Sheryl Phillips, Director of Standards and Compliance for the American Association of Bariatric Counselors (AABC), is pleased to announce the appointment of Nashaat Tawfik, MBA, B.Sc. Pharmacy, CBE, as the Global Director of the Centers of Therapeutic Excellence (COTE)

Director Tawfik has served as the Obesity Business Director for Novo Nordisk in Saudi Arabia, and previously at Novartis Pharma he headed up the Cardio Metabolic Business Unit. For the past five years he has been an integral member of the COTE Advisory board. As a Certified Bariatric Educator (CBE) he continues to conduct obesity/diabesity training for health professionals and develop community public health programs.

Centers of Therapeutic Excellence, a division of The American Association of Bariatric Counselors, was developed to recognize, accredit, and highlight centers and providers, worldwide, who have kept pace with the bariatric science and dedicated to providing excellent and compassionate therapeutic care for bariatric patients and to provide the public with the guidance to identify trusted and accredited obesity treatment centers.

COTE Board Chairman, Stephen Phillips, stated that because of Director Tawfik’s distinguished stature in the global health and education community, extensive business and administrative experience and commitment to public health education, he is ideally suited to lead all departments of COTE worldwide.

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Sheryl Phillips, Director of Standards and Compliance for the American Association of Bariatric Counselors, is pleased to announce the appointment of Nashaat Tawfik, MBA, B.Sc. Pharmacy, CBE, to their Centers of Therapeutic Excellence (COTE) Advisory Board.

Nashaat Tawfik, MBA, B.Sc.

Currently, Mr. Tawfik serves as the Obesity Business Director for Novo Nordisk in Saudi Arabia. Previously at Novartis Pharma he headed up the Cardio Metabolic Business Unit in Saudi Arabia. As an educator he continues to conduct obesity/diabesity training for health professionals and develop community public health programs.

Director Phillips stated, “Because of Mr. Tawfik’s organizational business acumen combined with his commitment to public health education, he is ideally suited to collaborate with COTE and join our specialized advisory board.

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AABC Announces New Year 2020 Scholarship Endowment Funding Availability

New Year 2020 Scholarship Endowment Funding Availability

The American Association of Bariatric Counselors (AABC) announced New Year 2020 Scholarship Endowment Funding is now available.

To meet the growing demand for Bariatric Science Trained Health Professionals (Certified Bariatric Counselors and Certified Bariatric Educators), AABC is offering Cycle 2 tuition free scholarship grants to new enrollments between January 1st and February 28, 2020. A $450.00 value. To qualify for a tuition free scholarship candidate must complete Cycle 1 within one year and be in good standing.

The endowment provides scholarship funding for health professionals from both the physical and social sciences. The Board Certification and Credentialing Program is offered online in two cycles. There are two required courses in each cycle. The New Year scholarship award underwrites the tuition for the second cycle of courses.

All online courses are self-paced. These are graduate level courses and each course takes about 30 hours to complete.

AABC is a Continuing Professional Education Accredited Provider for the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) as well as the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR).
“There is a growing demand and a serious need for bariatric science trained health professionals, this scholarship gives them an opportunity to enhance their education, advance their careers while helping many patients.”

– Carrie Moraites, Fellows Coordinator, AABC

To apply for scholarship visit: https://www.aabc-certification.org/how-to-become-certified/

For information you may contact the Fellow Coordinator Ms. Moraites at:carrie.moraites@aabc-certification.org