Kashmiri Siblings Honored By Royal College Of Psychiatrists

Source: Kashmir Observer

London- In a proud moment for Jammu & Kashmir, two siblings from the region were awarded the prestigious fellowship by the Royal College of Psychiatrists in London, UK, on Thursday.

Dr. Sarfaraz, hailing from Srinagar and an alumnus of Tyndale Biscoe School, is a consultant psychiatrist in Intensive Care at Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust in the UK.

Dr. Sarfaraz also serves as the Director of Medical Education, Deputy Medical Director of the trust, and Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Leeds.

His elder sister, Dr. Shaheen Aslam Shora, who graduated from SKIMS Medical College in the late nineties, is a Consultant Old Age Psychiatrist at Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust and the Clinical Director of Specialist Services in Hertfordshire, UK. She is an executive member of the Old Age faculty at the Royal College of Psychiatrists and an equality champion.

Dr. Shaheen's research interests include dementia and improving patient care safety and quality. She is also a CASC examiner at the Royal College of Psychiatrists and passionate about mentoring doctors. Currently, she serves as the General Secretary of the British Kashmiri Medical Association.

The siblings expressed immense honor in receiving the fellowship together, marking it as a memorable occasion they will cherish for a lifetime. They extended their gratitude to their trainers, patients, and colleagues both in the UK and back home.

They dedicated the award to their parents, Haji Mohammad Aslam Shora, a businessman, and Mrs. Sharifa Akhtar Bhat, a homemaker, for their unwavering support and encouragement throughout their lives.

They also acknowledged the support of their respective spouses, without whom, they said, this achievement would not have been possible.