APPNA (Association of Physicians of Pakistani Descent of North America) represents over eighteen thousand physicians practicing in North America who graduated from different medical schools in Pakistan. Allama Iqbal Medical College Alumni Association of North America (AIMCAANA; www.aimcaana.org) is a component society of APPNA. It represents over a thousand physicians practicing in North America who graduated from Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. During 2018, AIMCAANA launched a project to improve basic education in underserved parts of Punjab, Pakistan. With help of donations from its members, thirteen elementary and middle schools were rehabilitated in rural parts of Multan, South Punjab, Pakistan. During its Annual Retreat in Virginia on October 19th, 2018, an ‘Educational Seminar’ was organized. Speakers included Nadia Naviwala (Expert Wilson Center, DC), and Shafiq Khan (President Teach the World Foundation). The current situation of primary education in underserved parts of Pakistan, and ways to improve literacy rate were discussed. I helped organize the seminar. It was a wonderful educational experience for me. It helped me better understand the basic educational needs of children in underdeveloped parts of the world.
Letter of Recognition from Chair AIMCAANA Educational Seminar
