Starting up a new APAMSA chapter at your school? Want to give others an overview of some Asian American health issues and how APAMSA is addressing them? Something to pass out at your next APAMSA fair?
We have free APAMSA Membership Brochures available for 2009-2010. Besides containing general information about APAMSA and Asian American health, there's also details about APAMSA programming, resources and membership benefits.
If you are interested in receiving some brochures for your chapter, please email Peter Koon and Michael Chen (
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) with your name, chapter, your affiliation to the chapter, mailing address and number of requested brochures. We can send each chapter up to 40 copies.
Fourth Annual National Hepatitis B Meeting | October 31, 2009 Boston, MA
The fourth annual APAMSA HepB conferencein Boston, MA educated, inspired, and empowered medical students with the tools they will need to conduct successful HepB outreach events. Hepatitis B is a devastating disease that deeply affects our communities. Despite having higher effective prevention methods and treatments, the prevalence of Hepatitis B is much higher among Asian Americans compared to the rest of the country. As APAMSA members and physicians-in-training, we have the unique responsibility to reach out to underprivileged individuals in our society, to help them overcome language barriers, and to educate them in an effective and culturally sensitive manner.
2009 Annual APAMSA Hep B Conference - Oct 31, 2009
On Saturday, October 31st, 2009, APAMSA medical and pre-medical students from all over the country will convene in Boston, Massachusetts to meet, share, and work together to fight against Hepatitis B.
It is my great honor to serve as your 15th National APAMSA President. The Asian Pacific American Medical Students Association (APAMSA) was founded in 1995 by Dr. Bi Li as the first national organization representing Asian Pacific American (APA) medical students. APAMSA initially served and today continues to serve as a forum for communication with fellow medical students, physicians, and community members; and provides a collective voice to promote awareness in health issues that affect the APA community.
During the past 14 years, APAMSA has grown rapidly in number and in strength with over 15,000 members and over 90 chapters. We have also hosted fifteen national conferences, many regional conferences, and three national Hepatitis B conferences. Currently, we organize national service projects, such as the Hepatitis B Project and the Bone Marrow Drive. Our mission is to promote the health and well-being of the APA community locally and nationally, and our members helped carry out this mission in 2008 by registering a thousand new bone marrow donors, organizing thousands of community health fairs, screening and immunizing hundreds of patients against Hepatitis B, and coordinating discussions with fellow healthcare members about diabetes, HIV/AIDS, and cancers in the APA community.
This year promises to be a turning point in our nation’s history with renewed energy, excitement, and a promise from the government to focus on issues that affect APAs. As APAMSA members, we must take the responsibility as future healthcare professionals to bring issues that affect our communities and ourselves to the limelight.
Make a difference: Many of APAMSA's local chapters and national service projects invest in our communities to make them a better place for everyone to enjoy.
Starting up a new APAMSA chapter at your school? Want to give others an overview of some Asian American health issues and how APAMSA is addressing them? Something to pass out at your next APAMSA fair?
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It is my great honor to serve as your 15th National APAMSA President. The Asian Pacific American Medical Students Association (APAMSA) was founded in 1995 by Dr. Bi Li as the first national organization representing Asian Pacific American (APA) medical students. APAMSA initially served and today continues to serve as a forum for communication with fellow medical students, physicians, and community members; and provides a collective voice to promote awareness in health issues that affect the APA community.
