Advocacy
The APAMSA Advocacy Branch is committed in engaging health professional students in issues that affect our communities.
As the Advocacy Branch of the only national organization representing Asian Pacific American medical students, we seek to amplify the voices of minority communities. We provide chapters with the resources, opportunities, and networks to translate the principles of health equity and social justice into political action.
The Advocacy Branch also provides Official APAMSA Toolkits which contain comprehensive resources and action initiatives that local APAMSA chapters can adapt, implement, and utilize to support their students and each other, as well as bring AANHPI causes to the larger school community. An example of an Advocacy toolkit is the Anti-Racism Toolkit, which can be found at apamsa.org/toolkits.
Questions? Contact the Advocacy Branch Director at advocacy@apamsa.org.
Health Policy
We work to raise awareness of health disparities, facilitate participation in advocacy at the medical student level, provide a space to discuss problems of inequity in healthcare, as well as support policies, and organize resources that broaden access to care for our communities.
AANHPI Advocacy
The Asian American, Native Hawaiian, & Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Advocacy division’s mission is to help our AANHPI medical students thrive, whether that is advocating with student leaders for medical schools to create a more inclusive training environment or creating spaces for trainees to voice their hopes and concerns.
APAMSA's Official Statements
Our rapid response process enables APAMSA National Board to respond as an organization to national events through public statements or direct calls to action.
Got Questions? Contact our Rapid Response Director at rapidresponse@apamsa.org.
Call for Resolution Authors!
Do you have an area of AANHPI-related health policy that you are passionate about? Shape APAMSA’s future actions and values by becoming a resolution author.
Contact our Director of Organized Medicine at organizedmed@apamsa.org to request to become a resolution author or for any questions.
Peer Organizations Liaison
APAMSA collaborates with other students of color in the Student National Medical Association (SNMA) and Latino Medical Students Association (LMSA), and the Medical Student Section of the American Medical Association (AMA-MSS).
Reach out to our Director of Organized Medicine at organizedmed@apamsa.org if you are a national organization that would like to partner with us!
