Honors and Awards
Numerous faculty, staff, alumni and trustees have earned honours, awards and prestigious appointments in recent months from institutions such as the Arnold P. Gold Foundation, the University of Alberta, the American Academy of Neurology, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education International, the Media Council of Kenya and the College of Physicians & Surgeons Pakistan.
Professor Nancy Booker, Dean at the Graduate School of Media and Communications, was appointed to the Board of Directors at Nation Media Group.
Trustee Afaf Meleis received the National Humanism in Medicine Medal from the U.S.-based Arnold P. Gold Foundation.
Research.com's list of the best scientists in medicine ranked Dr Zulfiqar Bhutta #1 in Pakistan and #146 globally.
Nizar Somji, until recently AKU's Director General of Global Campus Development and Operations, was elected Chancellor of the University of Alberta.
Professor Rafat Jan was appointed President of the Midwifery Association of Pakistan.
Dr Erick Njenga was elected President of the Kenya Association of Physicians.
Dr Mohammad Wasay received the Kenneth M. Viste, Jr., MD, Patient Advocate of the Year Award from the American Academy of Neurology.
Dr Miriam Mutebi received the American Society of Clinical Oncology's Humanitarian Award.
Dr Fyezah Jehan received the Paul Harris Award from Rotary International for her work to help thousands of women and children at risk of malnutrition.
Dr Shahzadi Resham won the International Society of Paediatric Oncology's Rising Star Award.
Two of the three 2024 awards presented by the U.S.-based Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education International went to AKU faculty. Muhammad Rizwan Khan won the Physician Leader Award and Novera Ghayoor Chughtai won the Physician Educator Award.
AKU graduates received three of the nine gold medals awarded at the Convocation of the College of Physicians & Surgeons Pakistan. Dr Maryyam Hanif, Dr Alka Rani and Dr Rameesha Khalid received the highest marks in anaesthesiology, histopathology and pulmonology, respectively.
Four alumni of the Graduate School of Media and Communications received awards at the Media Council of Kenya's Annual Journalism Excellence Awards. So did seven journalists who completed a four-month training programme at GSMC.
