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• SZENT-GYÖRGYI ALBERT ORVOSI DÍJAT KAPOTT KOLLER ÁKOS November 17, 2021 Kiemelkedő oktatási, kutatási és nevelési munkája elismeréseként Szent-Györgyi Albert Orvosi Díjat kapott Koller Ákos, a Testnevelési Egyetem professzora. Hétfőn, a Budapesti Gazdasági Egyetemen megrendezett eseményen az Innovációs és Technológia Minisztérium oktatási államtitkára, Prof. Bódis József adta át a rangos elismerést a professzor úrnak. https://tf.hu/hirek/buszkesegeink/13599-szent-gyorgyi-albert-orvosi-dijat-kapott-koller-akos
• Welcome students to the Houston Program! October 20, 2021 Beata Bodo, Hedvig Tarjan, Boldizsar Voko and MihalyDaniel Szonyi
• Presidential Greeting October 2021 October 20, 2021 Dear Colleagues, I began to write this letter with a bit of trepidation, for fear of a loss of words and news; however, during preparatory notations, the list of accomplishments for the HMAA grew and grew as did my degree of pride, not personal, because after all personal pride is not a virtue, but for the HMAA! Since our last conference, the pandemic has continued to rear its ugly head, with many organizations “battening down the hatches” and suspending much of their normal work. The members of the HMAA Board, especially the executive committee members have been hard at work preparing a vibrant program for our membership. In particular, there is a website development ongoing that will engage all members with information. I apologize for the delay, but we are confident the website capabilities will be well worth the wait. Paid Members will have the capability to find colleagues by name, specialty, geographic location, even medical school attended! Also, we will have discussion forums with chronologic entries which enable anyone to share opinion or simply keep up to date, interacting with the group more than simply once a year. (Anyone remember the patient chart, progress note section?!) In August, 6 Board Members and 4 Presidents of our society were privileged to present lectures at the Magyar Orvos-Egeszsegugyi Vilagtalalkozo, Hungarian Physician World Meeting held at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in Budapest. Hungarian physicians were also present from Singapore to Johannesburg! Not to be outdone, many then attended the 15th Balatonfured Conference exceptionally planned and carried out by the Hungary Chapter of the HMAA, under the direction of Drs. Akos Koller, Adam Tarnoki and David Tarnoki. I encourage all members to participate at some point in their career to share your own experiences and teach, as is our responsibility. Appreciate not only the lectures, but the other concomitant programs such as small group poster presentations, discussions with attending physicians and simply interacting and sharing the “wisdom” these young students are hungry for. Although this year’s Sarasota scientific program might have fewer attendees due to travel bans, the Scientific Committee Chair, Dr. Stadler, has prepared a robust program. We look forward to having some extended lectures by a few colleagues and in particular to having more time for erudite and exchange of idea discussions, sharing clinical cases similar to the apparent rarer grand rounds or tumor board styles. We cannot imagine how Dr. Kinga Huzella and the social committee are preparing programs, for an uncertain number of attendees! We even plan to be able to provide live video streaming of the conference to those who cannot attend in person. Please share your appreciation with members of the Board for their tireless work. Without naming other individuals, I must extend congratulations to our tireless Secretary, Dr Geza Acs, who keeps the machine running. Welcome to our Conference, thank you for your continued support and wishing everyone good health and Jo Munkat! Ivan Harangozo
• Hungarian Physician World Conference Academy of Sciences, Budapest August 2021 October 20, 2021 12 members of the HMAA attended and presented at the Magyar Orvos Vilag Talalkozo, including 5 Board members and 5 past presidents. A short story of the HMAA follows: Az Amerikai Magyar Orvosszovetseg neveben, szeretettel koszontjuk Tisztelt Kollegakat es a kedves regi Baratokat! Tobb mint 52 eve Vareska Gyorgy, Kaveggia Laszlo es Batizy Gusztav alapitottak meg tarsassagunkat Cleveland Ohioban. A mai napon szekhelye Sarasota Florida. A jelenlevo kuldotsegunk egy kis reszet kepviseli a tobb mint 700 magyar szarmazasu orvosnak akik Amerikaban ban praktizalnak. A tarsasagnak 5 elozo elnoke es 4 jelenlegi vezetosegi tagja tiszteli meg a kongesszust kozremukodesevel. Evek soran, a Krisztinicz Ivan Diak Csere Programon keresztul , tobb mint 400 magyar orvostanhallgatot lattunk el 3 honapos Amerikai osztondijjal! Buszken mutatom be ezt a kivallo orvoszcsoportot es remelem, kedves kollegak ertekelik hogy hogyan viszik tovabb az igazi magyar orvosi szemleletet es peldaado lelkiismerets Munkat! Szivelyesen Gratulalok minden egyes resztvevonek, eloadonak es a Szervezo Bizottsag tagjanak! Szeretettel varjuk onoket a minden evi Oktoberi konferenciankra Sarasotaban. Elnezest az esetleges nyelvtani hibakert a beszedembe, de buszke vagyok imigrans szuleimre, a Kulfoldi Magyar Cserkeszszovetsegre hogy tanitasuk aljan meg tudtam tartani magyarsagomat es a nyelve ha nem is a legmagaszabb fokon kulfoldon szuletven. Egyik elso elmenyem az orvosi eletembol hasonlit az ugy nevezett Martian ( Marsbeli) Scientistekre (tudosokra) akik Los Alamosban az atomkutato kozpontban dolgoztak a masodik vilaghaboru alatt. Az egyik gyules szuneteben a folyoson egymasra neztek es megkerdezte valaki: ki nem beszel magyarul… 2 ember feltette a kezet Akkor a gyules vezetoje kijelentette: Akkor a gyules magyarul fog tovabb menni! Buffaloban is, sok magyar orvos volt ahol a szakorvoskepzesemet kaptam- Ezt az orvostalalkozot talan a Schimert csalad tortenete jol jellemezne Ebben a csaladban ot fiu testver tanult orvosnak. Az egyik itthon maradt es a csaladi nevet megvaltoztatta SzentAgothai-ra. Sokan ismertetek mint Anatomiai professzort, hajszaltol Nobel Dijas es min ennek az Akademianak az elnokeken. Schimert Gusztav Nemetorszagban dolgozott es Pal kardiologus volt Chicagoban. Peter Arndt radiologus volt Philadelphiaban es egyik elozo elnoke az amerikai orvosszovetsegnek. Tamogatta a fiatal orvosok reszvetelet a tarsasagban es bevonta oket a vezetosegbe, az o elorelatasa 5 elnokhoz vezetett az idok folyaman! Kozben, testveruk Gyorgy, megalapitotta Buffaloban a modern szivsebeszetet es messzirol jartak hozza cardiopulmonary bypass-ert. Egyutt dolgozott Magoss Imre UrologusProfesszorral, Alker Gyorgy Rontgen Professzorral es Lajos Tamas szinten szivsebesz Professzoral az egyetemen. Tovabbi sok sikeres orvostalalkozot kivanok! Jo egeszseget! Isten Aldasat mindnekinek!