Fellowship
THE VOICE OF AN IAOMS FELLOW
IRAK
BANGALORE
By Ahmed Maki (Irak) Bahgwan Mahaveer Jain Hospital (Bangalore, India)
T “I believe it’s the possibility of having a dream like this come true that makes life interesting.”
he IAOMS Foundation Fellowship fellowship of IAOMS is a unique, prestigious opportunity. I hope to increase my knowledge in and gain surgical skills to get more and more knowledge, improve my skills in surgery and to develop an unique experience in the field of craniofacial and cleft lip and palate surgery. It is important to move ahead, to achieve and never give up. Starting my surgical career in the OMS field through the IAOMS will shine a new way in my life. It will give me the ability to transfer the knowledge that I will gain to other colleagues in my country, so that we can start a society or a specialized center in craniofacial and cleft lip and palate to increase the qulaity of health care for many babies who suffer from congenital craniofacial anomalies. The IAOMS is known throughout the globe for advancing the standards of care through improving education and training. I believe it’s the possibility of having a dream like this come true that makes life interesting and gives us the hope to live and draw a smile on the faces of many children even with the many challenges we face in our countries. For more than a month now, I have been in India under the supervision of Dr. Krishnamurthy Bonathaya at the Bahgwan Mahaveer Jain Hospital. Day by day, I am learning and gaining experience. In my country, we have a five-year Fellowship Program in Oral and Maxillofacial surgery. The program includes two years in medical departments and three years in maxillofacial department, with five to seven Fellows per year. I finished that