Malnutrition Hounds Children in Gaza: SAMS Calls for Unfettered Humanitarian Access Dr. Samer Attar, a longstanding SAMS volunteer from Chicago who just completed his third medical mission in Gaza, said malnutrition was a growing crisis there. “Every day we saw death from malnutrition, dehydration, and traumatic blast injuries,” he said...
The most significant impact of attacks on healthcare facilities has been the documented loss of life and injury. According to SAMS’ “A Heavy Price to Pay” report, a total of 123 medical staff lost their lives in the recorded attacks on healthcare facilities. Between 2013 and 2021, SAMS documented 385...
The most significant impact of attacks on healthcare facilities has been the documented loss of life and injury. According to SAMS’ “A Heavy Price to Pay” report, a total of 123 medical staff lost their lives in the recorded attacks on healthcare facilities. Between 2013 and 2021, SAMS documented 385...
The most significant impact of attacks on healthcare facilities has been the documented loss of life and injury. According to SAMS’ “A Heavy Price to Pay” report, a total of 123 medical staff lost their lives in the recorded attacks on healthcare facilities. Between 2013 and 2021, SAMS documented 385...
A Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS) Press Release, March 18, 2024 Today, three SAMS doctors returned from a two-week medical mission inside Gaza, carried out in conjunction with the Palestinian American Medical Association (PAMA) and the Jordanian American Physicians Association (JAPA). The volunteer physicians observed that the medical sector is...
In 2022, the most profound impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic subsided and SAMS emerged from the global health crisis stronger and wiser. In 2022, with our experience handling critically ill patients in the newly established COVID Intensive Care Units (ICUs), SAMS began an urgently-needed ICU fellowship program. We also expanded...
The Syrian American Medical Society has joined people around the world in shock and grief, watching events unfold in Gaza and Israel over the past four days. Following a terrible pattern established in Syria and Ukraine, parties to the conflict are failing to make distinctions between civilian and military targets,...
Date: October 5, 2023 In the early hours of October 5, 2023, the Government of Syria forces escalated their attacks on multiple communities in northwest Syria. These relentless assaults have resulted in a significant toll on innocent civilians, sparking fear and distress among the affected residents. These attacks follow an...
Dear Residency Applicants, On behalf of the Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS), we would like to announce that we are accepting applicants for the SAMS scholarship program for this year. SAMS scholarship program offers monetary loans to selected applicants in order to assist them in taking care of their financial...
This report aims to highlight the incremental developments in SAMS’ research activities during 2022, notably since the creation of a dedicated Research and Development Department under the Foundation. This department aims to strengthen SAMS’ organizational capacity to conduct primary research and build essential partnerships. The establishment of this department is...
The Mediterranean migrant crisis continues to escalate, with recent shipwrecks serving as tragic reminders of the urgent need for immediate action. According to the International Organization for Migration, nearly 2,000 migrants have lost their lives this year alone while attempting to reach Europe by sea. In a single devastating incident...
The Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS) conducted a study to better understand the barriers to accessing healthcare services for people with disabilities in Northwest Syria. Barriers, in this regard, were classified into financial, structural, communication, and attitudinal barriers. In addition to improving understanding of barriers to accessing services, the study...
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