Svitlana Yaremchuk, Deputy Secretary General of the Ukrainian Federation of Professional Medical Organizations and a Professor at the Department of Family Medicine and Outpatient Care at the Shupyk National Healthcare University of Ukraine, has been awarded a grant from the Eugene N. Myers MD Global Education Fund. The grant is aimed at otolaryngologists working with the AAO-HNS (American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery) and is to be used for training and professional development in otolaryngology. Svitlana Yaremchuk expressed her excitement about the opportunity to gain essential knowledge in Pittsburgh through this grant, which she plans to share with her colleagues in Ukraine.
Eugene N. Myers, MD, Past President of the AAO-HNS/F and the first AAO-HNSF International Coordinator, has worked tirelessly throughout his career to provide aid and assistance to physicians, especially in resource-challenged countries, advancing otolaryngology and patient care worldwide. Known to many as “Dr. International,” this Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Otolaryngology and Emeritus Chair of the Department of Otolaryngology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, is the founder of the AAO-HNSF International Affairs Program, which launched in 1996. Committed to providing education and services for international otolaryngologists, Dr. Myers forged global partnerships and expanded education opportunities on behalf of the AAO-HNSF. Dr. Myers established the Academy’s International Corresponding Societies (ICS) network, which currently includes partnerships with 77 national societies worldwide.