2024 Region VI Conference
Voices of Change: Stand Up, Speak Out
Saturday, October 26th, 2024
7:30AM-4:00PM CST
Medical College of Wisconsin
Registration Details
Register for General Admission tickets NOW! Last day is October 25th at 5:00PM CST! See the link below for more information and registration page.
APAMSA Region VI and the MCW APAMSA chapter are thrilled to invite you to the annual Region VI Conference hosted at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) in Wauwatosa/Milwaukee. We are proud to host this event at our medical school, which serves as a gathering for all AANHPI people and communities in our region. Together we’ll celebrate our diverse backgrounds and challenge ourselves to be “Voices of Change: Stand Up and Speak Out” as a united AANHPI community.
Our theme emphasizes elevating and uplifting all perspectives, while enabling students to learn to become effective, thoughtful, and self-aware advocates. Throughout the conference, we’ll achieve this mission by engaging with influential speakers, participating in action-oriented workshops, resident panels, interactive breakout sessions, and showcasing the research contributions made by our APAMSA members.
This conference is also a valuable networking opportunity to connect with fellow medical students from our neighboring chapters. We strive to foster connections, uplift one another, and collectively share knowledge that bolsters our community. We look forward to welcoming you at MCW!
General overview of conference schedule!
7:30AM – Check-in and breakfast
8:30AM – Welcome Statement with Dr. Li
8:45AM – Keynote with Dr. Sayyad
9:15AM – APAMSA Health Affairs
9:45AM – First Breakout Session *
10:55AM – Second Breakout Session **
12:00PM – APAMSA Sponsors
12:00PM – LUNCH
1:00PM – Research Poster Presentations
2:40PM – Resident Panel
3:45PM – Closing Statement, Raffles, and Awards
* First Breakout Sessions
- “Mental health and re-writing stereotypes in the AANHPI community” with Dr. Agrawal
- “Discuss burden of CV disease in South Asian Communities” with South Asian Heart Association
- IUD workshop
- Suture workshop
** Second Breakout Sessions
- HAAPIE Curriculum – Culturally Competent Care and Integrating Health Curriculum
- “Mental Health and re-writing stereotypes in the AANHPI community” with Dr. Agrawal
- IUD workshop
- Suture workshop
Anjum Sayyad, MD, MBA, FAAPMR
Keynote Speaker
Associate Chief Medical Officer, Froedtert Hospital
Associate Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Medical Director, Brain Injury Medicine, Froedtert Hospital and Medical College of Wisconsin
B U.K. Li, MD
Welcome Statement
Emeritus Professor of Pediatrics (GI)
Past-President North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Co-Founder national Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association
Himanshu Agrawal, MD
Mental Health and Re-Writing Stereotypes in the AANHPI Community Workshop & Research Poster Judge
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
Maya Safarova, MD
Research Poster Judge
Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
she/her/hers
Sophie Shay, MD
Research Poster Judge
Department of Otolaryngology
she/her/hers
Priyanka P. Shah-Basak, Ph.D.
Research Poster Judge
Assistant Professor
Director, Cognition and Brain Stimulation lab
Departments of Neurology & Biomedical Engineering
Co-Director, Basic to Translational Scholarly Concentration
she/her/hers
Directions to the Venue
The conference location is at the Health Research Center at MCW. This can be directly routed to via GPS.
Parking can be found on the east side of 87th Street. (Marked as “MCW Visitor and Staff Parking” on the map.)
Entrance to the Health Research Center is directly west of the parking structure across 87th Street. (Marked as “Building A” on the map.)
For Uber/Lyft, there is a road that takes you directly in front of the Health Research Center and you could be dropped off there.
Clearer images and instructions can be found on MCW’s website. Please click on the link for more information!
Campus Map
Accommodations and Recommendations
Staying for more than just a day for the conference?
Click on the link for budget friendly accommodations!! You can also find restaurants in the area or fun things to do in Milwaukee!
Featured Abstracts and Accepted Posters
Deniz Demircioglu, BS; Lou-Anne Acevedo Moreno, MD; William A. Hall, MD
Adileen Sii, MS-2; Maya Seshan, MS-2; Anjum Sayyad, MD; Lana M. Minshew, PhD; Kajua B. Lor, PharmD
Jany Sun, MS-3; Jim Boliboun, BS; Katherine Koo, MS-HSM; Valeria Vazquez-Trejo, MS-4; Michael Cui, MD, MS, MBA; Victoria Rizzo, PhD, LCSW-R; Jeannine Rowe, PhD, MSW
Luat Le, BS, Alexander J. Acuña, MD, Enrico M. Forlenza, MD, Joel C. Williams, MD
Rishi Kondapaneni, MS-2; Carson Gates, MS-3; Patrick Toerner Tassone, MD MS; Vipul Bhanderi, MD
Kaitlin Sung, MS-3; Dr. Marwah Farooqui, DO
Jieon Kim, M2; Prince Kumar, Postdoctoral Fellow; Pawan Singh, Principal Investigator
Sarah Kee, MS-2; Kevin Keuper, MD
Ian Rodriguez, M2; Sarah Melin, MPH; Jazzmyne A. Adams, MPH, David R. Friedland, MD, PhD; Sophie G. Shay, MD
O Aung, MS-2; Xiaolong Wang, MD, MS; Ruyu Yan, PhD; Peter J Rossi, MD, FACS; Mitchell R Dyer, MD, MSc; Yiliang Chen, PhD; Brandon Tefft, PhD; Kant Y Lin, MD, FACS; Bo Wang, PhD, MS, DDS
Shravani Khisti MS-2, Witty Kwok MS-2, Vikas Munjal MS-4, James Xiao, Joshua Weinberg PGY-4, Andrew Grossbach MD
Shravani Khisti1, Nikitha Damisetty, Yuefeng Lin, Dr. Ann Paula Monaghan-Nichols
Brian V. Li, Carson Gehl, Kaitlyn Nimmer, Tahseen Shaik, Kali Quade, Yun Xing, Xin Yang, Sarah Kerns, Anai N. Kothari
Snigdha Kosuri, MPH, MS-1; John Meurer, MD, MBA; Constance Gundacker, MD, MPH
Laurel X Chen MBE; Jian Zhang PhD; Jennifer S Yauck MS MA; Gail Stendahl APNP; Steven Kindel MD; Ke Yan PhD; Margaret M Samyn MD MBA
Tejas C. Sekhar, BA; Jessica S. Park, BA; Jessica Kulawiak, PharmD; Colleen B. Nash, MD, MPH
Alicia Wang, MS-2; Tarin Tanji, MS-2; Elaine Chen, MD
Nancy Jacobson MD, Elizabeth Papautsky PhD, MS, Matthew Scanlon MD, Brett Bordini MD, Katie McDermott PhD, Sarah Yale MD, Takahiro Ishikuri, Madelyn Anderson, Meagan Ladell MD
Tarin T. Tanji MS-2; Jae Young Heo, MD; Terrence Murphy, MD, MPH; Vivek Chaturvedi, MD
Hunjung Choi, MS-1; Jordan Parker, MD, FAAD
Lyiba Malik, MS; Amy Y. Phan, PhD; Andrew D. Spearman, MD
Tarin T. Tanji, MS-2; Michael Anukwu, MS-2; Jianing Tang, MS; Maria Gamez, BS; Lirong Yan, PhD
Kailynn Yang, MS-3, Canaan Kehr, MS-3, Mia Rumps, Mary Mulcahey MD
Kevin To, MS-2; Monika Pantha, MS-2; Scott Mead, MD
Allen Ku, MS-1; Branchford, MD;Deborah DeRyckere, Ph.D; Xiaodong Wang, Ph.D
Angelique Sumilang, MS-2; Maria Replogle, PhD; Kailey Frank, BS; Linda M Reis, MS, CGC; Elena V Semina, PhD
Kevin Truong-Balderas, MS-3, Hao Chen, MS-3, Sierra Thomas, MS-4, Erin X Wei, MD
Daniel Ma, M1; Sneha Anand, M3; Haile He; Alan Landay, PhD; James Moy, MD
Tejas C. Sekhar, BA; Qianyi Pu, MS; Ryan Guidi, MS; Nicholas P. Cozzi, MD, MBA; Kyle Bernard, MD; Eric P. Moyer, MD; Michael A. Gottlieb, MD; Galeta C. Clayton, MD
Qianyi Pu, MS-2; Bowen Li, OMS-I; Wenyuan Chen, BS
Aditya Somisetty BA; Hanna Shevalye, BS; Timothy Eggleston, BSE; Apurva C. Dusane M.Pharm; Jessica M. Skeie, Ph.D.; Gregory A. Schmidt, MBA, CEBT; Aliasger K. Salem, Ph.D; Mark A. Greiner, MD
Gabriella Tran, MS-2; Oscar Chen, MD, MS
Matthew Gao, M1; Andrea Benavides, BS; Josalyn L Cho, MD; Anna Stanhewicz, PhD
Spencer Pham, MS-1, Aravinthasamy Sivamurugan, MS-4, Satoshi Hanada, MD
Ashley Hong, MS-2, Don O. Kikkawa, MD, Marissa K. Shoji, MD
Christopher Jun, M2, Chad Grueter, PhD, Kayla Henry
Nicole Nowak, MS-2; Maria Mihailescu, MD; Kyle Amber, MD
Austin Stellpflug, PhD; Sameer Shakir, MD; Kaleb Keener, MS-2; Christopher Nguyen, MS-2; Milan Patel, MS-4; Kant Lin, MD; Bo Wang, PhD
Sherry Zhou, MD-PhD 5 (G3), Jim Maher, PhD
Kousalya Velagapudi, MS2; Patrick Hackett, MS; Stephanie Bustros, MD; Bornali Kundu, MD PhD.
Kauyen Chen, MS-2; Joel Jihwan Huang, MS-1; YeLeung Leini Huang, Undergraduate; Tsz King Donald Chow, MS-2
Sara Amini, BS; Fabrice Jotterand, PhD
Gabriella Tran, MS-2; Oscar Chen, MD, MS
Sonu Bhandari, MS-2; Margaret Kvale, MS-2; Alina Burek, MD
Joel Jihwan Hwang, MS-1; Echu Liu, PhD; Cornelius B. Groenewald, MB, ChB
Donald Chow, MS-2; Ethan Wang, MS-2; Amber Stefanski, MS-2; Sheyna Gifford, MD, MPH, MBA; Keniesha Thompson, MD, MS, FACP, FHM
Calista Bulacan, MS-2; Thomas Matoska, MD; Shravya Jasti; Anjishnu Banerjee, PhD; Lindsay Puckett, MD
National Board
Gautami Galpalli
Region VI Director
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
She/Her/Hers
Vivian Hoang
Region VI Director
Kansas City University – Joplin
She/Her/Hers
Stephanie Ngo
Region VI Director
University of Kansas School of Medicine
She/Her/Hers
Nicholas Wu
Region VI Director
Saint Louis University School of Medicine
He/Him/His
Jessica Hsueh
Membership Vice President
Georgetown University School of Medicine
She/Her/Hers
Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) Chapter Leadership
Adileen Sii
Co-President
she/her/hers
O Aung
Co-President
he/him/his
Maya Seshan
Hmong Community Health Chair
she/her/hers
Andrew Doan
Hmong Community Outreach Chair
he/him/his
Calista Bulacan
Secretary
she/her/hers
Chen Yu (Allen) Ku
he/him/his
Contact Us
Questions? Email us at region6@apamsa.org
2023 Region VI Conference
Planting Seeds: Building a Legacy of Future Physicians
Saturday, October 7th, 2023
University of Illinois College of Medicine
Welcome to our Region VI Conference!
APAMSA Region VI and UICOM APAMSA are excited to invite you to the annual Region VI Conference hosted at the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Chicago. Mark your calendars as we gather to explore the empowering theme, “Planting Seeds: Building a Legacy of Future Physicians”
Our aim with this theme is to inspire both pre-med and medical students to dig deep into their roots and use that as a foundation to flourish in life, academics, and their career. Join us for a day filled with insightful talks from esteemed physicians, hands-on workshops with current residents, pre-med and residency panels, as well as research presentations. This is also a great networking opportunity to connect with mentors and medical students from other schools in the area. Lunch will be included with admission.
Please do not hesitate to reach out to us if you have any further questions.
Hope to see you in Chicago!
Your Region VI Directors
Thank you for your interest in our conference! Please use the link below to register and purchase your ticket.
Early-bird tickets on sale for $15 until 9/22/2023
General admission tickets ($20) available for purchase until the day of the conference.
Saturday, October 7th, 2023
Location: University of Illinois College of Medicine West Tower (1853 W Polk St. Chicago, IL 60612)
Pre-registration – 8:30 AM
Dr. Amy Lin: Opening Statements – 9:00-9:15 AM [Room 106 Auditorium]
Dr. Himanshu Agrawal: Keynote Speech – 9:15-10:00 AM [Room 106 Auditorium]
Break – 10:00-10:15 AM
Breakout Sessions #1 – 10:15-10:45 AM
Session 1: “More than a Physician: Medicine and Entrepreneurship” – Dr. Jennifer Estanilla [Room 222]
Session 2: “Staying the Course: Following your Mission in Medicine” – Dr. Daniel Tzou [Room 224]
Session 3: Hepatitis in Chicago – Midwest Asian Health Association [Room 226]
Meet our Sponsors – 10:50-11:15 AM [Room 106 Auditorium]
Lunch – 11:15-11:45 AM
(Stop by to say hi to our sponsors!)
Panel Sessions – 11:50-12:50 PM
Session 1: Residency Panel [Room 106 Auditorium]
Session 2: Pre-med Panel [Room 224]
Poster Session + Networking – 12:55-1:55 PM
Poster Presentations + Judging [Room 220]
Networking [Room 106 Auditorium]
Breakout Sessions #2 – 2:00-3:05 PM
1st: 2:00-2:30 ; 2nd: 2:35-3:05
Session 1: Ultrasound Workshop with Anesthesia Resident Dr. John Levi [Room 222]
Session 2: Suture Workshop with EM Residents [Room 224]
Session 3: Chat with Emergency Medicine APD, Dr. Inboriboon about Residency Applications [Room 106 Auditorium]
Session 4: Stop the Bleed Workshop [Room 226]
Closing Remarks – 3:10 PM [Room 106 Auditorium]
Post-Conference Social
Location: Vintage Bar
1449 W Taylor St, Chicago, IL 60607
Time: 6:00 PM
Dr. Amy Y. Lin, MD
Assistant Dean for Curriculum, UI College of Medicine
Dr. Amy Lin is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Pathology and Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, and Assistant Dean for Curriculum overseeing Phase 1 (preclerkship) at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She completed medical school at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and residency in ophthalmology, fellowship in ophthalmic pathology and residency in anatomic and clinical pathology at UIC. Dr. Lin has served as the faculty advisor for the UIC Chapter of APAMSA for more than 10 years and has helped staff many student-led health fairs in Chinatown. She is an avid runner and is currently training for the Bank of America Chicago Marathon.
Dr. Himanshu Agrawal, MD, DFAPA
Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Medical College of Wisconsin
Himanshu Agrawal was born in New Delhi, India and spent his childhood living with his family in Bangladesh, London, Moscow, and Nepal. He attended medical school in New Delhi, India, then emigrated to USA in 2002 to pursue a residency in psychiatry, followed by a fellowship in child psychiatry. He is currently training to become a psychoanalyst.
Himanshu lives in Milwaukee and serves as an associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin, where he sees patients, conducts research, and teaches psychotherapists, medical students, residents, and fellows. Medical students are his favorite kind of colleagues. Don’t tell the others. On second thoughts, go ahead and tell the others. He has been involved with APAMSA since 2018.He enjoys presenting on a wide range of topics, however his passion lies in the arena of wellbeing, stigma and burnout in health care. He is the inaugural vice chair of wellbeing for the department of psychiatry and behavioral medicine.
Dr. Jennifer Estanilla, DO, MEd
Neonatologist, NorthShore University HealthSystem
Dr. Jennifer M. Estanilla, DO, MEd, is an Attending Neonatologist at NorthShore University HealthSystem in Evanston, IL. A former APAMSA member, her professional journey uniquely intertwines medicine, entrepreneurship, and a deep dedication to advocacy. She completed her Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine fellowship at Rush University Medical Center and her Pediatric residency at Loyola University Medical Center. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Child Development from the University of the Philippines and a Master’s in Early Childhood Special Education from the University of Nevada Las Vegas. Prior to her medical career, Dr. Estanilla was an early intervention developmental specialist for the State of Nevada for seven years before entering medical school at Touro University Nevada College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Estanilla is a passionate child advocate and served on national committees with the American Academy of Pediatrics during both residency and medical school.
During residency, Dr. Estanilla co-founded pig & fire, a Filipino food and beverage company, driven by a mission to address food insecurity in Chicago. Alongside her chef husband, she actively manages the company’s operations, which has provided 2,500 meals to underserved communities on Chicago’s west side, as well as meals to families in need, volunteers, and medical personnel during the height of the COVID pandemic in 2020. Her dedication was recognized with a 2022 PepsiCo Women in Business Grant Award, and pig & fire has gained media attention from outlets like the Chicago Reader, WGN-TV, Wednesday Journal, and Oak Park Eats.
Her path embodies the integration of medical expertise, advocacy, and entrepreneurship, making a profound and positive impact in healthcare and beyond.
Dr. Daniel Tzou, MD
PGY-2 Family Medicine Resident, Lawndale Christian Health Center
Daniel Tzou grew up in Michigan, studied Chemical and Biological Engineering at Princeton University, and then graduated from the Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University.
He originally became connected to Lawndale Christian through his involvement with the Princeton Manna Christian Fellowship. Daniel has enjoyed playing his violin in the hospital for patients and their families, as well as with the Jefferson Chamber Orchestra.
Midwest Asian Health Association
Midwest Asian Health Association (MAHA)’s mission is to reduce health disparities for medically underserved, low-income populations in the Midwest through providing culturally sensitive and linguistically appropriate services, which include community outreach education, screening and immunization, linkage to care, mental health services, and research and policy advocacy. To serve its mission, MAHA collaborates with community-based organizations, health care providers, academic institutions, public health departments, and volunteers.
Irene Ma, BS
Health Program Coordinator, Midwest Asian Health Association
Irene is currently the Health Program Coordinator at Midwest Asian Health Association. She oversees MAHA Community Health Center and Immunization program. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Illinois Chicago and a Bachelor of Science in Human Biology from National University of Health Sciences. Irene was born and raised in Chicago, IL and enjoys traveling and spending time with her daughter.
Dr. Bill Wong, MD
PGY-2 (CA-1) Anesthesia Resident, Northwestern University
Bill Wong is second year anesthesiology resident at Northwestern Hospital. Bill was born and raised in Milwaukee, WI and did undergrad at Tufts University and medical school at the Medical College of Wisconsin. He is still undecided but possibly interested in critical care or cardiac for fellowship.
Dr. Charlie P. Inboriboon, MD, MPH
Associate Program Director, Emergency Medicine, UI College of Medicine
Dr. Charlie Inboriboon is an associate professor of emergency medicine, assistant dean of advising and career planning, and an associate program director and social emergency medicine track director of the UIC Emergency Medicine Residency. He completed his undergraduate, medical school, and residency training at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Afterward, he completed a global emergency medicine fellowship at the University of Rochester. It was during his fellowship, that he realized his passion for teaching medical students and residents. Before returning to UIC, he spent significant stints teaching in New York, California, Missouri, and in Thailand as a Fulbright Scholar. His academic interests are medical education, promoting diversity in medicine, global emergency medicine, and addressing social determinants of health. When he is not working, he loves exploring the world and spending time with his wife and two boys.
Dr. Edward Ng, DO
Education Chief Resident, Emergency Medicine, UI College of Medicine
Dr. Edward Ng will be helping with the suture workshop.
Dr. Rogelio (Brian) Lorenzo III, DO
PGY-1 Emergency Medicine Resident, UI College of Medicine
Dr. Rogelio Lorenzo will be helping with the suture workshop.
Dr. Holly Ryan, DO
PGY-2 Emergency Medicine Resident, UI College of Medicine
Dr. Holly Ryan will be helping with the suture workshop.
Dr. John Levi, MD
PGY-2 (CA-1) Anesthesia Resident, UI College of Medicine
John Levi is from North Carolina and in his free time enjoys meditation and exercise. He trained at Wake Forest School of Medicine where he discovered his fascination with ultrasound (US) technology. He had some phenomenal mentors that empowered him to be an instructor for various US courses at their hospital and even help publish US literature regarding its use to detect hemorrhagic strokes. In his time at UIC, he has discovered that he really enjoys working with students and other medical trainees and is very excited to work with you all in exploring some concepts about ultrasound together. Please feel free to reach out if you have any other questions regarding anesthesia or US.
Transportation
Travel grants available from National APAMSA! Short application due September 23.
Parking
Parking is available at the Wood Street Parking Garage (1100 S Wood St, Chicago, IL 60612) with a fee. Street parking is also available but more limited.
Hotel Accommodations
While National APAMSA has opportunities for grants for travel to conferences, we are unable to extend funding toward hotel accommodations. However, if you are in need of housing, below are a few options recommended by UICOM.
Hampton Inn Chicago Downtown West Loop
116 N Jefferson St, Chicago, IL 60661
Near a CTA stop that goes directly to UICOM campus.
Hotel Chicago West Loop
1622 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60612
Nearby UICOM campus; within walking distance.
Holiday Inn & Suites Chicago-Downtown
506 W Harrison St, Chicago, IL 60607
Near the Clinton CTA stop that goes directly to UICOM campus.
We are once again excited to offer an opportunity to present your research at this year’s APAMSA Region 6 Conference held at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago on Saturday, October 7, 2023.
This is an opportunity for APAMSA students to showcase research they have been involved with. Abstracts presented at other conferences or published in journals can still be submitted for review. Submit your information to present your research. We welcome submission of all topics!
Abstract Details:
Word Limit: 250
Sections to include: Background/Introduction, Methods, Results, Conclusion
Deadline: 11:59pm on September 22, 2022. We will notify you of acceptances by September 25.
Posters will need to be printed on your own.
National APAMSA
Jessica Hsueh, MS4
Membership Vice President
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Ethan Wen, MS3
Region VI Director
Medical College of Wisconsin
Vivian Hoang, OMS3
Region VI Director
Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences – Joplin
Nick Wu, MS3
Region VI Director
Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Christian Abenes, MS2
Region VI Director
Kansas University School of Medicine
UICOM APAMSA
Brandon Chow, MS2
President
Simon Liu, MS2
VP of Projects
Christy Chang, MS2
VP of Social Events
Matthew Lam, MS2
VP of Internal Affairs
Brandon Cho, MS2
VP of Outreach
Cissy Xiao, MS2
VP of Finance
Contact Us
Questions? Email us at region6@apamsa.org.
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