Kenan I. Arnautović, MD, FACS, FAANS

 Development and advancement of arts and sciences  Educational activities within BH Diaspora in US, Canada and in Bosnia-Herzegovina  Establishing communications among BH scientists, professionals and artists in US, Canada and building bridges with BH Homeland  Promote the spirit of intellectual diversity and free exchange of ideas within Bosnian Diaspora and BH Community with the idea that science is sharable wealth  Introduction to Public of the BHAAAS membership and their many talents  Serving the idea of multinational and democratic Bosnia and Herzegovina

 Founded 3. November, 2007 in Charlotte, NC (UNC) › 14 Founding Members, 3 Guests  Annual Meetings › Charlotte, NC (3. November 2007)- 14 members › Evanston, IL (4. October 2008)- 36 members › Louisville, KY (7. November 2009)- 97 members › St. Clara, CA (4. December, 2010)- 142 members

 Peer- review process (Membership Committee- 3 members)  14 Founding Members (November, 2007)  142 Members (December, 2010)  Membership Categories › Active 57 (MD, PhD, JD or eqvivalent, Concerts, Exhibitions. Movies, Publications (US Peer-Reviewed Publications), Teaching Career, US/Canadian Citizenship, BH origin) › Associate 36 (MSc or equivalent, US/Canadian citizenship, BH origin) › Corresponding 18 (PhD, Peer-Reviewed Publications, live outside US/Canada, BH origin) › Candidates 10 (Graduate Students- PhD, MD, JD, etc) › Honorary 10 (Important BH contributions, BH volunteer activities, publications, etc) › International 11 (do not have BH origin; want to be BHAAAS members and participate in BHAAAS/BH activities)

 Medical Sciences 58 members  Social Sciences 49 members  Sciences 15 members  Arts 10 members  Technical Sciences 10 members

 Female:Male 54:88  57 PhD  22 MrSci  PhD Candidate 8  3 College Deans  1 Award Winning Writer  2 Movie Directors  2 Classical Guitar Artists  2 Classical Flute Artists  1 Classical Piano Artist  54 MDs (majority US Licenced)  4 DVM  2 Pharm D  5 JD

 Medicine (Rešad Pašić, MD, PhD)  Sciences (Emir Hodžić, DVM, PhD)  Social Sciences (Djenita Pašić, JD)  Technical Sciences (Migdad Hodžić, PhD)  Arts (Aleksandar Hemon)

 President (1 year tenure)  General Assembly › All members  Executive Committee › President, First Vice-President, Second Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, Immediate Past-President, Technical Secretary  Board of Directors › 16 members  Committees › Membership › Web Page › Statutary (By-Laws)

Aleksandar Hemon

 Mirsad Hadzikadić, PhD ( )  Eldin E. Karaiković, MD, PhD ( )  Aleksandar Hemon ( )  Kenan I. Arnautović, MD, FACS, FAANS ( )

 Publishing › WEB Site(General info, Academy in the news, Members in the news) › BHAAAS Newsletter (quarterly) › Bosnian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences (Supplement 2009)  Days of BHAAAS in Bosnia (University Centers) › MD Specialist Training Courses/ Symposiums (Int. Care, Orthopedics/Trauma, › Genetics/Oncology, Neurosurgery/Spine) › General Scientific Topics (Symposiums) › General Medicine (Symposium) › Gala Classical Music Concerts (with Sarajevo Philharmonic Orchestra)  BH Student Fellowships (in co-operation with Forerunner Federation)  Annual Meetings (US)- Charlotte, NC; Chicago, IL; Louisville, KY; St. Clara, CA)  Networking- White Pages  Days of Hagada in Holocaust Museum (Skokie, IL)  Development of Intensive Care in BH (Banja Luka, Sarajevo)  On-line Journal “Spirit of Bosnia” (Dr Keith Doubt, Dr Omer Hadziselimovic)  Indexing and Review of Medical Journals in BH › Acta Medica Academica (ANUBiH) › Acta Medica Saliniana (KC Tuzla)  Student Mentorship Workshop (St. Louis, Mo, 2009)  Internet Medical Consults (Web Page)  Organizing Medical Symposiums in BH (Ob-Gyn, Orthopedics, Neurosurgery)  Performing Op Procedures in BH (equipment donation, education- Neurosurgery, Orthopedics)  Mentorship of BH MDs in US (Dr Bato Hasanagic, Dr Goran Lakicevic)  Equipment donation to BH- Ultrasound Machine (MUP Clinic Sarajevo)

 Days of BHAAAS in Bosnia › Sarajevo (2009) › Tuzla (2010) › Banja Luka (2011) › Mostar (2012) › Zenica (2013) › Bihac (2014)