UK honours for Bahraini pioneer.A TOP Bahraini medical pioneer has been honoured by one of the world's leading public health institutes.Arabian Gulf University References 1. ^ M. Brownell Anderson (December 2003). Viewpoint: Crossing Boundaries with International Medical Education. Association of American Medical Colleges. Retrieved on 2007-04-07. 2. ^ Arabian Gulf University. (AGU AGU Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo, Japan AGU American Geophysical Union AGU Arabian Gulf University (Bahrain) AGU All Grown Up (TV show) AGU Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Mexico ) vice-president Profess-or Faisal Abdul Latif Al Nasir has been awarded a Fellowship fellowship Graduate education A post-residency training period of 1–2 yrs in a subspecialty–eg, hand surgery, which allows a specialized physician to develop a particular expertise that may have a related subspecialty board; fellowship time is often of the Royal College of Physicians' (London) Faculty of Public Health, by distinction. The fellowship is considered the highest rank of membership to the faculty, which sets the standards for public health professional compliance and practice. Faculty vice-president Professor Alan Maryon-Devise said in his letter to Prof Al Nasir: "It is my great pleasure to inform you that the board has voted to elect you as a fellow of the faculty through distinction. "This level of membership is only offered to those who are recognised as having distinguished themselves through their significant contribution to science, literature, or practice of public health and/or through their outstanding service to the faculty". Professor Al Nasir, who obtained his PhD in Family Medicine from the University of Glasgow The University of Glasgow (Scottish Gaelic: Oilthigh Ghlaschu, Latin: Universitas Glasguensis) was founded in 1451, in Glasgow, Scotland. in 1987, is also a Fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) was founded in 1952 in London, England. It is a registered charity that aims to maintain the highest standards of general medical practice in education, training and research in the UK. - UK and member of the Irish College Irish Colleges were centres of education for Irish Catholic clergy and lay people on continental Europe in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. The Colleges were set up to educate Catholics from Ireland in their own religion following the takeover of the country by the Protestant of General Practiti-oners in Dublin. He is professor of family medicine and vice-president of the AGU and a consultant for the World Health Organisation. He is also the chairman of Family and Community Medicine, Arab Board for Medical Specialisations. Prof Al Nasir is engaged in research and has more than 40 publications in international journals around the world. He was awarded many prizes and acknowledgments regionally and overseas and has been advocating for the development and promotion of family medicine in the Arab world “Arab States” redirects here. For the political alliance, see Arab League. The Arab World (Arabic: العالم العربي; Transliteration: al-`alam al-`arabi) stretches from the Atlantic Ocean in the over the past 25 years . "I consider this as an award for Bahrain and for all those who work hard to develop science in the region," said Prof Al Nasir. The fellowship will be presented to him officially during the award ceremony at the faculty's annual conference in London in June this year. Copyright 2009 Gulf Daily News Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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