Voices of Change: Stand Up, Speak Out
Saturday, October 26th, 2024
7:30AM-4:00PM CST
Medical College of Wisconsin
Registration Details
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APAMSA Region VI and the MCW APAMSA chapter are thrilled to invite you to the annual Region VI Conference hosted at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) in Wauwatosa/Milwaukee. We are proud to host this event at our medical school, which serves as a gathering for all AANHPI people and communities in our region. Together we’ll celebrate our diverse backgrounds and challenge ourselves to be “Voices of Change: Stand Up and Speak Out” as a united AANHPI community.
Our theme emphasizes elevating and uplifting all perspectives, while enabling students to learn to become effective, thoughtful, and self-aware advocates. Throughout the conference, we’ll achieve this mission by engaging with influential speakers, participating in action-oriented workshops, resident panels, interactive breakout sessions, and showcasing the research contributions made by our APAMSA members.
This conference is also a valuable networking opportunity to connect with fellow medical students from our neighboring chapters. We strive to foster connections, uplift one another, and collectively share knowledge that bolsters our community. We look forward to welcoming you at MCW!
General overview of conference schedule!
7:30AM – Check-in and breakfast
8:30AM – Welcome Statement with Dr. Li
8:45AM – Keynote with Dr. Sayyad
9:15AM – APAMSA Health Affairs
9:45AM – First Breakout Session *
10:55AM – Second Breakout Session **
12:00PM – APAMSA Sponsors
12:00PM – LUNCH
1:00PM – Research Poster Presentations
2:40PM – Resident Panel
3:45PM – Closing Statement, Raffles, and Awards
* First Breakout Sessions
- “Mental health and re-writing stereotypes in the AANHPI community” with Dr. Agrawal
- “Discuss burden of CV disease in South Asian Communities” with South Asian Heart Association
- IUD workshop
- Suture workshop
** Second Breakout Sessions
- HAAPIE Curriculum – Culturally Competent Care and Integrating Health Curriculum
- “Mental Health and re-writing stereotypes in the AANHPI community” with Dr. Agrawal
- IUD workshop
- Suture workshop
Anjum Sayyad, MD, MBA, FAAPMR
Keynote Speaker
Associate Chief Medical Officer, Froedtert Hospital
Associate Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Medical Director, Brain Injury Medicine, Froedtert Hospital and Medical College of Wisconsin
As a mid-career physiatrist, I have extensive experiences in all areas of post-acute care and rehabilitation of patients with the acute and chronic neurologic disability. I have worked in acute inpatient rehabilitation, skilled nursing facilities, outpatient clinic and consultative services, while teaching outpatient clinic and consultative services, while teaching residents and working on clinical research projects.
Dr. B Li
Welcome Statement
Himanshu Agrawal, MD
Mental Health and Re-Writing Stereotypes in the AANHPI Community Workshop & Research Poster Judge
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
Maya Safarova, MD
Research Poster Judge
Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
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Sophie Shay, MD
Research Poster Judge
Department of Otolaryngology
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Directions to the Venue
The conference location is at the Health Research Center at MCW. This can be directly routed to via GPS.
Parking can be found on the east side of 87th Street. (Marked as “MCW Visitor and Staff Parking” on the map.)
Entrance to the Health Research Center is directly west of the parking structure across 87th Street. (Marked as “Building A” on the map.)
For Uber/Lyft, there is a road that takes you directly in front of the Health Research Center and you could be dropped off there.
Clearer images and instructions can be found on MCW’s website. Please click on the link for more information!
Campus Map
Featured Abstracts and Accepted Posters
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Poster Link
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National Board
Gautami Galpalli
Region VI Director
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
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Vivian Hoang
Region VI Director
Kansas City University – Joplin
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Stephanie Ngo
Region VI Director
University of Kansas School of Medicine
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Nicholas Wu
Region VI Director
Saint Louis University School of Medicine
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Jessica Hsueh
Membership Vice President
Georgetown University School of Medicine
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Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) Chapter Leadership
Adileen Sii
Co-President
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Co-President
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Maya Seshan
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Andrew Doan
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Calista Bulacan
Secretary
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Contact Us
Questions? Email us at region6@apamsa.org