KIU, Western Campus cā¬ā?? The Deputy Vice-Chancellor for KIU Western Campus Prof. Patrick Kyamanywa has been named among the Canadian Network for International Surgery (CNIS) 100 Notables, a group of 100 individuals deemed to have made a notable contribution to CNIS' 25 Years of Sharing Skills and Saving Lives.
The list, which was announced in an October 14 communiqu?© from CNIS, includes surgeons from all over the world, including over 10 surgeons from Uganda.
cā¬Å?CNIS is proud to announce the 100 individuals chosen by our Awards Committee to have made a Notable contribution to CNIS' 25 Years of Sharing Skills and Saving Lives,cā¬ reads the communiqu?©.
cā¬Å?These people will be highlighted in podcasts and vignettes over the coming months. CNIS sincerely thanks all of the following individuals. You should all be very proud!cā¬ it adds.
CNIS is a non-profit organization that promotes the delivery of essential surgical care to underprivileged people in low-income countries like Uganda.
Apart from being the DVC for KIU Western Campus, Prof. Kyamanywa is also a Clinical Professor of Surgery at the Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans-USA and a Guest Lecturer/Contributor to the Global Health Surgery Online courses at the University of British Columbia, Canada-Branch for International Surgery.
He is an Honorary Member of the German Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) Surgeonscā¬ā?c Association and a member of the Curriculum Committee at the College of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa.
Prof. Kyamanywa is also a Reviewer for the East and Central African Journal of Surgery, the World Journal of Surgery, and the International Journal of Surgery.
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