New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) Indian-American doctors Thursday said here that they will help their native country upgrade its medical education system and train Indians in the field of emergency medicine.
Over 125 doctors of Indian-origin from the US are in the national capital to participate in the first-ever Indo-US Healthcare summit beginning Friday.
“Let me tell all of you that we have not forgotten our roots, that is India. We are here to share our knowledge and bring out a recommendation paper to improve the medical education of the country further,” said Hemant Patel, president of the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI).
Patel said the meeting will attempt to bring together caring and dedicated physicians from both the countries to focus on six disease areas – diabetes, heart ailments, AIDS, TB, mental health and emergency medicine.
“Workshop on each area would attempt to identify the best practices for each therapeutic area and provide guidance on treatment.
“Our ultimate goal is to help patients and focus on providing right care at right time. This unique workshop will help us understand the scenario here better and develop healthcare best practices in collaboration with Indian experts,” he told IANS.
AAPI is a strong doctors’ lobby in the US with a membership of 43,000 doctors of Indian origin.
The two-day conference is being organised by AAPI in collaboration with the Indian Medical Association (IMA) and the Medical Council of India (MCI).
“We need your knowledge and you need our experience. We welcome all doctors of Indian origin to contribute to upgrade our education standard and help us in learning new medical practices,” said Vedprakash Mishra, executive member of the MCI said.
“I think this summit will go a long way in helping us to improve our medical course curriculum and learn new techniques,” Mishra added.
IMA president Ajay Kumar said the summit would have mutual benefit for both parties. “While we can learn about emergency medicine from them, they can learn about tropical diseases like TB from India.”
Visiting neurologist Sarjit Singh said India has the capability of helping the global community handle its health problems.
“As people with Indian origin, our job is to help our motherland improve in medical field and sit at par with other developed nations,” Singh said.