“Exiled Excellence”
In a milestone development and a very first of its’ kind ceremony in the long history of our people, and in an environment full of harmony, togetherness and love, and in the spirit and ethics of appreciation, acknowledgment and care, we celebrated academic excellence, albeit in exile.
Assyrian Australian Medical Association (AAMA), and in line with its’ core establishing objectives, and jointly together with the presence of members of our diverse community from the Assyrian, Chaldean & Syriac people, along with guests from other minorities, celebrated the service of excellent high achievers in the different fields of science which included; Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacology, Psychology, Pathology, Radiology, Nursing & Chemistry
This was probably the first time ever, not that that was the goal or intent, in the history of our community that our academics have been recognised, acknowledged and rewarded for their achievements and services to our people in particular and to the humanity at large in such number and by their very own people represented by AAMA.
AAMA is a not-for-profit professional medical/health organization legally registered in NSW Australia which was established in November 2021 when medical doctors from different fields of medicine and from the Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac community in Sydney got together respectfully and harmoniously after becoming aware and concerned of the impact that COVID-19 had on our own people particularly which exposed the lack of real organizational entities of academic and professional background dedicated to providing education and special services to our people.
The founders of this professional and academic institution had nothing else in mind but getting together in spirit of community centred care to provide better services and elevate the health and intellectual standards of our people.
The president Dr. Mariam Joseph explained in her opening speech how AAMA was established with great objectives and vision in sight and that it is high time for the academics, medics, health professionals or others, to get together and organise to find support and strength and recognition in each other, to strengthen themselves as the intellectual unit in our own society, in the ultimate aim of better servicing our own people in the fields of expertise of each individual professional and beyond.
Also, she emphasized that AAMA acknowledges that for any community or society to prosper and succeed in aspiring and reaching great achievements, it requires and necessitates the active engagement and involvement of the academics, intellectuals and high achievers.
Moreover; AAMA envision empowering our women to be pivotal in this process and seeks to educate, advocate and elevate them to rise to the task and take more initiatives and leadership roles in all aspect of societal avenues, which is a message that was strongly echoed in the speech of AAMA president Dr. Mariam Joseph, a high achieving academic Assyrian woman herself.
During this event which took place on Sunday 16.04.2023 at Eden Venues, Nineveh Club in Sydney-Australia, and under the banner of “AAMA Awards & Future Vision Ceremony”, the biography of each celebrated award recipient were recited detailing their achievement during the long years of their services.
It was both humbling and proud moments to know about having such excellent individuals is our community who reached high levels of education and achievements and who also harbour complete sense of oneness and togetherness despite their different affiliation and irrespective of their countries of origin. We have award recipients who were originally from Iraq, Syria & Lebanon and we also have members from Iran & Egypt.
It was also an opportunity to remember and honour with grace the fallen colleagues who gave their utmost sacrifice while serving their people. It touched the heart and souls of everyone when Dr. Milad Youkhana (AAMA treasurer) told the story of the Late Dr. Hicham Batou & Late Dr. Abd Elmasih Nawaia who both were killed by the extremist barbaric group ISIS in Syria. They were both remembered and honoured for their service and sacrifice.
It was especially touching and humbling to know about the bravery of Dr. Nawaia who rejected the opportunity of being released from captivity with his ill mother in order to stay back with his people who were kept hostage so that he can look after their health, and in doing so and in objecting to the barbaric treatments of ISIS to the captives, he was later executed mercilessly.
It is stories and struggles and ordeals like these that give us more determination to come together in love and harmony for the sake of all.
Assyrian Australian Medical Association once again congratulates all award recipients.
However; the biggest congratulatory award really and deservedly goes to our community at large for producing and having such excellence and high standards of professionalism from within.
AAMA also works to reach out in particular to our youth to look up and aspire to higher education and high careers in any field of their interest and to be part of organizational entities for the sake of networking and strengthening the woven fabric of our uniquely diverse yet cohesive Omta.
AAMA will continue in staging such events and others like medical conferences, educational seminars/webinars, community projects and other initiative in line with our objectives and as it grows it will provide more and more.
May the soul of the fallen colleagues, our martyrs and all others rest in heavenly peace, and sincere condolences go to their families, relatives, friends and all our people.
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The Assyrian Australian Medical Association is the first of its’ kind to be stablished with the core objectives to serve our diversely unique yet closely woven colorful community and its’ members of the Assyrian, Chaldean, Syriac and other closely related fabrics.
We are the association with the most multi-lingual members serving the most multi-lingual community. Amongst the languages and dialects which we speak apart from English are; Assyrian, Chaldean, Syriac, Aramaic, Arabic, Persian, Kurdish & Turkish.
We pride ourselves at AAMA for its being a none-for-profit organization and that we are all voluntarily and whole-heartedly volunteering and dedicating from our times out of pure love to our community.
This great establishment is an initiative which came to light as a direct result of thoughts, efforts, hard work and dedication of medical doctors in various fields of medicine and again of different denominations and affiliations reflecting the wonderful diversity of our community and its’ medical workforce.
It’s been established by local general practitioners and specialists to serve the local community primarily, but at the same time with the intent to create a network and connections with colleagues interstate and abroad in order to reach out and meet the needs of our people wherever they are.
At AAMA we strive to maintain high levels of standards and practices via following best evidence-based medicine, continuing professional development and education. We pride to have colleagues of high academic standards who serve as a great resource and mentors. Also; we have our future generations in sight and actively involve our medical students to be parts of this institution for their benefits and ours.
AAMA, via its’ members, endeavors to promote high standards of health for the community and works to strengthen the networking and collaboration between the various stake holders in order to achieve and deliver the optimal healthcare by bringing together the different health professionals and their varied and diverse expertise on one hand, and by communicating and putting the gained knowledge in more effective and practical way for our community on the other.
We also work on educating the community in different languages and via different platforms and outlets to raise awareness about the most up to date health concerns and public health orders and initiatives and in line with directions and guidelines of the health authorities in Australia. This creates more understanding of the Australian health system and the importance of heeding the advice of the official health experts which in turn leads into smoother integration into society, minizine the risk of chronic diseases and achieving better health outcomes in general.
AAMA successfully delivered its’ first Medical Conference on 19.11.2023 with the support of local sponsors and with medical material delivered by expert specialist in the field with relevance to the general practice.
The delegates included a variety of medical doctors of different specialties and disciplines, medical students, nurses, allied health and other interested individuals.
It was staged at Lantana Venues in Bonnyrigg Heights with very professional reception style and catering.
The feedback received was overwhelmingly positive, and this has given us more drive and enthusiasm to work towards preparing more educations events, seminars and meetings in the future and in line with our objectives and vision.
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