Reunion 2023
Chittagong Medical College Alumni of USA is hosting the 8th triennial CMC Global reunion and Scientific Congress on May 26,27 and 28, 2023 at Marriott LaGuardia, New York, NY, USA. Several hundred Chittagong Medical College Alumni from all over the USA are expected to attend. The event, spanning over three days, will encompass two days of Scientific Seminar where one day will be dedicated to state of the art updates in general medicine and the session of the other day will focus on healthcare in Bangladesh. There will also be ample networking opportunities during the social and cultural events. Total 8 hours of AMA Cat 1 CME will be provided for participating in the event. There will also be exhibition booths for vendors to promote and sell their products. There will be three nights of grand musical soiree, city tours, river cruise, mezban and cultural programs performed by notable alumni.
Program
8th CMC Global reunion, New York, May 26-28 2023
Day 1 – Friday May 26
6:00pm – 02.00am
❖ 2:00 PM – 10:00 PM : Registration
❖ 7:30 PM – 8:10 PM : Children Cultural Program
❖ 8:10 PM – 8:30 PM : Spouse Cultural program
❖ 8:30 PM – 9:00 PM : Dinner at Grand Ball Room
❖ 9:00 PM – 10:30 PM : CMC couple and Antakshari Competition
10:00 PM – 2:00 AM
❖ 10:00 PM – 2:00 AM : Bus Tour of Manhattan (Midnight at Manhattan)
Day 2 – Saturday May 27
8:00 AM -11:30 AM
❖ 8:00 AM – 12:30 PM : Registration
❖ 8:00 AM – 11:30 PM : Scientific Session – Updates in Medicine 2023
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- 8:00 AM – 8:30 AM : CME Happy Hour
- 8:30 AM- 9:00 AM : Current Management of Early-Stage Breast cancer & Challenges in Chittagong
– Dr. Md. Mohiuddin MBBS, M. Med, Saint John Regional Hospital; Canada - 9:05 AM- 9:35AM : Clinical Framework of Reproductive Mental Health
– Dr. Nurun Begum MD, PhD; Consultant Psychiatrist, Universal Health Services; Delaware. - 9:40AM- 10:10 AM : Dietary phosphate toxicity: an emerging global health concern
– M. S. Razzaque, MBBS, PhD, FASN Professor of Pathology Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) - 10:15 AM- 10:45 AM : Cancer and Cell Therapy in 2023
– Nadim Mahmud, MBBS, PhD Professor of Medicine Division of Hematology/Oncology UI Blood & Marrow Transplant Program, UI Health; University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL - 10:50 AM- 11:20 AM : Artificial Intelligence (AI) to detect brain Metastasis
– AKM Rahman, MD; DO; Assistant Professor, Neuroradiology; Department of Imaging Sciences; University of Rochester, NY
❖ 11:20 AM- 11:30 AM : Discussion, Q&A
❖ 11:30 AM- 12:30 PM : General Business Meeting
12:30PM -5:00 PM
❖ 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM : Packet Lunch and Board bus
❖ 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM : Broadway Show – Aladin
– New Amsterdam Theatre 214 W 42nd St, New York, NY 10036
5 PM - 12 AM)
Grand Ball Room
❖ 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM : Cocktail
❖ 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM : Annual Public Reception/ Award Ceremony
o 6:00 PM- 6:05 PM : Opening Remarks: Dr. Shamim Begum
o 6:05 PM- 6:20 PM : Secretary’s Report: Rumi A Khan MD
o 6:20 PM- 6:50 PM : Award Ceremony
– Lifetime Achievement Award
– Outstanding Contribution to Field of Medicine
– Excellence in Teaching and research
– Outstanding Contribution to Bangladesh Public Health
– Freedom Fighter Award
– Special Recognition Awards
– Recognition plaque for the outgoing President
o Keynote Address:
o 6:50 PM- 7:20 PM EC : Elizabeth Ingraham, VP, ECFMG
– FMG and Bangladeshi Medical Graduates: Past, Present and the Future
o 7:20 PM-7:40 PM : Keynote Address: M Omar Faruq MD
Challenges and Satisfaction in Transitioning Career from USA to Bangladesh
o 7:40 PM-7:45 PM : Presidents Remark
❖ 7:45 PM – 9:00 PM : Alumni Intro by batch
❖ 9:00 PM- 10:00 PM : Grand Gala Dinner
❖ 9:00 PM – 9:05 PM : Formal call to Dinner: Dr. Salim Hossain Co-Convener
❖ 10:00 PM – 12:00 AM : Performance by invited artist
– Ms. Deenat Zahan Munni
– Mr. Shuvro Dev
Day 3 – Sunday May 28
8:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Queens Suit
- 8:00 AM – 12:30 PM : Registration
- 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM : Scientific Seminar – Healthcare in Bangladesh
- 830AM- 9:00 AM :
Developing a Cardiovascular surgery program in a resource limited setting: Professor Nazmul Hossain – Professor and Founder head of Cardiac Surgery, Chittagong Medical College, and Hospital - 830AM- 9:00 AM :
Pitfalls of our Medical Education system and the solution Professor Emran Bin Yunus, FCPS, FRCP; Professor and Former Principal, Chittagong Medical College, and Hospital - 9:05 AM-9:35 AM
Curtailing Antibiotic Abuse in mitigating antimicrobial resistance epidemic Professor Md Sayedur Rahman, Professor and Chairman, Department of Pharmacology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University - 9:40 AM- 10:10 AM
Introducing a New Model of Family Medicine Certification Program Dr. Ahmed Sharif Shuvo, Family Physician, Melbourne, Australia - 10:50 AM-11:20AM
ENT and Head Neck Surgery: Current Perspective Professor Alamgir Chowdhury MS(ENT), FRCS(Edin), FACS Head, ENT, Anwar Khan Modern Medical College - 11:20 AM- 11:30 AM : Discussion, Q&A
- 830AM- 9:00 AM :
11:30 AM -4:30PM
Hotel Lobby
- 11:00 AM -12:00 N : Board the buses
- 12:00 PM – 4:30 PM Circle Cruise and Mezban on Cruise
– Skyline Cruise 1 World Fair Marina, Flushing, NY 11368- May Park onsite
5PM - 12AM
Grand Ball Room
❖ 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM : Cocktail
❖ 6:00 PM – 7:50 PM : International night: Teams Bangladesh, Australia, UK, Canada, USA
❖ 7:50 PM – 8:00 PM : Memorial Lecture: National professor Nurul Islam
❖ 8:00 PM – 8:30 PM : Dinner at Grand Ball room
❖ 8:30 PM – 12:00 AM : স্মৃতিচারণ and Closing Chorus
❖ 12:01 AM : Reunion Closing, vote of thanks, next venue announcement
Day 4 – Monday May 29
Open day for batchwise Event/ Family Events