Dear fellow ASI members,
New team of Executive Committee assumed office after relishing the academic feast and hospitality of Bagalkot Conference. Chairman elect, Dr. Tejaswini Vallabh, E. C Members Drs. Harwal & Mathapati and G. C members Drs. Chinniwalar, Dhaded, Rajan & Venkatesh Rao join us this term.
The Conference team comprising of Org. Chairman, Dr. A. S. Mallapur, Org. Secretary, Dr. Ishwar Kalburgi and ably aided by other members of the conference Committee made it possible to host a good state surgical conference at an unexpected place.
The new team wishes to address issues that can be implemented on a visible horizon of 1 year. It wishes to consolidate, optimize our strength and address sustainability issues.
The demographic profile of Medical Colleges in Karnataka has changed radically in the last decade. There are hardly any districts that don’t have a medical college. The ratio of reservation: 1 in 3 years for Chairman elect and 50% of E. C. Members for Non Medical college area members needs to be given a serious consideration. A revisit to the antecedents and the present membership profile is contemplated, so that an amendment is introduced at the next general body meeting. Committee comprising Drs C. S. Rajan, V.V. Chinniwalar and Venkatesh Rao would go through it. Kindly mail your considered opinions also.
For practical reasons, we don’t have records that can be retrieved whenever we want. Suppose we want to know how many times a member has been the convenor for the state conference symposium. We are unable to have that information easily. Similarly, it is for traveling fellowships, orations etc. For effective functioning of the chapter, digitization of past and future records needs to be taken up. The E. C. has requested Dr. K. Lakshman to take up the task.
In spite of paying about Rs. 15,000 last year, for reasons beyond our control, the website of our state chapter was not uplinked. This year, enthusiastic Dr. Arvind Patel has volunteered to work on it at a much lower rate and move ahead. Significantly, he plans to upload CME lectures of the Bagalkot conference and blog for you fellow members to interact. Any other suggestions are most welcome.
City chapters are actively conducting the programs. However, there is dearth of reporting especially from city branches based in the interiors. On the extension front, Drs. C. S. Ragate, V. S. Mathapati & others have taken the lead to commence the Bidar City branch. Similarly, Dr. Bhaskar has started the process at Kolar.
Drs. M. G. Bhat & T. H. Anjanappa have taken the lead in conducting the National Mid Term Conference of Hernia Society of India on 26th & 27th June 2010. The Karnataka State Chapter is getting associated so that you all are benefited. Added, CME programs are being conducted at Bellary, Bijapur and Belgaum. Kindly register and actively participate.
We are fortunate to have a distinguished member as Hon. Secretary of the Association. We will not crib about the lack of time for the association. All of you would agree, ‘It’s the busiest person who can make time for all the responsibilities’.
A newsletter with a facelift is in your hands. That has been made possible by the untiring efforts of the editor, Dr. Uday Muddebihal.
Finally, all of us need to put that extra effort to do a little more.
Your’s in ASI
Dr. Sharad M. Tanga
