About Us
AKMG Canada was established in 2015 in Toronto. The goal of this chapter is to bring together Canadian physicians and dentists with Keralite heritage.
Association of Keralite Medical Graduates Canada
AKMG Canada was established in 2015 by Canadian Physicians and Dentists with a cultural, marital or educational link to Kerala. We will address the need for cohesive action and
- Engage physicians and dentists of Kerala heritage living in Canada.
- Provide members avenues for professional development.
- Develop and execute scientific, educational, cultural, and charitable activities.
- Liaise with other associations including AKMG USA for the benefit of our membership.
Vision
Our Vision
To aid and advance the educational, professional, philanthropic and cultural views of physicians and dentists with Keralite heritage.
Mission
Our Mission
AKMG Canada will address educational, professional and cultural needs of its membership.
AKMG Canada will aid networking to enhance our philanthropic, research, educational and professional capabilities.
AKMG Canada will enhance the cultural interactions of its membership.
Membership
Membership
The membership will consist of physicians and dentists of Kerala heritage. Kerala heritage has not been strictly defined and any physician or dentist with ties to Kerala by education, birth, marriage or ancestry is welcome.
Membership Levels
- Member: A physician or dentist who is practicing medicine or dentistry or is engaged in research or teaching or retired from such occupation in Canada and is current in payment of membership dues.
- Associate Member: Medical / dental students and specialty / subspecialty trainee physicians and dentists in Canada can become associate members. Medical/Dental students will be exempt from annual dues.
- Honorary Member: The Executive Committee can recommend Honorary Membership to physicians or dentists living outside Canada as recognition for their outstanding achievements in the health care field or services to the community. This has to be ratified by the Board of Directors.
Programs
Activities and Engagements
AKMG Canada will envisage and execute activities and engagements with the help of its membership towards the following goals.
- To engage physicians and dentists of Kerala heritage living in Canada.
- To engage in scientific, educational, cultural, and charitable activities.
- To provide members avenues for professional development.
- To liaise with other associations.
- To maintain a ‘members only’ accessible membership directory.
Executive Committee
Dr. Krishnakumar Nair, MD, DM
President, AKMG Canada
Dr. Krishnakumar Nair is the Program Director for Cardiac Electrophysiology at the University of Toronto. He is an Assistant Professor of Medicine and Cardiology and is a cardiologist and electrophysiologist at the University Health Network, Toronto.
Dr. Usha Harikumar, MD
Secretary, AKMG Canada
Dr. Usha Harikumar runs a busy Obstetrics and Gynaecology practice at the Scarborough Health Network, Toronto. She is the Secretary of AKMG Canada and has served on the board of governors of AKMG.
Dr. Anil Paul Joseph, MD
Treasurer, AKMG Canada
Dr. Anil Joseph is a prominent Canadian psychiatrist and is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine and practices at Health Sciences North, Sudbury, Ontario.
Core Committee Members
Vimoj J. Nair, MBBS MD MSc FRCPC
Convention Co-Chair
Dr Vimoj J. Nair is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Radiation Oncology at the University of Ottawa; and a Clinician Investigator in the Cancer Therapeutics Program (CTP) at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI). He also has consulting privileges as the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario. He specializes in use of high precision radiotherapy for brain tumors, gastrohepatobiliary and pancreatic cancers, hematologic and pediatric cancers.
He has a neuro-oncology fellowship from Tata Memorial Hospital, India, the largest cancer hospital in Asia and fellowship in Cyberknife (Robotic radiosurgery) and Stereotactic Ablative Body Radiotherapy from the University of Ottawa. In addition to a Diploma in Computer Applications, a Professional Diploma in Clinical Research (PDCR); he has also successfully completed his Masters in Clinical Trials from University of London, UK.
Dr Nair has a keen interest in innovative medical research as well as the use of advanced radiation techniques in radiation oncology. He is a part of the RealizeLab which performs research in Virtual Reality in medicine (https://www.tohmedphys.ca/realizeLAB/). He enjoys teaching residents; as well as involves in outreach programs to teach trainees in the developing world. A proud AKMG member for less than half a decade now, he enjoys working with the AKMG members and leadership towards the organizations’ goals.
Nisha Nigil Haroon, MD, DM, MSc, CCD.
Convention Co-Chair
Dr. Nisha Nigil Haroon is an endocrinologist with Health Sciences North and Asst. Professor of Medicine and Endocrinology at the North Ontario School of Medicine, Sudbury, Ontario. Nisha has expertise in the field of osteoporosis and diabetes mellitus. Her main research interests lie in the link between dementia and diabetes as well as structural bone defects associated with chronic diseases. Nisha is well published in high impact journals like Annals of Internal Medicine and Diabetes Care.