• World-renowned speakers
• 10th Anniversary Banquet
• Exhibitor/Residency Program Fair
• Workshops to address international medicine, politics, APA mental health, alternative and complementary medicine, and much more.
• Free raffle prizes such as PDAs, stethoscopes, USMLE courses, and gift certificates
• Pre-Conference Leadership Forum with a trip to Capitol Hill to meet leaders in health policy

The conference is open to everyone, and individuals from all ethnic backgrounds are encouraged to learn about issues that affect APA patients.

Brief Schedule of Events

Friday, November 7, 2003
8 - 9AM Pre-Conference Leadership Forum (PCLF) Registration - Marvin Center 3rd Floor
9 - 10AM Pre-Conference Leadership Forum
10 - 4PM PCLF Visit to Capitol Hill and Meetings with Politicians
4 - 5PM PCLF Reconvening - Marvin Center 3rd Floor
5 - 10PM Conference Registration - Hamilton Crowne Plaza Hotel lobby
8 - 10PM Welcoming Reception - Hamilton Crowne Plaza Hotel

Saturday, November 8, 2003
7:30 - 8:30AM Check-in and On-site Registration - Marvin Center lobby in GW University
Continental Breakfast - Marvin Center 3rd Floor Ballrooms
8:30 - 9:45AM Opening Address - Lisner Auditorium
8:00AM - 5PM Exhibitor/Residency Fair - Marvin Center lobby
10 - 11:00AM Workshop Session 1 - Marvin Center and Media & Public Affairs building
11:15 - 11:45PM Regional Caucuses, Physician Advisory Board meeting - Marvin Center and Media & Public Affairs building
11:45 - 1:00PM Luncheon - Marvin Center 3rd Floor Ballrooms
1:15 - 2:15PM Workshop Session 2 - Marvin Center and Media & Public Affairs building
2:30 - 3:30PM Workshop Session 3 - Marvin Center and Media & Public Affairs building
3:30 - 6PM National Business Meeting/Elections
3:45 - 4:30PM - Medical Student Panel on Medical School Admissions
6:30 - 10PM Keynote Banquet, Sphinx Club at the Hamilton Crowne Plaza Hotel
10:00PM After-party, Sphinx Club

Sunday, November 9, 2003
9 - 1PM Exhibitor/Residency Fair - Marvin Center lobby
9 - 10AM Continental Breakfast - Marvin Center 3rd Floor Ballrooms
National Board Transitional Meeting - Marvin Center
9:20AM Exhibitor Raffle - Marvin Center lobby
10 - 12PM Clinical Skills Workshops - Marvin Center
USMLE Course Raffle
12 - 1PM Closing Plenary Address

Saturday Workshop Tracks

Leadership
(1) Roundsmanship of Medicine
(2) International Health Policy
(3) Barriers to Care: Translation Issues

Culture and Health
(1) APA Pediatric Care
(2) APA Mental Health
(3) Bone Marrow Donation: Personal Stories and Panel Discussion

Complementary and Alternative Medicine
(1) Mind/Body Medicine and Biofeedback
(2) Integrative East/West Medicine
(3) Yoga and Meditation: Tradition and Science

Hot Topics
(1) Bioterrorism and Emergency Preparedness
(2) Infectious Diseases: Smallpox and Anthrax
(3) Access to Care

International Medicine
(1) Parasitic Infections in East Asia
(2) Malaria Vaccine
(3) Pediatric Oncology in Pakistan

Premedical Students
(4) Q&A Session with Medical Student Panel
(5) Getting into Medical School