Submissions for AKMG Souvenir 2022

The AKMG 2022 Convention Souvenir Committee is seeking original submissions for publication in the 2022 Annual Souvenir. The overarching theme is: "Positive by choice – we can and we will", intended to reflect on how we collectively stood up against the pandemic. The AKMG 2022 Convention Souvenir Committee is seeking original submissions for publication in the 2022 Annual Souvenir. The overarching theme is: "Positive by choice – we can and we will", intended to reflect on how we collectively stood up against the pandemic. The broad categories of articles include: 1 Medicine/Science related articles . Medical/Science review articles on a topic of interest/relevance to AKMG readers (Kindly avoid scientific manuscripts or case reports more suitable for a peer reviewed journal and please do not submit any pre-published article) . Personal medical experiences with relevance to AKMG readers (kindly try to include the impact of your personal involvement in the patient outcome) . Stories of courage/resilience/positivity 2 Philosophy . Personal glimpses of life . Opinions, ideas . Critiques 3 Literary . Stories: fiction / immigrant stories . Poetry 4 Travelogues with/without photos 5 Humor / cartoon 6 Photography / drawings /paintings Please send your articles by email (akmgoffice@gmail.com). Keep your articles short with a maximum of 1000 words; however, we understand that based on the content, this may occasionally exceed 1000 words. Submissions should include a full-face author photograph (jpeg), personal details including your specialty, practice situation, position held, honors/ achievements, and contact information (e-mail id which may be published with your article if you are agreeable). The editorial committee reserves the right to accept, reject or edit the submissions to match the overall style of presentation.

Dr. Santhosh Thyagu Chair, AKMG 2022 Souvenir Committee

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The Only One in the Room: Dr. Devi Nair

When people ask what it is like to be a woman in interventional electrophysiology, I tell them the truth: for most of my career, I was the only one at the table. Not the only woman in the EP lab; nurses, techs, and coordinators have always been the backbone of every EP lab I have worked in, but the only woman standing in lead, with the catheters in her hands. That has changed. It has not changed enough. Cardiology remains one of the least gender-balanced fields in medicine, and the procedural subspecialties EP, interventional, structural are the narrowest part of that funnel. We are not short on talented women entering medical school. We lose them somewhere between the classroom and the lab. I have thought a lot about where that loss happens, and I no longer believe it is mostly about ability or even about ambition. It is about permission, the quiet, cumulative sense of whether a room expects you to be in it. The room does not hand you authority ... Early on, I learned that bei...

From Tampa to Timeless Japan: A Journey Through Culture, Speed, and Soul Easter 2026

Reena Kavilaveettil MD Traveling with Family and Friends from Tampa Brown Bears I. Arrival — Tokyo in Full Bloom Our journey began in Tampa, with excitement packed tighter than our suitcases. As the plane lifted into the early morning sky on Easter Day, we left behind the familiar warmth of home, heading toward a land where tradition and technology coexist in perfect harmony — Tokyo. Tokyo welcomed us not just with its dazzling lights, but with a rare gift: cherry blossoms in full bloom. Walking through Ueno Park, we found ourselves beneath a canopy of soft pink sakura petals. The air felt lighter, almost magical, as families gathered, laughter echoed, and petals fell gently like nature's own confetti. We felt incredibly fortunate to witness the fleeting beauty of sakura — Japan's most poetic season. II. Temples, Palaces, and the Soul of the City Our Tokyo tour began at the serene Meiji Shrine, nestled within a beautifully forested area that honors Emperor Meiji — th...

AKMG WOMEN IN MEDICINE SERIES 2026

Women in Medicine — A Story of Many I am a woman. A woman in medicine. An immigrant mother in medicine. Sometimes I wonder what my life might have been like if I had been born as a man. Would the responsibilities have been different? Would the struggles have been different? Would the road I travelled have been a little easier? I will never know. But I have come to believe that equality does not necessarily mean that men and women must be the same. I believe in something closer to gender neutrality - the freedom to be different without being considered less. I know there are things my husband does for our family that I struggle to do. I cannot change the oil in the car. I cannot change a tire. I have tried to understand investments and finances, but somehow my brain refuses to cooperate. I have enormous respect for women who can do those things. A women can. A woman is no less capable than a man. But I am also comfortable admitting that there are things I cannot do. Perhaps ...

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