Dr Salim Khan of GMC Srinagar conferred with IPHA Fellowship award
Srinagar: Dr. S Muhammad Salim Khan, Professor and head of the department of Community Medicine, Government Medical College, Srinagar has been conferred the distinction of the .fellowship of Indian Public Health Association (IPHA) for his outstanding contribution to the public health sciences.
The fellowship award was presented to Dr Khan by Tanaji Sawant, Minister of Public Health and Family Welfare, Government of Maharashtra during the sixty-sixth annual public health association conference at Pune, Maharashtra on September 23, 2022, organised by Bharati Vidyapeeth (DTU) Medical College, Pune and B. J. Medical College Pune
Dr Khan is the second public health professional from J&K conferred with IPHA Fellowship, the first being Dr. G M Dhar, formerly professor and head, of departments of Community Medicine GMC Srinagar, SKIMS, JVC, and ASCOMS.
Dr. Khan is also a fellow of the Indian medical association - Academy of medical specialties and a fellow of the foundation for the advancement of international medical education and research (FAIMER). He's a member of over two dozen national and international professional associations and also a member of various committees constituted by the government.
He also chaired a session on geographic information systems (GIS) during the IPHACON 2022.
Medical Dialogues team had earlier reported that Dr. G.V. Divakar, Senior Medical Faculty, Sankara Eye Hospital, had been honoured with Honorary Professorship by the Indian Medical Association (IMA) for his 34 years long service to the medical community. He has conferred the award on the eve of Teachers' Day at IMA's national headquarters in Delhi.
He is currently serving as the President of the Bangalore Ophthalmic Society. After working as a teaching faculty in Dr. BR Ambedkar Medical College for a decade and holding the prestigious position of head of the department at M.S.Ramaiah Medical College for 14 yrs, he is currently serving as senior professor and DNB faculty in charge at Sankara Eye hospital, Bangalore.
