2022 National Conference

ROOTS: Preserving Our History and Cultivating a Brighter Future.

DATE: January 7-9, 2021
LOCATION: In-person hosted by The Ohio State University (1739 N High St. Columbus, OH 43210)
CONFERENCE WEBSITE: https://www.apamsa-nc2022.org/
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Recap

On behalf of National APAMSA and the OSU APAMSA chapter, thank you for attending the 28th Annual APAMSA National Conference. Thank you for your time, energy, and especially your understanding as we’ve navigated changes to the conference in the midst of the developing pandemic. We hope that this conference has allowed you to celebrate our heritage, learn innovative ways to engage with our community, and connect with our APAMSA family!

 

To recap our day together: On January 8th, we had our 2022 APAMSA National Conference at the Ohio State University. With over 300 registrants and 20 speakers/panelists, we’ve explored a whole host of topics, from tips for premed students to challenges we face as an AANHPI health professionals. Our theme this year, “Roots: Preserving Our History and Cultivating a Brighter Future”, highlights the turmoil we have faced throughout the challenging periods of a pandemic and reflects on the disproportionate impact that it has had on the AANHPI community, including targeted racism and assaults. However, we want to use this time to celebrate our heritage and use the lessons from our most difficult moments to move forward towards a brighter future. 

 

Our first keynote address was given by Dr. Linton Yee, whose work as an Associate Dean for Admissions at the Duke University School of Medicine seeks to improve admissions strategies and ensure a fair, unbiased, and inclusive medical student admissions process. In his address, Dr. Yee highlighted the microaggressions and prejudice inflicted upon our AANHPI medical community and the importance of AANHPI representation in academic medicine. We continued our day with many wonderful speakers and panelists, including Dr. Gregory Lam & Dr. Anita Somani, who spoke about advocacy and getting involved with legislation as healthcare professionals, Dr. Andrew Keaster, who taught us to provide respectful values-based patient centered care for our transgender community, and Dr. Peter Lu, whose session on tips in finding and performing our research inspired us to identify our passion. Although this is a short, limited recap, we are incredibly grateful for all of our speakers and panelists who made the effort to impart their wisdom to our attendees. 

 

Our research session had an unprecedented number of submissions and presentations, with more than fifty posters to learn from! Our APAMSA members are so accomplished, and will continue to be. You can read more about the abstracts at the poster session, and see who won research awards below! 

 

The alumni and pre-medical programming served to connect our residents and physicians and future medical student colleagues. Our alumni were able to connect with each other in-person during our alumni mixer, while our pre-medical attendees were able to get tips on applying to medical school, practice mock-mini interviews, and ask questions to our medical student panel

 

We also had our closing keynote speaker, Dr. O.N. Ray Bignall II, whose work as the Director of Kidney Health Advocacy addresses the social determinants of child health, kidney disease, and transplantation through community-based scholarship, engagement, and advocacy. As a 40 Under 40 Leader in Minority Health by the National Minority Quality Forum and the Congressional Black Caucus Health Braintrust, Dr. Bignall spoke about five key points for survival as a minority in medicine and inspired us to continue building our culture and community of support throughout these challenging times. 

 

Lastly, we ended the day with awards, raffles, and the results of our National Board elections. CONGRATULATIONS to all of the chapters and individuals who received an award for their passion and dedication to our AANHPI community. You can view Chapter and National Individual Awards (Youtube Link) recipients, the President’s Award for Distinguished Service (Youtube Link) recipients, raffle prize winners and the incoming 2022-2023 National Board below. 

 

Thank you again to all of you, our attendees and our APAMSA National Conference Directors, 2021-2022 National Board, and OSU chapter. Although we miss the National Conference already, we are looking forward to the next time we will all meet again in 2023 and hopefully again, in-person. Till then, please stay safe, healthy, happy, and keep celebrating our ROOTS and our GROWTH

 

Sincerely, 

Your 2022 APAMSA National Conference Team

Conference Details

On behalf of the Ohio State University College of Medicine, we are excited to invite you to APAMSA’s 28th Annual National Conference on January 7th-9th, 2022 in Columbus, Ohio.

This year, the National Conference theme is “ROOTS: Preserving Our History and Cultivating a Brighter Future.” As we continue to navigate through the COVID-19 pandemic, we reflect on the disproportionate impact that it has had on the Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Desi American (AANHPIDA) community, including targeted racism and assaults. The APAMSA National Conference this year will serve as an important opportunity to celebrate our heritage and use the lessons from our most difficult moments to move forward towards a brighter future.

We have invited an amazing group of speakers and panelists who strive to inspire a new generation of advocates for the AANHPIDA community and patients across the nation. It will be a unique opportunity to hear and learn from the experiences of these wonderful leaders who have a passion toward serving the AANHPIDA community.

We are excited for what is in store for this conference, and we encourage everyone to attend! Whether you are a pre-health student just beginning your journey, a health professional student pursuing your dream, or a community member that is passionate about learning more about the AANHPIDA community, please consider joining us for our  conference! Looking forward to meeting you in January!

– 2022 APAMSA National Conference Directors

Keynote Speakers

Linton Yee, MD

As Associate Dean for Admissions, Dr. Yee provides administrative oversight for the medical student admissions process and works to develop new initiatives to improve admissions strategies and initiatives. He works closely with the Assistant Dean of Admissions and Admissions Committee members to ensure a fair, unbiased, and inclusive admissions process. Dr. Yee is responsible for assuring ongoing compliance with the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) standards and elements related to admissions as well as maintaining relationships with local, regional and national pre-med organizations, participating in student recruitment activities, and assisting with pipeline program development.

Dr. Yee is an associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Emergency Medicine. He was the interim co-associate dean of admissions in 2017 and had been the vice chair and chair of the School of Medicine’s Admission Committee prior to that. In addition, he was the clinical course director for the Body and Disease class in the School of Medicine from 2009 to 2019. He is also the Asian Pacific American Student Association (APAMSA) faculty advisor and leader of the student faculty show band.

Dr. Yee graduated from the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine and did his residency in pediatrics at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, followed by a fellowship in pediatric emergency medicine at Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles. Before joining Duke in 2007, he worked at Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children in Honolulu, Hawaii, at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in Torrance, California, and at Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego, California. 

O. N. Ray Bignall II, MD, FAAP, FASN

O. N. Ray Bignall II, MD, FAAP, FASN is Director of Kidney Health Advocacy and Community Engagement in the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. A graduate of Howard University and Meharry Medical College, Dr. Bignall completed his general pediatrics residency, clinical fellowship in nephrology, and NIH post-doctoral research fellowship at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center.

As a physician-advocate, Dr. Bignall’s work addresses the social determinants of child health, kidney disease, and transplantation through community-based scholarship, engagement, and advocacy. He is an appointed Fellow of the American Society of Nephrology (ASN); the Inaugural Chair of the ASN’s Health Care Justice Committee; and serves as a member of the Council on Medical Legislation for the National Medical Association. Dr. Bignall is a recipient of the American Academy of Pediatrics Community Access to Child Health (CATCH) Award; a John E Lewy Fund Advocacy Scholar of the American Society of Pediatric Nephrology; and was named a 40 Under 40 Leader in Minority Health by
the National Minority Quality Forum and the Congressional Black Caucus Health Braintrust.

Lisa Moscoso, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Student Affairs, WUStL
Opening

Jessica Guh, M.D.
Family Medicine Obstetrics, Seattle WA
Closing

Eriko Onishi, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, OHSU
Topic: Care and Cultural Diversity at the End of Life

Joe Pangelinan, PhD
Director of Cultural Awareness and Diversity in WUStL Department of Medicine
Topic: Academic careers in medicine, Under-Representation of APA/AAPI in upper management in medicine

Gordon Hall, PhD
Associate Director of Research in the Center on Diversity and Community & Professor of Psychology, University of Oregon
Topic: APA/AAPI Mental Health


Mary Anne Jackson, M.D.

Dean, Professor – University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Medicine
Topic: Infectious Disease

Angela Zhang
Medical Student at the Warren Alpert Medical School
Topic: APAMSA Anti-Racism Workshop

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B Li, MD

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2021 Region 4 Conference

Overcoming Barriers

DATE: November 13, 2021
TIME: 9:00 AM EST – 2:00 PM EST
LOCATION: Online.
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2021 Region 6 and 9 Conference

At the Table: Stories of Our Past, Present, and Future

DATE: October 30, 2021
TIME: 12:00 PM PST – 4:00 PM PST | 2:00 PM CST – 6:00 PM CST
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2021 Region 7 Conference

Take ACTION: AANHPI Collaborations to Improve Our Neighborhoods

DATE: November 20, 2021
TIME: 10:00 AM PST – 4:00 PM PST
LOCATION: Virtual

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2021 Hepatitis Conference

Agents of Change: Celebrating Resilience, Addressing Inequalities, and Marching Forward

DATE: November 13, 2021
TIME: 9:00 AM PST – 3:30 PM PST | 11:00 AM CST – 5:30 PM CST
LOCATION: Online.
REGISTER: www.apamsahepconference.com/registration

We are pleased to invite you to the 15th Annual National APAMSA Hepatitis Conference.

Each year, we strive to collectively engage in the global fight against hepatitis B and C and to raise awareness about health disparities and their impact within the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) population.

The objectives of the conference are to raise awareness about the impact of hepatitis B and C on the AANHPI community, to encourage future health care providers to advocate for policy changes to address the current health disparities that the AANHPI community face, to provide opportunities for current health profession students to network with prominent leaders in hepatology and to provide a venue for students to present their research on topics related to GI/hepatology.

Ke-qin Hu, M.D., FAASLD 
Director of Hepatology Services and Professor of Medicine at the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine 

Anna Suk-Fong Lok, M.D., DSc (Hon), FAASLD, AGAF 
Director of the Hepatology Program and Assistant Dean for Clinical Research 

Mehlika Toy, Ph.D. 
Epidemiologist and Instructor at Stanford University, School of Medicine 

Moon S. Chen, Jr. Ph.D. 
Professor, Division of Hematology and Oncology, UC Davis School of Medicine and the Associate Director, Community Outreach/Engagement for the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center 

Samuel So, MD
Lui Hac Minh Professor and Professor of Surgery at Stanford University 

Ponni Perumalswami, M.D. 
Associate Professor Medicine in Gastroenterology and Hepatology at University of Michigan and the Ann Arbor VA Healthcare System 

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Morning Speakers

9:10 PST

Keynote Speaker

10:00 PST

Speaker One

10:40 PST

Speaker Two

11:20 PST

Speaker Three

12:00 PST

Mentorship Luncheon

1:35 PST

Research Presentations

2:15 PST

Breakout Workshops

3:15 PST

Closing Remarks

3:30 PST

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2021 Region 1-3 (Eastern Regional) Conference

Confronting Racism, COVID, and Health Disparities

DATE: October 9, 2021
TIME: 10:30 AM EST – 4:00 PM EST
LOCATION: Online

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COVID-19 Vaccination Toolkit

This document is a compilation of resources that address vaccine hesitancy and access for AANHPI communities, particularly focused on providing linguistically and culturally appropriate information. A study conducted by UCSF this year found that 34% of AAPI respondents were concerned about the vaccine’s side effects, 6% were worried about vaccine safety, and 36% had multiple concerns regarding the vaccine.

Moreover, the barriers faced by AANHPI individuals during COVID is telling of other long-standing challenges the community has faced historically. One such problem is with data disaggregation. Many locales do not even include Asian American as an option for ethnicity in surveys, let alone subdivisions of the vast diversity within the AANHPI community. COVID-19 morbidity and mortality are also not well studied for AANHPI populations. From the sparse data that we do have, we know that many of the disparities in care are masked. For instance, in NYC’s public hospital system, South Asians had the second highest rate of positivity (after Hispanics) and second highest rate of hospitalization (after Blacks), and Chinese patients had the highest mortality of all groups. Despite this, Asian Americans are not listed as a vulnerable population by the National Academy of Sciences Engineering Medicine*. In the absence of disaggregated data, it is difficult to allocate appropriate resources to address problems like vaccine hesitancy and access barriers for the diverse AANHPI groups in the country.

Thus, we hope that this document is able to provide the language and resources for AANHPI medical students to speak to their family, friends, and others in the community to better address the concerns and questions about COVID-19 and the vaccine.

APAMSA offers Community Outreach Grants to chapters that may want to reach out to their local communities. For more information contact the outreach@apamsa.org.

*For more information on how COVID-19 has impacted AANHPI subgroups, please refer here.

Table of Contents

How to Address Vaccine Hesitancy:

Chinese (Simplified/Traditional):

Hindi:

Hmong:

Japanese:

Karen:

Khmer:

Korean:

Lao:

Nepali:

Tagalog:

Tamil:

Telugu:

Thai:

Vietnamese:

How to Address Vaccine Hesitancy:

Guide to COVID-19 Vaccine Communication

Chinese (Simplified/Traditional):

CDC Viral Vector Vaccines Infosheet / CDC Viral Vector Vaccines Infosheet

CDC mRNA Vaccines Infosheet / CDC mRNA Vaccines Infosheet

LA County Vaccine FAQ / LA County Vaccine FAQ

CT Official Website COVID-19 Facts / CT Official Website COVID-19 Facts

How did the vaccine get developed so quickly? / How did the vaccine get developed so quickly?

Is the vaccine safe? / Is the vaccine safe?

Pfizer and Moderna Ingredients / Pfizer and Moderna Ingredients

J&J Vaccine / J&J Vaccine

Avoiding Vaccine Scams / Avoiding Vaccine Scams

Vaccine Safety Video / Vaccine Safety Video

Geographic Specific Information:

Hindi:

CT Official Website COVID-19 Facts

How did the vaccine get developed so quickly?

Is the vaccine safe?

Pfizer and Moderna Ingredients

J&J Vaccine

Vaccine Safety Video

Hmong:

Vaccine Safety Video

Japanese:

LA County Vaccine FAQ

Avoiding Vaccine Scams

Vaccine Safety Video

Karen:

Vaccine Safety Video

Khmer:

LA County Vaccine FAQ

Avoiding Vaccine Scams

CT Official Website COVID-19 Facts

How did the vaccine get developed so quickly?

Is the vaccine safe?

Pfizer and Moderna Ingredients

J&J Vaccine

Vaccine Safety Video

Korean:

CDC Viral Vector Vaccines Infosheet

CDC mRNA Vaccines Infosheet

LA County Vaccine FAQ

Avoiding Vaccine Scams

CT Official Website COVID-19 Facts

How did the vaccine get developed so quickly?

Is the vaccine safe?

Pfizer and Moderna Ingredients

J&J Vaccine

Vaccine Safety Video

Geographic Specific Information:

Lao:

CT Official Website COVID-19 Facts

Pfizer and Moderna Ingredients

How did the vaccine get developed so quickly?

Is the vaccine safe?

J&J Vaccine

Vaccine Safety Video

Nepali:

Vaccine Safety Video

Tagalog:

CDC Viral Vector Vaccines Infosheet

CDC mRNA Vaccines Infosheet

LA County Vaccine FAQ

Avoiding Vaccine Scams

Vaccine Safety Video

Geographic Specific Information:

Tamil:

Vaccine Safety Video

Telugu:

Vaccine Safety Video

Thai:

Vaccine Safety Video

Vietnamese:

CDC Viral Vector Vaccines Infosheet

CDC mRNA Vaccines Infosheet

LA County Vaccine FAQ

Avoiding Vaccine Scams

CT Official Website COVID-19 Facts

How did the vaccine get developed so quickly?

Is the vaccine safe?

Pfizer and Moderna Ingredients

J&J Vaccine

Vaccine Safety Video

Geographic Specific Information:


Leadership and Membership Transition

CHAPTER LEADERSHIP AND MEMBERSHIP UPDATE


Please complete this Google form to update your local chapter leadership! Then, email your respective regional directors at region#@apamsa.org (insert your region number for #), membership@apamsa.org, and database@apamsa.org

Don’t know your region #? Check out the APAMSA regional map HERE (scroll to the bottom)!
Have Questions? Contact our Database Director (database@apamsa.org).

 

We are no longer asking local chapters to complete an Excel sheet to update membership. Instead, we will be replacing it with a new membership process.

We highly encourage ALL local chapter officers/members to SIGN UP NOW for our official membership through JoinIt as a paying member! Please join in order to continue receiving exclusive newsletters about national and regional APAMSA events. For more information, including membership benefits and general FAQs, check out our updated website HERE.

To sign up for ONLY general newsletters without membership benefits (non-paying), click HERE.

 

ABOUT:

APAMSA is a national organization of health professional students and pre-health students committed to addressing the unique health challenges of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, & Pacific Islander (AANHPI) communities. With an organized membership system, we are able to support APAMSA, our chapters, and our mission. All membership fees go back to chapter funding and will support scholarships for the communities we serve.

If you have any questions, please email membership@apamsa.org.


Annual Officer Timeline

Congratulations on being elected a chapter officer. Here’s a timeline of events to help guide you through the year. Feel free to adapt it so it meets the needs of your chapter.

Late Spring/Summer Timeline

After being elected, make sure you speak to the old officers and get their old files and advice about how to be a good officer.

1. Submit your Leadership Transition and updated rosters with the new officer contacts. Get the supplies, financial reports, and other contacts from previous officers.

2. Register your new officers with your Student Activities office, if required.

3. Include a welcome letter from APAMSA in the new student’s packet mailer, if your school permits.

4. Subscribe yourself to the chapter officers list serv by submitting the Leadership Transition form.

5. During the summer, prepare your recruitment supplies such as fliers and posters so you can post them when new students arrive.

Early Fall Semester

Everyone’s now back at school and things are moving fast.

1. Plan on recruitment activities

2. Hold your first general meeting.

3. Prepare ahead to attend the national conference.

4. Subscribe yourself to the list serv: www.apamsa.org

5. Register your group with Student Activities office if you haven’t already.

6. Represent your chapter at your Student Activities Fair

Late Fall Semester

National Conference is usually in the Fall

1. Announce if your chapter is going to National Conference this year, and solicit attendees

2. Get the Treasurer to file for Travel Funds with your school

3. Look for sample Fundraising Ideas & Resources.

4. Book your flights, accommodations, and make sure your attendees have registered for the National Conference ahead of time.

5. Submit proposed amendments to the Constitution, Letters of Intent, CV if you want to run for National Positions or change the Constitution.

6. Remember to submit MCCs every month!

At National Conference:

1. Attend the workshops and keynote talks, bond with your chapter, see the sights!

2. Run for National or Regional Office, talk about APIA health, and have FUN!

Late Fall/ Winter

1. Get in contact with your newly elected Regional Directors. Contact membership@apamsa.org for their contact information.

2. Try and hold an observance for Diwali/other APIA cultural holidays.

3. Start planning to participate in the National Hepatitis B campaign and Bone Marrow Drive.

Spring Semester

1. Participate in the National Hepatitis B campaign and Bone marrow drive.

2. Stay tuned for info from your regional directors to participate in regional conferences.

Late Spring

1. Hold elections for new chapter officers and do your best to give them as much information as possible, so that your APAMSA chapter can remain active.