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POOIA Newsletter

Professional Organization of Iranian Americans


June 22, 2013 Volume 1, Issue 1

Young POOIA members

POOIAs first Newsletter


This first newsletter is coming to you from the Education Committee of the Professional Organization of Iranian Americans or POOIA. The managing board of POOIA is excited and proud to formally announce its existence via this newsletter. In this newsletter, we are announcing our plans for promoting professional growth and education, one of our fundamental objectives. Additionally we have placed an Ad in Pardis monthly magazine. The organization was formed to a) Facilitate networking and professional growth of its members, b) Take a leadership role in professional education and mentorship of our next generation of professionals and c) Enhance our image in the communities that we live in by providing support and service to the community. In our May public meeting our Education and Scholarship committee announced the availability of the following educational programs. Participation in these classes is open to public and is free of charge. Currently we are asking for advance registration. The classes will be formally offered when a minimum number of applicants has been received. The classes will be scheduled to meet the timing needs of instructors and students. 1. Accountancy: We are presenting free classes on Quick Books accounting software to five individuals every month. This is available for students as well as business owners of any age. 2. Career selection workshops: With the help of professors and other experts, we will have "Career Selection" workshops for high school students. This is very helpful for seniors. The topics include:
Medicine and Health Care Engineering, Computer sciences % Information Technology, Law, Accountancy and Taxes Insurance and Risk Management Architecture Banking and Investments

- You do not have to be a member of POOIA to enjoy these FREE educational benefits. - We ask that you register yourself, or your children and indicate your subject of interest at POOIA.com or clicking here . If you have other training needs please let us know by sending an email to our Education & Scholarship Committee via education@pooia.com Thank you!
Behzad Compani, Education Chair

Dr. Hamid Arabnia, Scholarship Chair

3. College level Courses: We will offer university style course presentation on various scientific subjects such as: Biology, Physics, Mathematics, Money and banking, Economics, Information
Technology, MIS and Computer Science, Engineering, Mental Math and Bioinformatics

4. Skill and Trade: For many Iranians who want to learn a new "skill" or "trade" we will provide courses and hands-on training. The training will cover Plumbing, Electrical and HVAC among others. 5. Panel discussions: Every year we will select a few interesting subjects of your popular choice and hold round table style panel discussion. The first four subjects for the next two years will be:
- Child development and psychological issues. - United States uncertain financial future - Retirement planning and Risk Management - The new Health Care law and how to deal with it.

In this issue:
POOIAs first newsletter

News from our Scholarship Program House Calls by our panel of Doctors

News from our Scholarship Committee


Graduate Student Assistantship: We are happy to report that we now have established an account with
one institution in Georgia that would effectively allow a 2 to 1 matching for each Dollar contributed toward graduate student assistantship. We will have more to say about this later. Travel and Equipment Fund: Students are often in need of equipment (such as: computers, calculators, ) in order to enhance their educational effectiveness. We will be collecting donations for this purpose during the Fall 2013 Semester. In addition, students (in particular, graduate students) do need to participate at research.. ( continued on page 2)

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News from our Scholarship Committee (contd)


Professional Organization of Iranian-Americans
100 Galleria Parkway, Suite 1600 Atlanta, Georgia, 30339 Tel: 404-432-1284 E-mail: info@pooia.com

House calls: By our proud panel of Doctors


It is clear now, that the demand for medicine and surgery have rapidly expanded far beyond what anyone could have envisioned. As the world's population ages, and with development of new diagnostic modalities, treatment and surgical procedures to prolong a useful life span even further, there will be a sustained and consistent increase in the need for the services of doctors. The traditional array of treatments were mostly related to conditions such as infections, pathology, repair of traumatic injuries or developmental deformities. However, as it is evident by a perusal of the technological advances of the last decade, there has been considerable expansion of the recognized scope of medicine, such as robotics, telemedicine, gene therapy and advanced preventive measures. It is now the era of sub specialization, and a realization within the academic centers that mere '"familiarity" by doctors about an area of interest does not create true competence that can be transferred to quality care. Medicine has moved forward with confidence based on training and documented clinical experience to become heavily committed to research, teaching, and patient care. None of this would have been possible without the opportunities given to those trainees who wished to expand their knowledge and skills and the forward thinking of their many mentors. One goal of POOIA is to provide the opportunity for these young aspiring clinicians within our community to connect with established doctors, and obtain guidance and experience while illuminating their path towards success. By: Shahrokh C. Bagheri DMD, MD, FACS, FICD

(from Page 1) conferences. This is sometimes a required part of their education. Unfortunately, most universities do not support student travel. We plan to support student travel to premier conferences. Donations will be collected during the Fall 2013 semester.

Did you know?


- Did you know that you can scientifically talk to ants and they will follow your lead? Answer in the next newsletter 4. Lipids (commonly called "fats")

TOGETHER TOWARDS EXCELLENCE!

www.pooia.com

More people would learn from their mistakes if they weren't so busy denying them." - Harold J. Smith Your relationships reflect your fears and limits. How can anyone ever give you what you wont allow?" - Stephen C. Paul

Did you know that if you talk to your plants they will grow faster, provided you talk to them during the day. Answer in the next newsletter

Did you know that there are only four major classes of organic compounds: 1. Amino Acids ( which make up proteins) If you need personal coaching or tutoring we have many expertise within POOIA and we will do our best to match your personal coaching with our panel of experts. We also have training DVDs on many scientific subjects that could be arranged to be watched in group sessions of minimum 5 students, they include:
Algebra Chemistry The Secret of Mental Math Biology Quantum Mechanics, The Physics of Microscopic world What Science Knows About Cancer The Science of Self

Did you know that your brain contains about 100 billion neurons with about 100 trillion dendritic connections communicating with each other by passing and absorbing neurotransmitters.

2. Nucleic Acids ( including DNA and RNA) 3. Carbohydrates ( commonly called sugars)

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To help us better serve you in the future please let us know: - The subject matters you want us to cover in future newsletters - The educational courses you desire - Panel discussions or workshops you would like for us to hold - Other questions and comments you may have - Send email to education@pooia.com

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