By Pervez Bari, TwoCircles.net,
Bhopal: Dr. Latif Zafar Jilani, a lecturer in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, (JNMC), in the Aligarh Muslim University, (AMU), has been awarded membership of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, UK (RCSEd).
Dr. Jilani was conferred with the membership by the president of the Royal College, Mr. John D. Orr, at the Diploma Ceremony of the college held at the historic Surgeon’s Hall in Edinburgh. The prestigious RCSEd membership was bestowed on him following the successful completion of the requisite Inter-collegiate MRCS Examination. Ninety-two new members and fellows from all over the world were inducted into the world-renowned Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh at the Conferring Ceremony.
Speaking at the ceremony, the president of the college Mr. John D. Orr said: “Our new members are joining a famous and venerable institution, which has been educating and training surgeons for over 500 years since 1505.” The ceremony was attended by more than 90 diplomats and guests apart from many top medical professionals, including many RCSEd Fellows.
According to a Press release issued by Zeeshan Ahmad, Assistant Public Relations’ Officer AMU, Dr. Jilani obtained his MBBS and MS Orthopaedics degrees from JNMC. Before joining the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery as a Lecturer, he worked at Armed Forces Hospital, Oman, Warrington Hospital Cheshire and Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester (UK).