Dr. Norma Panahon awarded 100 Most Influential Filipino Women in the US

Congratulations to Dr. Norma Calderon-Panahon, recipient of the Filipino Womens’s Network’s 100 Most Influential Filipino Women in the US.  She was awarded as the founder/chair of the UPMASA Western New York Chapter and a member of the Board of Governors of the UPMASA National. This award is the culmination of a “… nationwide search for the 100 Most Influential Filipina Women in the U.S. … is the ultimate showcase of the Filipino American community’s most inspiring individuals in the private and public sector, which exemplify innovation, mentorship, professionalism, gender empowerment and leadership.” (FWN website, www.filipinowomensnetwork.org)

Dr. Francis Sanchez at the Philippine Psychiatric Association Meeting January 2010

"I am back from the Philippines with warm felicitations from our colleagues at the Philippine Psychiatric Association.  We had a meeting that outlined a proposal for strengthening the affiliation between our two groups [which is outlined in the Spring 2010 newsletter]. As the emissary of the Philippine Psychiatrists in America, I am bringing this back to you and mentioned to our Philippine counterparts that we will be discussing this further with the body at large."

"On a different note, may I also report that the recently concluded Philippine Psychiatric Association Meeting at Dusit went very well and I was welcomed with warmth and collegiality that was truly wonderful and unmatched! I hope this is the start of more collaborations between our two groups as I believe we can achieve much together" - Francis Sanchez, MD (previous past president)