Welcome to our National APAMSA Pre-Health page: a hub for mentorship, opportunities and resources, and most of all, community building as you pursue a career in healthcare. Whether you are just starting to explore a health career early in undergrad or in your gap years, this page serves to support you and help you succeed, no matter where you are in your journey.

We’d love to hear from YOU! If there are any specific events, resources, or discounts you would like to see from us, please fill out the feedback form here: https://tinyurl.com/APAMSAPreHealthFeedbackForm. This form will be monitored weekly and discussed by our pre-health committee to implement your insights into practice. Please also feel free to email us at premed@apamsa.org with any questions. 

Sincerely,

Angeline Yu & Ryesa Mansoor

National APAMSA Pre-Health Directors 2025-26

The APAMSA Pre-Health community is a national organization powered by 16 active undergraduate chapters across the country. Our chapters are rooted on university campuses, where students have weekly meetings to build peer support, mentorship, and culturally relevant programming tailored to their local communities. Together, these chapters form a national network of aspiring future health professionals committed to equity, service, and cultural representation.

National Pre-Health APAMSA organizes national events and initiatives that connect students across regions. These include two annual pre-health weeks ranging from virtual panels, application workshops, and mock interviews, to podcasts and social media campaigns that enable cross-country collaboration, shared learning, and access to mentors and medical students nationwide, regardless of geographic location.

Our chapters currently include students from:

• Hunter College
• Rutgers University – New Brunswick
• Stony Brook University
• SUNY Binghamton
• Temple University
• University of Pennsylvanie
• Purdue University
• Ohio State University
• Washington University in St. Louis
• Arizona State University
• University of Arizona
• California State University, East Bay
• Stanford University
• University of California, San Diego
• University of Southern California
• University of Texas, Austin

Through this model, APAMSA Pre-Health ensures that students benefit from both close-knit campus communities as well as the reach, scale and perspective of a national organization.

Recordings, if available, are hyperlinked below:

Pre-Health Week 2 (February 3-6, 2026)

• Navigating Financial Loans for Medical School Webinar (ft. Jason DiLorenzo) 
• Medical Student Panel – Discussing Everything from Gap Years, Waitlists, and Reapplying to Med School (ft. Jason Hu, Krystle Parnala, & Tiffany Trinh) 
• 1-on-1 Application Review and Advising with Pre-Health Directors
• APAMSA Family Game Night!

Pre-Health Week 1 (September 8-13, 2025)

• Alternate Pathways in Medicine Panel 
• A Conversation with Dr. Paul Tran (@alimentaryschool) 
• Mock Interview Sessions (sign up: https://tinyurl.com/apamsamockinterviews25)
• Office Hours with Pre-Health Directors

2026 National Conference

The APAMSA National Conference, hosted by UCSF APAMSA, will take place in San Francisco, CA from February 20-22! National Conference is one of APAMSA’s biggest conferences of the year and it is such a wonderful way to connect, network, and bond with our APAMSA family across the country – including current medical students, residents, and pre-health students like yourselves! We know cost can be a significant factor, so we wanted to make sure you and your APAMSA members are aware of some of the financial opportunities available:

• Pre-Health Travel Grant: open to any pre-health APAMSA member, this grant offers partial financial support to attend the 2026 National Conference. Applications open until February 1st at 11:59pm PST. Link here: https://tinyurl.com/PreHealthTravelGrant2026 
• Early bird rate for Pre-Health students: The early bird rate to register for the conference is offered for any pre-health student regardless of when they register for the conference!

Register and find more information to attend this year’s National Conference here: https://www.apamsa.org/nc2026/ 

“Things I Wish I Knew Before Applying” Podcast

Pre-Health: Things I Wish I Knew Before Applying to Medical School

Starting a new Pre-Health Chapter is a meaningful way to create a community of support and empowerment for AANHPI pre-medical students. With 16 active chapters of pre-health APAMSA across the nation, National APAMSA offers comprehensive guidance, resources, and community to help your chapter launch, grow, and succeed.

1. Complete a New Chapter Charter 

Download and fill out the new chapter charter at this link: https://tinyurl.com/APAMSANewChapterCharter. You will need at least four projected leadership members to get started.

2. Draft a New Chapter Constitution 

Every chapter must submit a constitution, fillable at this link: 

https://tinyurl.com/APAMSAChapterConstitution

3. Pay Chapter Activation Fee

There are two different ways to pay for the chapter activation fee: 

(1) Check: Pay $100 via a check addressed to The Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association Inc. and contact our Chief Financial Officer (cfo@apamsa.org) for the mailing address

(2) Paypal: Send $102.95 via PayPal to membership@apamsa.org.

4. Submit Chapter Leadership Contact Information 

Complete this form with your officer roster and contact: https://tinyurl.com/APAMSALeadershipUpdate to receive our chapter newsletter. 

5. Identify a Faculty Advisor 

If applicable, please let us know your faculty advisor name and email address for contact. 

At any point during this activation process, please contact premed@apamsa.org if you have any questions!