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By Premvilas das<\/strong><\/p>\n All ISKCON medical professionals in North America are cordially invited to the inaugural retreat being held in Gita Nagari from September 25th This retreat is a forum for all physician devotees and those within the medical field to gather and experience enlivening fellowship. We will be deeply honored by your presence.<\/p>\n The retreat is open to all premed students, medical students, students in other medical disciplines, interns, residents, and fellows as well.<\/p>\n The program will feature inspiring talks by HH Romapada swami and HG Anuttama prabhu and group discussions will be facilitated by HG Vraj Vihari prabhu. We will have ecstatic kirtans, wonderful prasadam and plenty of time to associate with one another and experience the beauty of Gita Nagari dhama and its cows.<\/p>\n Activities for families and Children are planned.<\/p>\n Registration for the event is now open and advanced registration is a must to attend the event.<\/p>\n Advanced registration will close on August 31st, 2015. For registration details including accommodation options, please write as soon as possible to medicalretreat@gmail.com with your name and the names of all the family members attending. You will be sent a registration form with all the details of the event.<\/p>\n If you are unable to attend the retreat this year but would like updates and communication from the group [e.g. we envision creating forums for ongoing dialogue amongst devotee medical practitioners re. opportunities and challenges we meet in our professional lives, per #7 below], please send your details – name, email address, contact number and field of medicine – to medicalretreat@gmail.com. Your information and this database will not be shared with anyone nor you will receive any fund raising appeals. Your contact information will be kept confidential and used strictly for invitation for this event and internal discussions among this group.<\/p>\n Please see a draft version of the mission and vision statement for this sanga.<\/p>\n Sincerely,<\/p>\n NA ISKCON Medical Professional Sanga Team<\/p>\n Mission statement:<\/p>\n To connect and inspire all devotees within the medical profession; to improve our practice of Krishna consciousness; to assist one another to improve our service to Srila Prabhupada: and to expand Krishna consciousness amongst medical professionals.<\/p>\n Vision Statement:<\/p>\n 1. To create a forum for all physician devotees and those within the medical field to meet annually and have fellowship.<\/p>\n 2. Through association, to become better devotees and better medical professionals.<\/p>\n 3. To equip physicians, medical professionals and students to blend their devotional life with their professional pursuits.<\/p>\n 4. To understand how to meet the challenges within their profession as well as maximize their opportunities.<\/p>\n 5. To develop Plans and Strategies how together medical practitioners can best serve ISKCON’s mission, Srila Prabhupada and the body of ISKCON devotees within North America.<\/p>\n 6. To unite together in effective ways to increase the number of medical professionals who take up sadhana bhakti.<\/p>\n 7. Establish a forum to get to know one another and network with one another on many levels throughout the year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This retreat is a forum for all physician devotees and those within the medical field to gather and experience enlivening fellowship. We will be deeply honored by your presence. The retreat is open to all premed students, medical students, students in other medical disciplines, interns, residents, and fellows as well. 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By Premvilas das<\/strong><\/p>\n