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The Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association (APAMSA), founded in 1995, is the nation’s largest organization representing Asian Pacific American (APA) medical students. APAMSA is a student-governed and national organization that promotes awareness and advocacy of issues affecting the APA community. They have over 15,000 medical students, pre-medical students, interns, medical residents, and practicing physicians and over 90 chapters from across the nation. APAMSA hosts an annual National Conference and a Hepatitis B Conference in conjunction with the AALD national meeting in the fall. .
Previous APAMSA work
Disparities in Medical Education: In 2007, APAMSA conducted a national study[1] to reveal racial and ethnic disparities in medical school grades during clinical years. The study demonstrated that minorities receive lower grades than white medical students. This study served to show the possibility that cultural factors may play a role in medical school grades during clinical years.
Bone Marrow Drive: During the Presidential Inaugural Committee’s National Day of Service, APAMSA helped organize the Gift of Hope, Gift of Unity Marrow Drives in Washington DC and in California with Yul Kwan and the national bone marrow programs: NMDP, AADP, A3M, and SAMAR[2]. In 2009, APAMSA also launched the 1000 CRANES for HOPE Campaign to register at least 1000 minorities onto the National Bone Marrow Registry[3].
Hepatitis B: Since 2006, APAMSA has contributed to help raise awareness about Hepatitis B and liver disease in the APA community by Hepatitis B, APAMSA Fights to Break the Hepatitis B Cycle[4]. This campaign brought together a national cross section of medical students and physicians dedicated to ending the epidemic of hepatitis B in APA community, and the launching of several local hepatitis B education and screening programs across the United States[5].
Programs
- Academic Education Program
- Community Outreach Program
- Health Advocacy Initiative
- National Cancer Initiative
- Bone Marrow Program
- Hepatitis B Program
History
APAMSA officially started in 1995 by Dr. B Li and his colleagues with the first National Conference after they were worried about the future of APA medical students and communities. Since then, APAMSA has grown to include many National Programs including the Hepatitis B education and immunization project and the Bone Marrow Donation project.
As an organization based on health care, APAMSA has also held a prominent role in speaking out against smoking and tobacco use targeting the Asian community, for responsible alcohol use, for immunization and for health standards addressing needs of the medically underserved.
References
- ^ "Lee, et al. "Making the Grade:" Noncognitive Predictors of Medical Students' Clinical Clerkship Grades. Journal of the National Medical Association, October 2007, Volume 99, No 10, Pages 1138-1150.
- ^ Beh.The Gift of Hope: 2009 Presidential Inaugural Committee’s National Day of Service. http://www.asianamericansforobama.com/the-gift-of-hope-2009-presidential-inaugural-committees-national-day-of-service
- ^ Ong. APAMSA Launches 1000 Cranes for HOPE. http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/view/90349
- ^ APAMSA Fights to Break the Cycle of Hepatitis B. http://www.imakenews.com/hepbcure/e_article000792567.cfm?x=b11,0,w
- ^ Williams. Spoken word piece calls attention to hepatitis B. http://record.wustl.edu/news/page/normal/9658.html
External links
- [1] - Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association homepage
- [2]- 1000 CRANES for HOPE: APAMSA Bone Marrow
- [3]- Study shows lower grades for APA medical student
- [4]- Cultural differences skew medical school grades
- [5]- Gift of Hope: Presidential Inaugural Committees National Day of Service
- [6]- APAMSA Hepatitis B 2008 Conference