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FAR MEDICAL PROGRAMS. Dignity, Trust, Service. Historical Overview.
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FAR MEDICAL PROGRAMS Dignity, Trust, Service
Historical Overview December 1988Abp Manoogian, Kevork Hovnanian,Ed Housepian site visit Leninakan, Kirovakan, SpitakEmergency medical programs established1989At the recommendations of Drs. Nercessian, Meyer, Fraser, Goulian Postgraduate Medical Education programs started developing1992 MEDICAL AIRLIFT: “Operation Provide Hope”. US Governmentmedical supplies received inventoried and stored in Armenia1993FAR Medical/Surgical Team deployed to Yerevan at request of Armenian Government to treat casualties of NGK War1990-1997FAR Medical Fellowship established supporting 85 young physicians for three months of training in North American University HospitalsNational Library: Computer training programs established, subscription to over 80 Western Medical Journals secured, Armenian Medical Review Journal published2000 - 2005FAR-FAA founded by FAR Medical Fellowship AlumniFARFAA and Salzburg Program CME for Armenian provincial doctors conceptualized, in partnership with YSMU and through funding from FAR
FAR / FAR-FAA Medical Programs Continuing Medical Education Program - CME - for Armenian provincial doctorsClinical Residency Scholarship ProgramSupport to Republican Scientific Medical Library Salzburg International Medical Program coordination in Armenia since 2003 – since 2010 support with extra grants to SMS program Continuing Medical Education Program – CME - for NKR & JVK doctors - AAHPO founded
Improving Armenian Healthcare FAR’s Contribution
Continuing Medical Education (CME) CME - A continuing training opportunity for physicians practicing in the regions of Armenia(average 48 physicians annually)Conferences, workshops, visiting lecturer seriesMedical equipment and supply distribution to hospitals in Armenia
Continuing Medical Education (CME) • Program Participants 2005 to 2011
Colleagues helping Colleagues FAR continues to provide grants to medical specialists from Armenia who will be trained at Salzburg Medical Seminars in Austria, and will then continue to train their colleagues at home
Clinical Residency Scholarship Program Through its Scholarship Program of ResidentStudents (2007 -2010) FAR offered an opportunity for resident students to be included in the YSMU’s Residence Program on condition that they will work in the RA regional hospitals upon graduation
AAHPO / FAR CME Program In March 2011 AAHPO-FAR started a continuing medical education program for physicians practicing in Artzakh and Javakhk The goal of program to give doctors from NKR and Javakhk the opportunity to one month hands-on training in leading hospitals of Yerevan based on FAR-FAA experience and professional network 40 physicians form Karabagh and Javakhk per year will take their training trough this program
Thank You. For more information please visit - www.farfaa-salzburg.am/cme/www.farusa.org