Dear Doctor,
Greetings from Transasia !
In our efforts to partner with the medical fraternity and to provide value added services which go beyond than just being your preferred partners in laboratory medicine, we are happy to bring to your kind attention the launch of the “Clinical Chemistry Trainee Council“ an initiative of the Clinical Chemistry Journal which is aimed at targeting doctoral level trainees with an aim to contribute to the intellectual and professional development and enhance their clinical acumen and academic excellence.
Description of the Initiative :
This initiative, entitled Clinical Chemistry Trainee Council, is an extension of the educational program of the journal and is mentored by Rifai Nader, the Editor in Chief of the Clinical Chemistry Journal.
By registering online, which is absolutely free, you as trainees will not only receive the clinical cases and have access to all published and future Q&A articles and journal podcasts but will be able to access their Webcasts, lecture series, view the Pearls of Laboratory medicine feature and participate in Council Chat, a chat room moderated by 6 junior faculty members from around the world. In addition, the journal periodically publishes interviews with world scientific leaders and articles about prominent clinical chemists (Inspiring Minds) that can be of great interest and serve as an inspiration to young scientists.
The website can be accessed by going to www.traineecouncil.org
There is a registration button on which you can click to provide your details like names, institutions,
the names of their mentors and the year in which you will complete the training.
Then as members of the council, you will have free access to the entire program.
We also urge you to ensure that the doctoral students and other professionals associated with clinical chemistry whom you would know, be forwarded the website details ( www.traineecouncil.org ), so that we can build a very healthy participation from India into this program. The mentors and Champions for this council designated from India can help you in getting the best out of this very needed and well thought out endeavor.
The following are the mentors of this program from India and you can email them for any guidance and support in this regard.
Dr. A. S. Kanagasabapathy
(Formerly Prof.& Head of Clinical Biochemistry CMC Vellore)
Principal Consultant (Hon), QCI
205, SMR Krishna, Sikh Road, Secunderabad - 500009
Mobile: 9704335533, E-mail: askanag@gmail.com
Dr Kangasabhapathy, is one of the best resources in clinical medicine and especially Biochemistry in India, and well known in India and abroad for his numerous contributions to the field of clinical biochemistry and has been associated with many of the prestigious teaching and research centres and colleges in India and abroad, amongst them CMC Vellore, University of Minnesota, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Adelaide Australia, Kuwait and Kamineni Hospitals and Research Centre Hyderabad India, amongst others.He has been associated with various bodies like the ACBI, Australian Asso of Clinical Chemists,ICMR,WHO, American Association of Clinical Chemists,APFCB, NABL-India etc, in numerous important capacities.
His joining as a mentor for the Clinical Chemistry Trainee Council would add tremendous value to the initiative and take it to the desired heights.
He joins the other Champions from India as listed below to take this wonderful cause further.
Dr SUCHETA DANDEKAR, MD
Prof. and Head,
Department of Biochemistry & Clinical Nutrition
In-Charge Central Clinical Biochemical Laboratory
Seth G.S. Medical College & K.E.M. Hospital
Parel, Mumbai - 400 012,Maharashtra,INDIA
Email :suchetad@hotmail.com | sucheta.dandekar@gmail.com
Dr. R. SELVAKUMAR, Ph.D
Professor & Head of Department of Clinical Biochemistry,
Christian Medical College,
VELLORE - Pin Code 632 004
Tamil Nadu, INDIA
Email : selva_cmc@hotmail.com | clinqc@cmcvellore.ac.in
Dr. PRAVEEN SHARMA
Editor-in-Chief, IJCB (The Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry)
Professor of Biochemistry, Department of Biochemistry,
S.M.S. Medical College, Jaipur, Rajastan - 302 004, INDIA
E-mail: praveensharma55@gmail.com , editor@ijcb.co.in
Dr MVR REDDY
Professor & Head of Dept
Biochemistry & JB Tropical Disease
Research Center
Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences
Sevagram -442102 , Mahrashtra, INDIA
Email : reddymvr@gmail.com
DR KRISHNAJYOTI GOSWAMI
Director, National Referral Centre for Lead Poisoning in India, West Bengal (NRCLPI, WB)
Past President, Association of Clinical Biochemists of India (ACBI)
Professor of Biochemistry
Assessor, NABH (Quality Council of India)
Email: gkrishnajyoti@gmail.com & krishnajyoti@rediffmail.com
I’m sure that everyone would spread the word and encourage your peers, colleagues and students to avail this wonderful opportunity.
The MD/PhD trainees are the future of the profession. We believe that it is very valuable for the journal to reach out to them at an early stage of their career, provide them with useful information and develop a relationship with them. The hope is that they will get used to reading it and will continue to do so throughout their professional life and contribute intellectually to it.
Please feel free to contact us at Transasia Bio-Medicals Ltd, for any further information or support.