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The NHPI Committee has invited Dr. Martina Kamaka to talk about cultural competency, the importance of culturally-relevant and sensitive care in NHPI communities, and her amazing national efforts in DEI as the AAFP DEI-FM commissioner.

Please join us on Zoom on Sunday, February 26 at 4 pm EST.

Zoom registration link: https://atsu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEoc-upqj4qGtDcrdEI3vniOioOKfFF6knX

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

Dr. Martina Leialoha Kamaka is a board certified Native Hawaiian Family Physician and Associate Professor in the Department of Native Hawaiian Health at the University of Hawai`i at Mānoa, John A. Burns School of Medicine.  She is a graduate of the Kamehameha Schools, the University of Notre Dame and the John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM). She completed her Family Medicine residency in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Dr. Kamaka was in private practice in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and Kailua, Hawaii before joining the medical school faculty in 1999.   Her passion for understanding the role of culture in medical care and wellness began during her residency training but it was as a faculty member at JABSOM that she was able to pursue that passion fully and help to formalize cultural competency training for medical students.  Her passion for indigenous health has led her to current leadership positions.  She is a Vice Chair of NCAPIP (the National Council of Asian Pacific Islander Physicians), commissioner for the AAFP DEI-FM commission as well as founder, past President/Chair and board member of both the ʻAhahui o nā Kauka (Association of Native Hawaiian Physicians) and the Pacific Region Indigenous Doctors Congress (PRIDoC).

We hope to see you there!

The ever changing social media platforms are opportunities for prepared leaders to increase the scopes of their voices.

Join guest speakers Dr. Joy Wu and Dr. Joyce Park as they discuss how they incorporate social media into their own practices and share tips and tricks on how to get started.

Date: Wednesday, February 22nd

Time: 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST

Link: https://forms.gle/swUF2EaCjwBJuQvQ7

Dr. Joyce Park is a board-certified dermatologist based in Washington, founder and CEO of Skin Refinery, a virtual dermatology clinic, and a skincare and beauty content creator at Tea with MD. She attended college and medical school at Stanford University, and completed her dermatology residency at NYU. During medical school, she completed the Stanford-NBC News Global Health Media Fellowship, working in the communications office of the World Health Organization in Switzerland and as part of the medical unit at NBC News. She realized the power of traditional and social media for public health education during this year, and she continued exploring this potential as a fellow interning at the ABC News Medical Unit.  Dr. Park created Tea With MD and its associated social media channels (Instagram, Tiktok, YouTube, and more) as a resource for science-based skincare from a dermatologist’s perspective. She strives to educate and entertain her audience of over 680k followers worldwide with a range of topics including scientific research on skincare and dermatology conditions, reviews of beauty trends, and sharing behind the scenes of life as a physician Mom. She is a skincare media expert and has been featured in has been featured in Forbes, Good Morning America, Allure, Cosmopolitan, Vogue, Huffington Post, Time, Marie Claire, the Gloss Angeles Podcast, and more. In her spare time, she enjoys exploring the beautiful Pacific Northwest with her husband and toddler son, taking hip-hop dance lessons, and mentoring the next generation of students interested in medicine and dermatology.

Dr. Joy Wu is Chief of the Division of Endocrinology, Gerontology and Metabolism and Vice Chair of Basic and Translational Science in the Department of Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine. She earned her MD and PhD degrees from Duke University School of Medicine and completed her residency in Internal Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and clinical fellowship in Endocrinology at Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Wu directs a basic and translational research program that focuses on skeletal development, the bone marrow hematopoietic and metastatic niche, and stem cell therapies for bone. Her research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, the Mary Kay Foundation and the Department of Defense. Dr. Wu has served on clinical guideline committees for the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the Endocrine Society, and the American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy. She has been awarded the NIH Director’s New Innovator Award and the Stanford University Faculty Women’s Forum Allyship Award. Dr. Wu has served on the Board of Directors for the Endocrine Society and she is currently a member of the Council of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research

Join our session on communication as Dr. Judy Tung shares tips on how to communicate effectively, giving feedback, and the importance of narratives.

Date: February 15th, 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST

Registration Link: https://forms.gle/bYmPfLwAPGiHVSA76

Judy Tung, MD is an Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine at the New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City. She is a primary care general internist and is the Chief of the Section of Adult Internal Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine. She is also the Associate Dean for Faculty Development and directs a college-wide faculty development course called the Leadership in Academic Medicine Program (LAMP).

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The APAMSA national leadership committee invites you to join us in the fifth session of our program – LEAD with APAMSA. Join our amazing guest speaker Dr. Hillary Lin as she guides us on ways to lead effectively.

The event will be on February 8th at 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST. Please sign up here: forms.gle/hbvqFmvxHGTPZdMFA

Hillary Lin, MD is a Stanford-trained physician and Co-founder and CEO of Curio, a psychedelics healthcare infrastructure company. She was a National APAMSA Board Member and served as Hepatitis B Conference Director, Cancer Director, Alumni Board Director, and Strategy Director (a role she initiated). She is a published scientist in the fields of neuroscience, internal medicine, mental health, and oncology. Dr. Lin additionally advises other practitioners and startups in the health and wellness space. Her mission is to bring transformative, scientific, and accessible change to healthcare.

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The APAMSA national leadership committee invites you to join us in the third session of our program – LEAD with APAMSA. Join our two amazing guest speakers Dr. Lindy Zhang and Dr. Nolan Kagetsu as they dive deep into the importance of Knowing Yourself.

The event will be on Wednesday January 25th at 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST. Please sign up here: https://forms.gle/q1UEPzordfxubaGr5

Lindy Zhang, MD is currently a pediatric hematology/oncology clinical and research fellow at the Johns Hopkins Hospital/National Institutes of Health combined program and a Ph.D. candidate in the Cellular and Molecular Medicine program at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. She completed her Bachelor of Science in biochemistry at the University of Michigan and her medical degree at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. She is a child of Chinese immigrants and the first in her family to pursue a post-bachelor’s degree. She is passionate about diversity and inclusion and conducts research focused on increaseing Asian American representation in academic medicine. She is a member of the Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association (APAMSA) Alumni Advisory Board and is invested in mentorship, promoting scholarship among Asian American medical students, and increasing their diversity within academic.

Nolan Kagetsu, MD studied chemical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. After graduating from Albany Medical College (before the creation of APAMSA !), he completed a residency in diagnostic radiology at Mount Sinai West and a fellowship in Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology at NYU. He currently is a diagnostic neuroradiologist at Mount Sinai in New York City.Nolan serves on the APAMSA alumni advisory board, the American College of Radiology Commission for Women and Diversity, and the Advisory Committee to the ACGME office of Diversity.He has written about unconscious bias, microaggression, and being an upstander. He is a Professor of Radiology and Medical Education at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. He has 2 adult children and lives with his wife in New York City. You can follow him on Twitter @nkagetsu and Instagram @NYCneurorad!

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