The President

Parounak Zelveian, MD, PhD, FESC

Vice-President

Armen Soghoyan, MD, PhD

Vice-President

Artashes Javadyan, MD, PhD

Vice-President

Vachagan Ayvazyan, MD, PhD

2. Executive Secretary

Artur Potosyan, MD, MBA

3. Scientific Secretary

Mkrtich Mkrtchyan, MD, PhD

Responsibilities

1. Promotion of clinical and biomedical research and research training in Armenia.
   


2. Implementation of contemporary standards of research investigations.
   


3. Research grants application.
   


4. Information supporting of research groups by means of symposia, workshops and publications.

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4. Youth Committee
Chairman

Hovhannes Hovhannisyan, MD

Responsibilities

• Encouraging involvement of young doctors, residents, fellows and students into ArMA activities.
  


• Professional interests protection and professional development of junior doctors.
  


• Junior doctors instruction about current trends in contemporary medicine and science.
  


• Supporting research and education conducted by junior doctors.

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5. Financial Secretary

Harutyun Harutyunyan

Responsibilities

1. Financial policy development.


2. Effective financial management.

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6. Clinical Committee

Chairman

Gegham Khandanyan, MD, PhD

Secretary

Committee Members

1. Anna Semerjyan
   


2. Anna Shahoyan
   


3. Christine Asoyan
   


4. Gohar Karamyan
   


5. Hayk Yenokyan
   


6. Mariam Muradyan
   


7. Naira Avanesova
   


8. Samson Khachatryan
   


9. Suren Laboyan
   


10. Sevada Hakobyan

Resonsibilities

• Adaptation and implementation of modern, state-of-art clinical technologies in RA.


• Promotion of evidence-based medicine principles in Armenia.


• Organization and running of programs for diseases prevention and patient’s awareness programs.


• Public Health Promotion.


• Clinical fairs for Armenia far regions.

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7. Membership Committee
Chairman

Artem Grigoryan, MD

Committee Members

1. Arman Avagyan


2. Naira Avanesova


3. Lousine Haroutyunyan


4. Samvel Movsisyan


5. Sona Haroutyunyan


6. Yevgine Mkhitaryan

Responsibilities

• Membership policy development


• Encouraging membership application and membership application processing.


• Membership fees collection and administration.


• ArMA members database and maintenance.


• Revealing appropriate professional groups in ArMA members for health fairs in Armenia far regions.

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8. Education Committee
Chairman

Temporarily vacant

Responsibilities

• Establishment of Continuous Medical Education accreditation system for health care professionals of Armenia.


• Support in the establishment of an Educational Foundation of the Armenian Medical Association, which will fund training exchange programs abroad and research projects in Armenia.


• Establishment of a network of AMA members and other health care professionals.


• Establishment of interdisciplinary groups of health care professionals.


• Organization of scientific seminars in different specialties with participation of international members and Diaspora Armenian members.


• Evidence-based medicine education.


• Preparation of professional and patient educational materials from the latest resources of the world literature.


• Training programs for best selected doctors of regional hospitals at the best Armenian and international medical centers.


• Computer and internet-based training for medical professionals.


• Foreign language training for medical professionals.


• Establishment of exchange programs for Diaspora Armenian medical students.


• Establishment of Residency Program Director positions in all specialties.


• Implementation of “In-service exam” system as a standard for residents’ evaluation and final licensing.


• Support in the modernization of Yerevan State Medical University Research Laboratory.

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9. Public Relations Committee
Chairman

Vahe Ter-Minasyan, MD, PHD

Committee Members

1. Arman Avagyan
   


2. Harutyun Alaverdyan
   


3. Manik Gemilyan
   


4. Sergey Barsamyan

Responsibilities

• Elucidation of the ArMA activities through the Mass Media. Organization necessary briefings, information workshops.


• ArMA program awareness among members and public. Spread the main ideas and policies of ArMA into medical community.


• Work out ArMA image.


• Information support of ArMA.

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10. International Relations Committee
Chairman

Varduhi Ghazaryan, MD, MPH

Committee Members

1. Arthur Gevorgyan
   


2. Hovsep Manjikyan
   


3. Rafael Badalyan
   


4. Vahe Melkonyan

Responsibilities

• Supporting foreign doctors interested in ArMA activities as well as running clinical or research programs in Armenia.


• Supporting ArMA members for current trends in contemporary medicine abroad.


• Creating partnerships between ArMA and foreign medical organizations, universities or Hospitals.


• Revealing appropriate projects and programs for foreign grant application.


• Providing training opportunities for ArMA member doctors abroad.


• Fostering of ArMA Education and Research activities. Implementation of internationally re-known training courses, adaptation of international protocols.


• Setting and coordination of foreign representatives abroad.

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11. Editorial Committee
Chairman

Tigran Uzunyan, MD

Responsibilities

• Editorial coverage.
  


• Armenian Medical Journal and other research and educational publications.

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12. Scientific Council and Professional Sections

Various Professional Sections are incorporated into ArMA. Current acting professional sections are;

• Internal Medicine
  


• Surgery
  


• Gynecology/Obstetrics
  


• Neurology
  


• Cardiology

Heads of Professional Sections are forming Scientific Council of Armenian Medical Association.