CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE CHAPTERS HONORED AT THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE!

 

Chapter of the Year: University of Pittsburg School of Medicine
Featured Events
Hep B and Depression Screening at a Free Clinic geared towards the local Chinese community
Health Screening at a Korean Church
Diabetes Date Auction to Raise Money for Juvenile Diabetes Research
Bake Sale for Japan Earthquake Relief
Diwali Celebration
Mixers with ADAPSA the sister Dental School Group
Lunar New Year Celebration
Japanese Game Night

Best New Chapter of the Year: UC San Diego School of Medicine
Featured Events
Glaucoma Screening
Mental Health & Hep B Lunch Talks
Screening of ‘Another Life’ Documentary
Health Education Fair at Tet Lunar New Year Festival

Premed Chapter of the Year: University of Southern California
Featured Events
Bone Marrow Drives
Health Fair with the Chinatown Service Center
Hep B Screenings
USC/UCLA Minority Health Conference

 Community Service Chapter of the Year: UCLA

Featured Events
Bone Marrow Drives
South Asian Health Issues Health Seminar
Asian American Health Disparities Health Seminar
Held 17 Community Health Fairs reaching 1,568 people

Best Fundraiser: Columbia College of Physicians and Surgons
A Japan Earthquake Fundraiser which featured a performance by the Columbia dance club and two keynote speakers, including Dr. Tomoaki Kato, a transplant surgeon who had just come back from Sendai in the aftermath of the earthquake.

Best Cultural Events: University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Featured Events
‘B’ a Hero Hep B Free Philadelphia Flashmob
Traditional Chinese Medicine Seminar

Best Educational Events: Mt. Sinai School of Medicine
Featured Events
Charles B Wang Good Health Day
Hosted Regional Conference: Setting the Agenda for Asian American Public Health
Hep B Screening
Linkage House Visits
Bone Marrow Drive
Health Policy Discussions over Dim Sum

Regional Conference of the Year: Region V – Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio

 

Regional Director of the Year: Carmel Mercado