee, consisting ofRaj K.Gupta, M.D., Dr. Vijay Dixit met on 5-7-89 and the presentconstitution was reviewed. After considerable discussion thecommittee has come up with the following proposed amend-ments;

Active Membership: Line one presently reads as "all thosewho have graduated from M.A.M.C,"Our proposed amend-ment, would be, "all those who have graduated from M.A.M.C.(includes graduates, postgraduates and postdoctoral studentsofM.A.M.C.)

Explanation - The committee felt this would broaden thescope ofmembersmp and should ,strengthen the organization.

Article 4B. Honorary Membership.The amendment should read, "the token dues should be as-sessed to the honorary members in the amount of half theoriginal dues for active membership. The second amendmentwould be, the honorary members may be appointed by the ex-ecutive committee to various committees in advisory capacity.

D) The proposed amendment would be; Life membership forany active or honorary members can,be obtained by any eligi-ble member.

The dues would be ten times the current dues, payable in asingle payment.

All the dues from the life membership should be used only asan investment, for example CD's or safe investD].ents.The re-turns from the life memberships dues only can,be used forgeneral operating expenses leaving the original principle in-tact.

Article IV: Section BThe vice president's position should be replaced by the presi-dent elect. The terms and conditions would be the §aBI€as thevice presidents. And the method of election wop¥<f1Jethesameas the present vice president. The committee felt that thiswould allow the president elect to learn and be prepared forthe working of the organization faster.

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Paragraph DThe committee also looked into adding another member to theexecutive council which would be a secretary elect. The func-tion of the secretary elect would be the same as the presidentelect to the president. The following year the secretary electwould become the secretary treasurer. The method of electionwould be again the same as specified in the elections. The sec-retary president elect would also be a part of the executivecouncil.

The discussion at the last meeting ofMAMCOAANA,the gep.-eral body decided to have a position ofjoint secretary. At thattime, the function of the joint secretary to the executive coun-cil was not specified completely. The bylaws committee is notquite clear about the function of the joint secretary andwhether we should have a secretary treasurer elect or ajointsecretary.

Article VII -Executive Council

It would consist of a president, president elect, secretary

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treasurer, secretary treasurer elect and according to thepresent bylaws, would have two immediate past presidents.The executive council members should be"iITcreasedto a totalnumber of five instead offour so that this would give an elev-en member council to facilitate balloting.

The nominating committee also felt that an audit committeeshould be appointed by the president or the executive council.The audit committee should consist of three active membersand should oversee that all accounting.and bookkeeping proce-dures are in order for tax purposes. This committee would beappointed by the president.

The committee also looked~futothe present election proCeSSand going through the present constitution, it was felt thatthe present election process involves elections at the time ofthe general body meeting as specified on page two under theheadip.g of general body.

Beyond that the election process is not specified at all.

At the present time, the constitution and bylaws committeelooked into two avenues, one method could be that the elec-tions could be done at the time of general body meetings inthe presence of whoever active member is present and thenominations could be from the floor. The other possibilitywould be to have a nominating committee and have the elec- ;-~

~~~ VIf the elections are held;by mail, its possible that more peoplecould be involved in the election process of the present organi-zation instead of only the people who are present on that day.

The bylaws committee strongly felt that the elections by mailmay be the way to go.

For this reason, it is recommended that the president should,appoint a nominating committee at least by the end of Febru-ary, which would consist of three members. These memberscould not be a part of the present executive council members.

After the reasonable slate is brought out, the slate of proposedofficers would be sent to the general membership. The gener81membership would then have two to three week time period tonominate any new members for the executive council. Theproposed members from the general membership should be amember in good standing and should be nominated by at leastfive members.

If there are no nominations from the general body member-ship, the proposed slate from the nominating committeewould be held uncontested. Ifthere are no nominations fromthe general body members then there would be no elections. Ifany nominations come forth by the general body membersthen these names would be added to the initial ballot andthen the elections would be held by mail.

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There was no further business. The meeting was adjourned. GRespectfully submitted,

Raj K. Gupta, M.D.

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This year 1988 was another milestone in the founding ofMAMCOAANA. In reaching its 5th yearthe organization has matured considerably, realizing many of the goals of its agenda. Not only has itrenewed and strengthened friendships among Alumni here and in India, it has also fostered a fruit-ful educational exchange between us and MAMCOS.The silver Jubilee Reunion was spectacular.Thirty of us from the Class of 1964 were honored by our colleagues and peers. It was also hearteningto observe the achievements of our friends and colleagues. The new President ofMAMCOS, Dr. Y. P.Munjal Class of "64" alias "MONO-ACTING"welcomed our executive committee at a reception. Heemphasized the need for further cooperation between MAMCOAANAand MAMCOS.

Discussions were held about expanding the Video Library in Maulana Azad Medical College. It ismy hope that all of you will generously support this project by donating medical video and audio cas-settes. You may send them to me at the address given below. We also encourage any new ideas whichmight assist our endeavo,rs.

The year 1989, December 20, the Class of "65"will be honored. Dr. Balak Ram Verma, a memberofMAMCOANNA and a foundfug member ofIndus medical foundation along with others has contin-ued to perfoFID a tremendous tas~ -namely the completion of the hospital in Simla. I hope that ourother members will join and support this project and similar institutions elsewhere.

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I received a letter from the Dean ofMaulana Azad College, Dr. D. S. Agarwal thanking and com-mending the spirit ofMAMCOAANAmember, in donating funds for scholarships and helping to re-member the founding principle Col. B. L. Taneja and sustaining the fme educational policies of ouralma mater. I thank each one gfyou for your generosity and supporl and you will continue to buildMAMCOAANAas an organization which will be a model for others to follow.

Bina Kapila, M.D.34 Crest DriveSouth Orange, N.J. 07018(201) 763-5874

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On behalf of MAMCOAANAI would like to felicitate the entire executive of MAMCOSfor the out-standing success of the 1988 Reunion. Your meticulous arrangement and exceptional hospitalitymade it a memorable experience for all of us who attended.

Our executive meeting, as you would recall, was q-qiteproductive in establishing a new and longsought for relationsmp - a lasting handshake and a long-term association and commitment.

MAMCOAANA'Sliaison with MAMCOS,we believe, can only lead to a stronger bond and a com-mitment to s~are a common ideology for a better future for the Maulanians.

To re-affirm our unification we propose that all future projects that MAMCOAANAwishes to un-dertake in India will be carried out with the help ofMAMCOS. Our membership, however, wishes tomaintain the indentity of MAMCOAANAin all such undertakings.

Your endorsement to this proposal will allow us to establish an overseas account in the name ofMAMCOAANAto fund our future projects. We shall vest the authority to MAMCOSto operate theaccount on our behalf.

Our alumni wishes to create a new scholarship fund to a needy student this year and contributeadditionally, towards the purchase of video equipment for MAMClibrary. We would like to achievethe same once after a new account is established.

We deeply appreciate your support and cooperation and look forward to serve our alma-mater thebest possible way.v:

With best wishes,Sincerely yours,

Rajeshwar Kapoor

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DR. R.P. GUPTAThat guy never gives up. Keep-

ing in mind his untiring work, Mau-lana Azad Medical College has de-cided to give him the AlumnusAward of1989. Congratulations RP.

Dr. Y. P. Munjal

MAMCOAANA NEWSLETTER

EDITOR: JAGDISH DANGM.D.4 ARTHUR PL.MONTVILLE, NJ 07045

SECRETARY'S REPORT::I

There are 70 paid members for 1989 so for. This is much better "'-'than the last year up to this point. About 10 new Maulanians have in-quired about the associations. The information was sent to all of them.

About 50 addresses have to be corrected. Most of them were pickedby returned mail. These fifty members changed their location. But wewere not informed. This wasted a lot of time, effort & money. So weurge them to keep the association informed of their changed address-es.

About 10 letters were replied to different members. Membershipnotices were sent to all the addresses (450 or so).

Bal Krishan is working very hard in finalizing the details of com-ing Reunion at Niagara Falls.

I urge all members to register as soon as possible. Members will beable to save money by registering in advance.

Remember to write separate checks for membership dues and forthe registration for the reunion. Make Check payable to"M.A.M.C.O.A.A.N.A." and send to lnder Jit Saini, 3793 BarbaraDrive, Sterling Hts., MI 48310.

For Hotel registration: Write, call, send money to the travel agentdirectly.

Bring more Maulanians to this reunion. Call your friends to tellgood things about the association.

Inder Jit SainiGraduate Of 1967 Batch.

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