Region I/II Conference: Recovering, Rebuilding, and Restrengthening
We are pleased to announce that Regions 1 and 2’s 2022 Conference will be held on Saturday October 15, 2022 at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai from 9am-4pm. This year’s theme is Theme: “Recovering, Rebuilding, and Restrengthening: Partnerships within the AANHPI Community”. Various attendings, residents/fellows, and community members will be sharing their experiences in AANHPI community building and service.
Regional conferences are a great way to mingle with fellow APAMSA members, network with program directors, learn from professionals in the healthcare field, and to build a sense of community among one another.
Event registration will be $15 + EventBrite fees until 9/30 11:59pm. Afterwards, event registration will be $20 + EventBrite fees and will be sold at the door. Ticket prices include a tote bag, lunch, swag, networking opportunities, and a raffle! The first 50 registrations will be automatically entered to win 1 of 5 giftcards!
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN for the 2022 APAMSA Hepatitis B/C Conference!
Dear APAMSA Members and Alumni,
We are excited to announce that early-bird registration for the 16th Annual National APAMSA Hepatitis B/C Conference is now open! After two years of virtual conferences, we are excited to welcome you all to an in-person conference at the George Washington University Milken School of Public Health on November 5th, 2022 from 8 AM to 5 PM EST.
Each year, we strive to collectively engage in the global fight against liver diseases, including hepatitis B and C. The objectives of this year’s conference is to raise awareness about the impact of liver diseases on the AANHPI community, encourage future health care providers to advocate for initiatives to address health disparities that disproportionately affect the AANHPI population, and to provide an opportunity for health professional students to network with prominent leaders in hepatology.
Early-bird registration is $30 and will end on October 6th, after which the price will increase. Please check out the instructions below on how to register as well as the deadlines. For more information about the conference, please visit our website.
Registration
To register, please pay through the Eventbrite AND fill out the registration form. Both steps must be completed in order for you to be fully registered. Below are our registration deadlines:
Early-Bird Registration: $30, Ends October 6th, 2022
Regular Registration: $35, Ends October 22nd, 2022
Late Registration: $40, Ends November 1st, 2022
Discounted housing provided by the Washington Marriott at Metro Center is available on Friday, November 4th, 2022 on a first come, first serve basis. This is a shared room with max occupancy of 4 per room. We will assign rooms to the best of our ability based on gender identity and housing preferences. Housing requests must be submitted by October 6, 2022 at 11:59PM through the registration form. Research
Poster Submissions
We are now accepting abstract submissions for poster presentations! The poster session is tentatively scheduled for 12 PM to 2 PM. At least one author is required to give a presentation during this time. Poster awards will be given by our judges. To submit your abstract, please submit it here by October 6th at 11:59PM. Please contact us at hepatitis@apamsa.org if you have any questions.
Chapter Travel Subsidies
We hope that anyone who wishes to attend the hepatitis conference will be able to do so without financial barriers. Therefore, we are excited to be able to provide subsidies to support our chapters. Subsidies will be awarded by institution, so please have only one representative per chapter complete this application. Awards will be determined based on attendance and provided as reimbursements after the conference. If you have any questions, please contact us at hepatitis@apamsa.org.
For more information, please check out our website for updates. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Hepatitis Directors at hepatitis@apamsa.org. Looking forward to seeing you in November in Washington, DC!
Best,
Derek Shu, Laetitia Zhang, and Jenny Yang
APAMSA Hepatitis Directors
Region VIII Conference: ASIAN
We’re excited to announce this year’s 2022 Region VIII Conference will be hosted on behalf of APAMSA at the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine on Saturday, October 22nd. This year’s conference theme is “ASIAN: Achieving Solidarity In AANHPI Needs.”
Attending regional conference offers both medical and premedical students the chance to attend educational seminars, personal and professional development workshops, and networking events with medical professionals.
Join us for a fun-filled event with your fellow APAMSA peers! Tickets are purchased from Eventbrite with an early bird special of $15 until October 8th at 10PM. Sales for general admission is $20 and will end on October 20th at 10PM. Ticket prices include lunch, swag, and a chance to enter a raffle! We look forward to seeing you soon!
Region VII Conference: Let There Be Light
We are excited to invite you to the 2022 Region 7 APAMSA Conference, set to be held at the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine on Saturday, October 22nd. This conference centers around the theme of “Illuminating Unaddressed Topics of AANHPI Health” as we endeavor to recognize health disparities our AANHPI (Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander) communities have historically faced and continue to experience and promote advocacy to improve health outcomes/conditions/care. We aim to empower health professionals/trainees and provide a platform to share and explore solutions surrounding issues not commonly addressed in medical school curriculum. Please join us for a day of learning, community-building, and networking.
Region V Conference: Two Sides of the Mask
2022 APAMSA Region V Conference is just around the corner, and we are so excited for you to see what’s in store. we’ll be exploring both how the COVID pandemic has shaped our lives and our communities, and how to transition well as we move towards a post-pandemic reality.
Date & Time: Saturday, October 22, 2022 | 9:00 am – 5:30 pm
Location: Michigan State University Union
We’re proud to host some of the most well-known and influential voices in the field.
This year’s schedule is more packed than ever before with exceptional lectures, sessions and off-site activities. Registration is underway, so book your ticket today!
Region III Social!
The APAMSA Region 3 schools in Philadelphia hosted a social at Independence Beer Garden and there was really great turnout! We grabbed dinner at Nan Zhou Hand Drawn Noodle House afterwards and took a picture together to commemorate the occasion. We had medical students from Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Drexel, Temple, PCOM, and Penn State School of Medicine come to mix and mingle with each other.
We hope that all schools from Region 3 (Mid-Atlantic Region) will be able to join us for our Regional Conference on October 15th!
Statement on the Inflation Reduction Act
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022, a broad piece of legislation with significant ramifications for inflation, climate change, and healthcare pricing, was officially passed through Congress on August 12th and signed into law on August 16th.
Regarding healthcare, this progressive bill allows Medicare to negotiate drug prices. Additionally, Medicare now caps drug costs for seniors to $2,000 per year and insulin to $35 per month. The IRA also extends ACA subsidies beyond 2022 and through 2025, thus precluding premium increases for over 10 million people and the loss of insurance coverage for an additional 3 million people. Of course, these changes are not without downsides. Drug price caps are bound to reduce pharmaceutical companies’ revenue, disrupting the health economy. Extending ACA subsidies will increase government spending. Nevertheless, we believe the benefits of these changes outweigh the financial costs they bring.
Many of the IRA’s political dimensions are outside of National APAMSA’s scope. However, insofar as this bill relates to healthcare, we applaud its passage as a step forward in promoting healthcare access and affordability (see our Policy Compendium Resolution 10.001). As valuable for healthcare professionals to be committed to caring for underserved communities, we recognize there are limitations when patients cannot afford the care they need. We are thus excited to see new legislation continue to advance the health of our communities and the ability of our healthcare professionals to care for those in need.
National APAMSA also looks future-ward to what work remains for us to accomplish. Although the IRA capped insulin prices to $35 for Medicare enrollees, it failed to extend that limit to all private insurance companies. Moreover, there are still 12 states that have not expanded Medicaid up to the 138% of the federal poverty level, thereby denying 3.7 million people healthcare coverage. The AANHPI community would see a roughly 25% reduction in uninsurance if these states were to expand their Medicaid coverage. We urge our policymakers to rectify these shortcomings and further protect the health of our communities through legislation.
For questions or concerns about this statement, please reach out to Eric rapidresponse@apamsa.org
Implementation and outcomes of a remote hepatitis B screening program designed to overcome COVID-19 pandemic-related disruptions to community-based screenings for Asians in Greater Philadelphia: A descriptive study
APAMSA chapters at University of Pennsylvania and Thomas Jefferson University came together to discuss the implementation and outcomes of a remote hepatitis B screening program in Greater Philadelphia.
Check out their paper at http://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.761
For questions or concerns, please reach out to Nicole Ng at research@apamsa.org
Region IX Conference: Gather Together
Hello everyone!
The Region IX Conference is less than 1 month away, and the website and registration link (FREE) are now live! The conference will take place virtually on Saturday, September 10th, from 12 pm to 5 pm CST.
The theme of this year’s conference is “Gather Together: Overcoming Challenges as AANHPI,” and it will feature enlightening sessions about healthcare through the AANHPI lens. Our speakers are AANHPI leaders who will be addressing topics about culturally competent care, identification in the Asian community, and more. Come join us for an afternoon of discussion!
We will be giving away $5 gift cards to Starbucks for the first 50 registrations and a limited number of generic gift cards (Amazon, Starbucks, etc.) at the end of the conference. Feel free to check out the website as we continue updating our keynote and session speakers.
Registration Link: https://hopin.com/events/gather-together-overcoming-challenges-as-aanhpi/registration
Hope to see you all there!
Region 9 Directors
NHOPI Medical Student Panel
Aloha everyone!
Are you applying for medical school this cycle or interested in learning more about medical school? Passionate about diversity in medicine? We have invited five amazing medical students from the John A. Burns School of Medicine in Hawai’i and The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine. Celeste Cravalho, Piueti Maka, Ashley Mainani Lee, Vanessa Freitas, and Eduardo Biala will talk about their unique journeys in medicine as Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander students, their experiences and helpful tips during the application process, and the importance of diversity in medicine. Please join us on Zoom on Saturday, August 27 at 11 am HST / 2 pm PST / 5 pm EST.
Zoom registration link:
https://atsu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEkceisqToqHtQBUKyhhPEhri_VZ7Bki9Ex
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
We hope to see you there!