NRI Doc Elected California Association Chief

NRI Doc Elected California Association Chief
Saturday, November 11, 2006

WASHINGTON: A 56-year-old NRI doctor has been elected as the President
of the California Medical Association, one of the most influential
medical organisations in the United States.

Anmol Singh Mahal is the first person
of Indian origin to head the 35,000-member association.

Mahal, who works at the Washington hospital in Fremont, specialises
in internal medicine and gastroenterology. He has also served as
the chief of staff of the Washington Hospital Healthcare System.

"In California, we train half as many physicians per capita
as does the rest of the US. We train a third as many physicians
as do Pennsylvania and New York," Mahal said after his election.

"The only states that train fewer physicians per capita are
the states that do not have a medical school. California needs to
make a substantive investment in the health care infrastructure
and that is a message I will carry," he said.

Mahal came to the United States 33 years ago after receiving his
medical degree from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences
in New Delhi.

He completed his internship in internal medicine at the College
of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey in Newark. He also did a
fellowship in gastroenterology at the Stanford University Medical
Centre.

Mahal serves on the Board of Trustees of the Sikh Foundation in
Palo Alto, California. He is also a member of the Board of Directors
of the Indian Community Centre in Milpitas, California

Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/402407.cms