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The APAMSA national leadership committee invites you to join us in the second session of our program – LEAD with APAMSA. Join our guest speakers Dr. Herbert Chen and his residents in an interactive dialogue about the opportunities for Courage in Leadership. Come ready to ask your own questions on navigating power dynamics and persevering through uncertain situations!

The event will be on Wednesday January 18th at 6:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST.

Please sign up here: https://forms.gle/DaKdxfG1VQ3hKHdw5.

Dr. Herbert Chen obtained his BS from Stanford University with Honors and with Distinction in 1988 and graduated from Duke University School of Medicine Alpha Omega Alpha in 1992.  Dr. Chen then completed a general surgery residency followed by a surgical oncology and endocrinology fellowship at The Johns Hopkins Hospital.  Dr. Chen is Chair of the Department of Surgery at University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), and the Surgeon-in-Chief of UAB Hospital and Health System.  He is a Professor of Surgery, Pediatrics, and Biomedical Engineering, and holds the Fay Fletcher Kerner Endowed Chair.  His clinical interests include endocrine surgery and he is a pioneer in radioguided parathyroid surgery.  Dr. Chen’s lab has been continuously funded for over 21 years and studies the role of Notch signaling in thyroid and neuroendocrine cancers.  He is the American Cancer Society MEN2 Thyroid Cancer Professor.  Dr. Chen is the Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Surgery.  He has held several leadership positions in major academic societies including President of the Society of Asian Academic Surgeons Foundation, President of Association for Academic Surgery, President of the Society of Clinical Surgery, President of the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons, and President of Surgical Biology Club II.  Dr. Chen has mentored over 130 faculty, post-doctoral fellows, residents, medical students, and undergraduates in his lab.  He has published over 620 original research and review articles and has edited 28 textbooks.  He is well-known for his passion for teaching and mentoring the next generation of surgical leaders.  Dr. Chen has also been recognized as a champion for diversity, equity, and inclusion. Dr. Chen and his wife Harriet, a freelance photographer, reside in Mountain Brook, AL.  His son Alex is medical student at Yale University while his daughter Liz is a graduate student in Graphic Design at NC State.

Best, APAMSA National Leadership Committee

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

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!

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!

(Trigger warning: sexual assault, intimate partner violence)

The Women in Medicine Committee presents the second training in our two part August campaign regarding Sexual Assault and Intimate Partner Violence. On Wednesday, August 24th, from 6-8 PM EST, we welcome Turning Point, an organization located based out of Southeast Michigan dedicated to services to end domestic and sexual violence, in presenting a training titled, “Community Collaboration and Advocacy.” This two hour training aims to provide an overview to offender tactics, bystander intervention, and advocacy roles.

Please RSVP using the link below: https://tinyurl.com/advtraining2

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