World Russian Forum 2005

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World Russian Forum 2005
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Life Expectancy

• In Russia
• Men 57
• Women 71

• In the USA
• Men 74
• Women 79

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Infant Mortality

• In Russia
• 16 per 1,000

• In the USA
• 7 per 1,000

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World Russian ForumWashington, DC

• Russian Medicine Can We Help
• Boris Vinogradsky, MD
• President
• Russian American Medical Association
• General Surgery - Cleveland, OH
• May 04, 2005

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R-AMA History

• 1980s original idea
• 1990s first start
• 2002 R-AMA is official
• 2003 1st R-AMA National Conference

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Main Goals of R-AMA

• Education and Academic Excellence
• Humanitarian work
• Networking
• Representation

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Statistics

• 220 full members in in 38 states of the United
  States
• Members in Canada, South Africa, Russia
• 10,000 Russian-speaking physicians and other
  medical professionals in R-AMA database

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Structure

• R-AMA President
• R-AMA Vice-president
• Board of Directors
• Council of States
• State Chapters
• Individual members

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R-AMA Programs

• Charitable Foundation
• Humanitarian help to patients in the United
  States and Russia
• Medical Missions Program
• Educational and clinical missions to Russia by
  R-AMA members, groups and partners
• Partnership Program
• Coordination of efforts of multiple medical and
  non-medical groups that work with Russia (i.e.
  Cleveland-Volgograd Alliance, Kidsave
  International etc.)

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R-AMA Programs

• Grants and Awards Program
• Organization and coordination of educational
  visits to USA for the best Russian medical
  students, young doctors and researches
• Observership Program
• Providing opportunity to Russian doctors,
  immigrated to the United States get clinical
  experience of an American medical system, in
  preparation for the residency training

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R-AMA Programs

• Heart Health Awareness for Russians Project
• Health information and medical education to the
  Russian immigrant population (phase I of the
  project will focus on the issues of the heart
  disease)
• R-AMA web site www.russiandoctors.org
• R-AMA Discussion Forum
• The largest Russian medical discussion group in
  America
• Questions of the certification process, residency
  and private practice issues, as well as the areas
  of all levels of the American health care system

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R-AMA Programs

• Russian-speaking Physicians Database
• Credentials Verification Service
• Job Search Assistance Program
• Translators Bureau
• Speakers Bureau

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Representation

• In 2007 R-AMA will be eligible to elect a
  representative to the House of Delegates of the
  American Medical Association - the principal
  policy-making body of the AMA

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R-AMA Partners

• R-AMA works in partnership with more than 50
  organizations in the United States and abroad
• Friends of Russian Orphans
• Global Pediatrics
• Medico.ru
• Russian American Medical Partners
• Zdorovie Health Magazine
• Ohio State Medical Association

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Financing

• Membership dues
• Sponsoring drug companies grants
• Medical equipment manufacturing companies
  contributions
• Fees from Association conferences
• Donations

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Plans

• Education
• Clinical education for doctors
• Researchers exchange
• Observership for students
• Conferences
• Visa restrictions

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Plans

• Development
• Malpractice insurance industry in Russia
• Equipment sales

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Ideas

• Development
• Medicine as business
• Nurses for US hospitals
• Vaccinations
• Government grants

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Thank you to all of my friends and colleagues who
participated in preparation of this presentation
and who works for R-AMA tirelessly every day!
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The 3rd Joint National Conference of RAMA and
RADAWashington, DC October 7-10, 2005
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