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Armenia can be a Champion of Medical Care
Throughout his two decades of working in alliance with the Armenian people,
Dr. Edgar Housepian’s faith in their strength and resilience has grown. A
retired Columbia University neurosurgeon, Dr. Housepian is a co-founder of
the Fund for Armenian Relief (FAR), vice chairman of the organization’s
Board of Directors, and chair of its Medical Committee.
On January 15, FAR will honor this great man with a gala at Cipriani Wall
Street in New York City. And while the evening will indeed pay homage to Dr.
Housepian’s incredible life achievements, it will also focus on his vision
of the nation of Armenia one day being an international center for medicine,
medical education, and research. Through FAR’s Dr. Edgar Housepian Medical
Education Fund, it is indeed possible to make this hope a reality.
Each of FAR’s medical education projects ` many of which Dr. Housepian
pioneered ` specifically target areas that are essential to not only
Armenia’s success as an international center for medical care, but also to
the success of the nation as a whole.
Dr. Housepian was an inspiration behind the founding of the FAR Fellowship
Alumni Association, a non-governmental organization of medical professionals
who are aimed at improving the healthcare system of the community and
advancing medical sciences in Armenia. This group has not only helped to
develop a culture of volunteerism and philanthropy in Armenia, but it also
established the Continuing Medical Education (CME) program.
Through CME, doctors from all over Armenia have an opportunity to advance
their medical training under the mentorship of leading medical experts in
Yerevan, and establish partnerships and networks that can guide them into
the future. Since many of Armenia’s doctors work in rural and isolated
settings and have not had a chance to advance their skills since medical
school, learn the latest discoveries in the field, or work with the latest
equipment, this program is often the only opportunity these physicians have
to make changes and save more lives.
Dr. Housepian advocates the expansion of the CME program, as it helps to
elevate the level of medical practice in Armenia to international standards.
Dr. Housepian and FAR have also greatly improved Armenia’s National Medical
Library. It now serves as a medical center with course offerings, computer
training opportunities, research programs, and partnerships with other
medical institutions around the world. With further support, the library
will become a regional showcase for medical education, research, and
training.
He has been actively supporting Dr. Aram Chobanian and his colleagues from
around the World in the International Board of Advisors of the Yerevan State
Medical University, to reform the entire medical education system of
Armenia.
As a man with passion to education and science, Dr. Housepian was
instrumental in creating the Armenian National Science and Education Fund
(ANSEF), which provides research grants to Armenia’s top scientists,
engineers and scholars, giving them the opportunity to pursue major steps of
their groundbreaking research within their own borders.
Each of these programs has the potential to make groundbreaking change in
the Armenian healthcare system and the overall health of the Armenian
people. Together, these initiatives can change the nation as a whole, and
make it leader on the international stage.
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About FAR
Since its founding in response to the 1988 earthquake, FAR has served
hundreds of thousands of people through more than 220 relief and development
programs in Armenia and Karabagh. It has channeled more than $265 million in
humanitarian assistance by implementing a wide range of projects including
emergency relief, construction, education, medical aid, and economic
development.
Fund for Armenian Relief
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