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AAPRA
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF AYURVEDIC
PRACTITIONERS AND RESEARCHERS (AAPRA)
13505
Cleveland Drive, Rockville,
Maryland
20850
301-762-8262 mishra13505@yahoo.com
Committees
1.
International
Affairs Committee
The work includes international activities concerning
regulation of Ayurvedic Medicine and report information gleaned during
these activities to the active members of AAPRA.
Dr. Pratibha
Shah
2.
Coordination of Ayurveda Affairs in India Committee
The chair shall coordinate all Ayurvedic medicine
related activity in India.
Dr Nishtha
Dube.
3. Membership Committee
The
chair shall be responsible for recruitment of new members within and
outside the US. The membership form can be downloaded
from the AAPRA web site www.aapra.com
Dr. Dhanadha Kulkarni
4. Business and Fundraising Committee
The chair shall be responsible for raising funds for
AAPRA activities and tracking of funds raised to promote the interest of
Ayurvedic medicine.
Dr. Seema
Yelmar
5. Credentialing Committee
The chair shall be responsible for developing
credential criteria for licensing Ayurvedic practitioners.
Dr. Sujatha
Reddy
6. Planning Committee
The chair shall be responsible for planning
activities to serve the goals of AAPRA.
Dr.
Chittra Karki
7. Academic Affairs and Research Committee
The chair shall be responsible for
monitoring academic and research activities in the Ayurvedic management of
chronic diseases to keep the members informed and develop research plans
for post graduate studies in Ayurvedic medicine.
Dr. Suhas
Kshirsagar
8. Public
Relations Committee
The chair shall be responsible for
developing good relations with media and legislators on behalf of AAPRA.
The chair shall find good examples of Ayurvedic management of diseases with
sufficient evidence and publish it in local news papers. The chair shall be responsible to
communicate the efficacy of ayurvedic treatments with the
legislators responsible for licensing.
Dr. Krupali
Desai
9. Constitution
Committee.
The chair shall be responsible for developing the
constitution of AAPRA which will be reviewed and voted upon by members of
the executive committee and committee chairs. The chair shall also plan future political
activities in the US to
support and promote improvement
in status of Ayurvedic medicine and BAMS graduates in the US. Open
Dr.
Lakshmi C. Mishra, President
Dr.
Betsy Singh, V. President
Dr.
Rucha Kelkar, Secretary
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