As the largest 501(c)(3) nonprofit representing the AANHPI medical community, APAMSA unites healthcare professionals at every career stage—from pre-medical students to seasoned attending physicians—in our shared mission to transform AANHPI health outcomes. For over 30 years, we’ve served as a national leader in health equity through advocacy, philanthropy, leadership, and professional development. What started as an Internet message forum has grown into a powerful network of 180+ chapters nationwide, advancing our work from local communities to national platforms.

By mobilizing medical students, physicians, and community partners, we’re building a future where every AANHPI individual has access to culturally competent care, life-saving treatments, and equitable health opportunities. Through initiatives like bone marrow registration, hepatitis and cancer screening, mental health advocacy, and community outreach, we address disparities with data-driven action. Furthermore, now more than ever, we are deepening our commitment to inclusivity with dedicated committees and programs that uplift the unique needs of all AANHPI subgroups. This is more than medicine; this is justice in action—and we’re just getting started.

Join us in fulfilling our 2025-26 National Goals, which we call the year of “RICE”:

• Recognition & Reverence – Honoring our past, securing our future.

We are committed to ensuring APAMSA’s sustainability for the next 30 years and beyond—through strategic sponsorships, fundraising, and the unwavering support of our community. By deepening engagement with our alumni, we will foster lifelong connections, ensuring APAMSA remains a pillar of support at every stage of a healthcare professional’s journey.

• Invigoration & Initiative – Building pathways for impact.

We will pioneer research opportunities to advance AANHPI health, revitalize our pre-med mentorship program, and launch a robust alumni-mentorship initiative to keep our leaders invested in APAMSA’s mission. Additionally, from local health fairs and cancer and health screenings, to the launching of our inaugural National APAMSA Hepatitis & Health Equities Conference 2025, we will amplify awareness of the disparities facing our communities and drive actionable change.

• Cultivation & Commitment – From advocacy to action.

We will empower our members with the resources, networks, and platforms to transform health equity principles into actionable policy and political impact—through tangible measures such as improving upon our advocacy toolkit and providing more funding for advocacy-based programming. Additionally, by forging stronger alliances with organizations like the Student National Medical Association (SNMA), the Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA), the American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA), the Council of Young Filipinx Americans in Medicine (CYFAM), the Medical Student Pride Alliance (MSPA), the American Medical Student Association (AMSA), the Student Osteopathic Medical Association (SOMA), the American Medical Association (AMA), and the American Osteopathic Association (AOA), we will unite the broader medical community in solidarity. Through targeted professional development and leadership opportunities, we will ensure APAMSA champions intersectionality and elevates historically marginalized voices within the AANHPI community.

• Expansion & Evolution – Growing stronger, reaching further.

We will refine APAMSA’s brand as a beacon of hope and unity—from our local chapters to the National Board—ensuring every AANHPI medical student and pre-med feels seen and supported. By expanding our membership through new chapters, scholarships, and travel grants, we will break barriers and create a more inclusive, empowered future for our community.

Now, I would like to personally invite you to join our mission by becoming a member of APAMSA today. If you would like to stay connected with our organization, please consider following our Facebook, Twitter/X, Tiktok, Youtube, and Instagram, or signing up for our newsletter to stay in the loop for all things APAMSA—from scholarship opportunities, professional development workshops, and all other upcoming events. We look forward to you joining the APAMSA family and standing together in solidarity as we aim for true health equity. 

“Sometimes we can offer a cure, sometimes only a salve, sometimes not even that. But whatever we can offer, our interventions, and the risks and sacrifices they entail, are justified only if they serve the larger aims of a person’s life.” – Atul Gawande, MD, MPH

Yours Truly,