Dr. Sunita Dodani Awarded Scholarship for Graduate Studies by Aga Khan Foundation Canada

Dr. Sunita Dodani '92, Assistant Professor in the Family Medicine Division of the Department of Community Health Sciences (CHS), was awarded Aga Khan Foundation Canada scholarship for graduate studies.

Dr. Sunita Dodani providing holistic care to a patient at the Community Health Centre.

She is currently pursuing a Master of Science degree in Community Health and Epidemiology, with an emphasis on Clinical Epidemiology at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, Canada.  Although Dr. Dodani already has a number of publications to her credit in the fields of clinical medicine and quality of care, this training will strengthen her research skills in these important areas of application. Dr. Dodani also has the distinction of being one of the first medical graduates to be recognized (March 1997) by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan (CPSP) as a specialist in the new discipline of Family Medicine.

Until her recent departure for MSc studies, she served  as a coordinator for the Family Medicine residency  programme at AKU, in addition to undergraduate and continuing medical education teaching programmes. She has also participated  in an international workshop on 'Excellence in Teaching', organised by the Royal College of  General Practitioners, UK. Dr. Dodani  has a  high energy level, and takes keen interest in developmental activities within and outside the University, such as her active participation in the Postgraduate Medical Education Committee and the Heart Health Committee (a collaborative effort with the Aga Khan Health Service, Pakistan). She has also served as Director of the College of Family Medicine, Karachi.