Dr. Muneeza Khan

Congratulations to Muneeza Khan, M.B.B.S., Co-Chief Resident. Dr. Khan scored an 98, on the two-digit scale, on Step 3 of the United States Medical Licensing Exam (USMLE) taken this fall.

The USMLE assesses a physician's ability to apply knowledge, concepts, and principles, and to demonstrate fundamental patient-centered skills, that are important in health and disease and that constitute the basis of safe and effective patient care.

In the United States and its territories, the individual medical licensing authorities ("state medical boards") of the various jurisdictions grant a license to practice medicine. Each medical licensing authority sets its own rules and regulations and requires passing an examination that demonstrates qualification for licensure. Results of the USMLE are reported to these authorities for use in granting the initial license to practice medicine.

Dr. Dinorah Milner

Congratulations to Dinorah Milner, M.D. Dr. Milner, a second year resident, was elected as Vice President of the Indiana University School of Medicine's House Staff Forum.

The House Staff Forum was established in 1998 to provide the house staff with assurance of an educational environment in which they may raise and resolve issues without fear of intimidation or retaliation. The forum provides the house staff with an organizational system to communicate and exchange information on their working environment and their educational programs.

A house staff representative is elected from each parent program annually. Any resident in the parent program or a fellow in an appropriate subspecialty program may be elected to represent the parent program. The representative must be willing to attend and participate in meetings, provide information, and disseminate information to the other house staff. The House Staff Forum meets quarterly and on an as-needed basis. Officers for the forum are chosen by the program representatives.