The benefits of joining APAMSA last past your student years. APAMSA is the only Pan-Asian Pacific American medical student organization in the country. Over 20% of the students currently in medical school are AAPI… that’s means more than 1 in every 5 physicians will be AAPI. We aim to harness the collective energy of the nation’s AAPI medical student voices to affect AAPI health care and to help guide national health care policy. And our hope is that once these students graduate, they will continue to be a voice for AAPI health.

APAMSA strives to foster and achieve giving back to the communities and cultures that raised each of us. The experiences we gain, the leadership skills we develop, and the mentors/friends we make through APAMSA will make us more successful as future residents and physicians. As medical students like you, we also would like an organization that can help each one of us achieve our goals (or chapter's goals) so that is why we have developed the following benefits:
  • Access to a network of APA student and physician leaders (APAMSA currently represents over 14,000--1 out of 5--medical students)
  • Summer internships
  • Material on APA health care issues
  • Regional and national conferences
  • Annual Leadership training forum
  • Info on clerkship and research opportunities in APA communities
  • Opportunity for community service
  • Start-up kits and funding for national service projects
  • Bone Marrow Drive
  • Hepatitis B Immunization Project
  • Leadership Opportunities in APAMSA
  • Discussion Groups and email listserv

In addition, there are some really exciting future membership perks that we are currently working on getting for the members, like discounts on review books and equipment. We hope you will consider joining us. APAMSA has a lot to offer you within your years of medical training as well as beyond. We look forward to welcoming you to our organization! If you still have any more questions, feel free to contact . To become a member, please register via the following link:

Top Ten Reasons to Join APAMSA

  1. National Service Projects: Help eliminate health disparities by participating in our National Bone Marrow and Hepatitis B Projects.
  2. Internship opportunities: Be informed of the latest domestic & international research and clinical opportunities through our list serv.
  3. Chapter grants and support: APAMSA is here to help your chapter grow and be one of the most successful medical student organizations at your school.
  4. National Convention: An annual gathering of America's finest medical student leaders with the shared goal of enhancing health care for AAPI communities.
  5. Advisory Board: With such prestigious members, the board becomes an invaluable source of advice and mentorship.
  6. Break the stereotype: APAMSA provides AAPI medical students with the opportunity to do more beyond the classroom.
  7. Network with fellow colleagues who have the same drive and concerns as you. Forge new friendships that will last a lifetime.
  8. Make your voice count: APAMSA is the nation's only voice for all AAPI medical students to play a role in affecting AAPI health at the national level.
  9. Advance you career: APAMSA can put you in touch with the right people in the right places as well as provide you with the leadership training necessary to be successful in the medical field.
  10. 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.