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The American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, for collaboration in the areas of Research, Education and Student Exchange for a period of five years during the ongoing 17th edition of AAPI’s Annual Global Healthcare Summit in New Delhi and Manipal Karnataka.
The collaboration between the AIIMS and AAPI signed at AIIMS in the presence of representatives from AAPI and AIIMS on January 3rd, 2024 marks a significant initiative to advance research, academia, and the exchange of knowledge, ultimately aiming to enhance patient care in India and has been hailed as a major step forward.
On behalf of AAPI, Dr. Anjana Samadder, President of AAPI signed the MoU, while Dr. M. Srinivasan, Director of AIIMS signed the MoU on behalf of AIIMS marking a new beginning in global collaboration in the exchange of knowledge and medical students.
“The meeting today is a great beginning to facilitate collaborative efforts between India and the United States,” said Dr. Samadder. “The MoU between AAPI and AIIMS, India’s most premier Medical Education Institute has been signed for the purpose of furthering cooperation in education, student exchange, and research activities, affirming our intent to promote such academic collaborations and participate in various academic endeavors.”
The MoU envisages fulfilling the objectives including that AAPI will offer administrative support to AIIMS by cooperation between AAPI and AIIMS and aims at revamping or initiating new fellowship programs at AIIMS.
Under the Internship programs at AAPI, undergraduate and post graduate and Ph.D. level students from AIIMS may visit universities/hospitals where AAPI members hold key positions for a period of two to eight weeks to attend Observership programs, specifically designed and offered or as a part of ongoing research at AAPI.
Under the Joint Supervision Program, Doctoral level students from either side can be co-supervised by faculty members from both the organizations. AAPI may permit its members to visit AIIMS for short durations, ranging from one week to one year to teach at AIIMS. AAPI may invite faculty members from AIIMS to visit AAPI as visiting faculty members as per their designations for research and academic activities at institutions or hospitals where members hold key positions, for limited durations, on mutually agreeable terms.
