Residency Interview Panel: Tips and Tricks

Want to learn about the residency interview process?

Join us on Wednesday, Nov 9th at 9PM EST/8pm CST/6pm PST with a panel of PGY1 residents in different specialties.

Please register here and Zoom link will be sent after registration: https://osu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcudOCvrjsrH9EbbAXCx6TQX7VuDIh69oqK


BTM x APAMSA Interchapter Competition Results

Hello APAMSA,

Thanks to all of you, we had a very successful BTM x APAMSA Interchapter Competition. With your help, we were able to add 986 individuals to the bone marrow registry to help narrow the disparities in finding matches for AANHPI recipients!

A word from Be The Match:

A very sincere ‘THANK YOU’ to all APAMSA members and chapters who helped grow the registry with committed individuals willing to donate and provide a stranger with a second chance a life. The nearly 1,000 new potential stem cell donors whom APAMSA had added to the Be the Match Registry this year will give hope to searching patients worldwide. Congratulations on a very successful year and we look forward to our continued partnership to save more lives.

Please join me in congratulating the following chapters who had the most donors registered with swab kits returned!

1st place ($400) – University of Pennsylvania

2nd place ($300) – Stanford

3rd place ($200) – University of Arizona – Tucson

4th place ($100) – Stony Brook University

5th place ($100) – A.T. Still University

6th place ($100) – Medical College of Wisconsin

7th place ($100) – University of Arizona – Phoenix

8th place ($100) – Case Western Reserve

Winning chapters, please reach out to marrow@apamsa.org with your preferred contact email and mailing address at your earliest convenience.


APAMSA Merch is Here!

Hello all! We are excited to announce new merch to help you show your APAMSA pride! We are now offering both large and small stickers as well as our signature pins, badge reels, and graduation cords.

Head over to the link below to browse our merch and place your orders!

Order Form: https://forms.gle/mLU1KAYwwv1MWDfP9

Please direct any questions or concerns to fundraising@apamsa.org and thank you all for your support of APAMSA!


APAMSA 2023 National Conference Early Bird Registration Open!

The moment you all have been waiting for! Registration for our 2023 National Conference is now open!! This year’s conference will occur March 3-5th, 2023 and is hosted by APAMSA at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, Oregon.

Register here and purchase your ticket on Eventbrite!


Region III Conference: Building Refuge

Hi everyone!

We are pleased to announce that Region III’s 2022 Conference will be held on October 15th at Sidney Kimmel Medical College! This year’s theme is “Building Refuge: Grappling with AANHPI Mental Health and Structural Violence.” We will be featuring incredible speakers who are working to reimagine and build safe spaces for our communities to thrive. Regional conferences provide amazing opportunities to meet and network with inspiring AANHPI leaders and healthcare professionals in the community. Event registration includes attendance to our conference, lunch and conference goodies, networking opportunities, and a chance to win raffles! We will also be having a post-conference social where you can meet other members from Region III.

Date & Time: Saturday, October 15th; 12-4pm

Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2022-apamsa-region-iii-conference-tickets-399322713987 (Registration for discounted tickets ends 10/10!)

Location: Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Hamilton Building

Stay tuned for more updates as we reveal more information on our speakers and vendors, our in-person social, and travel grants to support attending the conference.

Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions at region3@apamsa.org.

We hope to see you all there!


REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN for the 2022 APAMSA Hepatitis B/C Conference!

Dear APAMSA Members and Alumni,

We are excited to announce that early-bird registration for the 16th Annual National APAMSA Hepatitis B/C Conference is now open! After two years of virtual conferences, we are excited to welcome you all to an in-person conference at the George Washington University Milken School of Public Health on November 5th, 2022 from 8 AM to 5 PM EST.

Each year, we strive to collectively engage in the global fight against liver diseases, including hepatitis B and C. The objectives of this year’s conference is to raise awareness about the impact of liver diseases on the AANHPI community, encourage future health care providers to advocate for initiatives to address health disparities that disproportionately affect the AANHPI population, and to provide an opportunity for health professional students to network with prominent leaders in hepatology.

Early-bird registration is $30 and will end on October 6th, after which the price will increase. Please check out the instructions below on how to register as well as the deadlines. For more information about the conference, please visit our website.

 

Registration

To register, please pay through the Eventbrite AND fill out the registration form. Both steps must be completed in order for you to be fully registered. Below are our registration deadlines:

Early-Bird Registration: $30, Ends October 6th, 2022

Regular Registration: $35, Ends October 22nd, 2022

Late Registration: $40, Ends November 1st, 2022

Discounted housing provided by the Washington Marriott at Metro Center is available on Friday, November 4th, 2022 on a first come, first serve basis. This is a shared room with max occupancy of 4 per room. We will assign rooms to the best of our ability based on gender identity and housing preferences. Housing requests must be submitted by October 6, 2022 at 11:59PM through the registration form. Research

 

Poster Submissions

We are now accepting abstract submissions for poster presentations! The poster session is tentatively scheduled for 12 PM to 2 PM. At least one author is required to give a presentation during this time. Poster awards will be given by our judges. To submit your abstract, please submit it here by October 6th at 11:59PM. Please contact us at hepatitis@apamsa.org if you have any questions.

 

Chapter Travel Subsidies

We hope that anyone who wishes to attend the hepatitis conference will be able to do so without financial barriers. Therefore, we are excited to be able to provide subsidies to support our chapters. Subsidies will be awarded by institution, so please have only one representative per chapter complete this application. Awards will be determined based on attendance and provided as reimbursements after the conference. If you have any questions, please contact us at hepatitis@apamsa.org.

For more information, please check out our website for updates. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Hepatitis Directors at hepatitis@apamsa.org. Looking forward to seeing you in November in Washington, DC!

Best,

Derek Shu, Laetitia Zhang, and Jenny Yang

APAMSA Hepatitis Directors


Region VIII Conference: ASIAN

We’re excited to announce this year’s 2022 Region VIII Conference will be hosted on behalf of APAMSA at the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine on Saturday, October 22nd. This year’s conference theme is “ASIAN: Achieving Solidarity In AANHPI Needs.

Attending regional conference offers both medical and premedical students the chance to attend educational seminars, personal and professional development workshops, and networking events with medical professionals.

Join us for a fun-filled event with your fellow APAMSA peers! Tickets are purchased from Eventbrite with an early bird special of $15 until October 8th at 10PM. Sales for general admission is $20 and will end on October 20th at 10PM. Ticket prices include lunch, swag, and a chance to enter a raffle! We look forward to seeing you soon!

Click here to register!


Region III Social!

The APAMSA Region 3 schools in Philadelphia hosted a social at Independence Beer Garden and there was really great turnout! We grabbed dinner at Nan Zhou Hand Drawn Noodle House afterwards and took a picture together to commemorate the occasion. We had medical students from Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Drexel, Temple, PCOM, and Penn State School of Medicine come to mix and mingle with each other.

We hope that all schools from Region 3 (Mid-Atlantic Region) will be able to join us for our Regional Conference on October 15th!


Region IX Conference: Gather Together

Hello everyone!

 

The Region IX Conference is less than 1 month away, and the website and registration link (FREE) are now live! The conference will take place virtually on Saturday, September 10th, from 12 pm to 5 pm CST. 

 

The theme of this year’s conference is “Gather Together: Overcoming Challenges as AANHPI,” and it will feature enlightening sessions about healthcare through the AANHPI lens. Our speakers are AANHPI leaders who will be addressing topics about culturally competent care, identification in the Asian community, and more. Come join us for an afternoon of discussion!

 

We will be giving away $5 gift cards to Starbucks for the first 50 registrations and a limited number of generic gift cards (Amazon, Starbucks, etc.) at the end of the conference. Feel free to check out the website as we continue updating our keynote and session speakers. 

 

Registration Link: https://hopin.com/events/gather-together-overcoming-challenges-as-aanhpi/registration

 

Hope to see you all there!

 

Region 9 Directors


NHOPI Medical Student Panel

Aloha everyone!

 

Are you applying for medical school this cycle or interested in learning more about medical school? Passionate about diversity in medicine? We have invited five amazing medical students from the John A. Burns School of Medicine in Hawai’i and The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine. Celeste Cravalho, Piueti Maka, Ashley Mainani Lee, Vanessa Freitas, and Eduardo Biala will talk about their unique journeys in medicine as Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander students, their experiences and helpful tips during the application process, and the importance of diversity in medicine. Please join us on Zoom on Saturday, August 27 at 11 am HST / 2 pm PST / 5 pm EST.

 

Zoom registration link: 

https://atsu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEkceisqToqHtQBUKyhhPEhri_VZ7Bki9Ex

 

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

 

We hope to see you there!