APAMSA Western Regional Conference

Please RSVP at: https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dDhwV0ZTZGNXU1hJeVl4bkE2U094UGc6MQ

When: Saturday, May 7, 2011

Where: Center for Health Sciences at UCLA

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE


8:30-10:30 AM CHECK-IN DGSOM Entrance
BREAKFAST CHS 13-105


9:15-9:30 AM WELCOME CHS 13-105


9:30- 10:15 AM KEYNOTE CHS 13-105
Dr. Jimmy Hara
Clinical Professor of Family Medicine, DGSOM


10:30-11:15 AM BREAKOUT SESSIONS I

East-West Medicine Bel Air, CHS 17-323
Dr. Ka-Kit Hui

Director of UCLA Center for East-West Medicine

South Asian/Neurotheology Brentwood, CHS 16-154
Dr. Manoj Shah

President of IMASC

Medical School Application Westwood, CHS 14-214U


11:30 AM-12:15 PM BREAKOUT SESSIONS II

Osteo Med and OMT Demonstration Brentwood, CHS 16-154
Jennifer Fu

Cancer in API Community Bel Air, CHS 17-323
Dr. Edmund Tai

PAMF

Medical Student Panel Westwood CHS 14-214U


12:15-1:45 PM LUNCH CHS Courtyard

1:45-2:45 PM RESIDENCY TALK CHS 13-105
Dr. Isaac Yang

UCLA Department of Neurosurgery


3:00-3:45 PM HEPATITIS B TALK CHS 13-105
Dr. Koy Parada

LA Hep B Free, UCLA AANCART


4:00-4:45 PM INDIVIDUAL CHAPTER PRESENTATIONS CHS 13-105


5:00 PM CLOSING REMARKS CHS 13-105

See you all there!

Asian American Health Awareness Week at DGSOM

Please join us from March 21st to March 24th, during lunch, for APAMSA Asian American Health Awareness Week! New for this year, we will have four talks each focusing on a different aspect of health concerns facing Asian Americans.

WHAT: Asian American Health Awareness Week
WHEN: Monday 3/21 - Thursday 3/24 (4 sessions), 12-1PM

3/21 Mon: Mental Health Disparities in the API community - Anna Lau, PhD
3/22 Tues: Hepatitis B Awareness in Asian Americans - Koy Parada, MPH
3/23 Wed: Efforts to Eliminate Disparities in Breast and Cervical Cancer Among API Women - Kimiko Kelly, MPP
3/24 Thurs: South Asian Nutrition - Vay Liang (Bill) Go, MD

WHERE: 43-105 CHS
LUNCH: w/ RSVP, see form below

Choose which sessions you would like to attend, and please RSVP for Thai and/or Indian fare!

APAMSA Executive Board 2011-2012

Congratulations to our newly selected APAMSA Board!

President: Zenan Chang
Internal Vice Presidents: Jenny Ryu, Robin Guo, Katherine Wu
External Vice Presidents: Huy Ngaou & Kristina Lee

Treasurer: Bo He

Secretary: Anita Wong
Hepatitis B Coordinators: Lana Tong & Philip Bulterys
South Asian Health: Elisha Garg & Waqar Ali

Bone Marrow Coordinators: Monica Tsai & Arman Zaman

Board Applicant Mixer

Are you interested in being on APAMSA board for next year but have questions about what some of the positions entail? Would you like to mingle w/the MS2s? Or do you just want some free food? =) Please come out to the APAMSA social this Thurs, 2/17 at 7pm in Cypress 124(Weyburn)! The current board will be there to answer any of your questions. Applications for board positions are due this Sat, 2/19 at noon. More information about the positions are below.

An RSVP to mpham@mednet.ucla.edu by Wed 10pm would be helpful but not required (just to get a feel of how much food to get). Hope to see you there!!

Apply for the APAMSA 2011-2012 Board!

Dear Class of 2014,

The Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association (APAMSA) at UCLA is excited to invite the class to apply for the 2011-2012 Executive Board! Listed below are all of the open officer positions. If you have questions about a position, please contact current board members directly (names and emails are provided below). All members of the class of 2014 are invited to apply regardless of background or previous involvement.

Applicants must send a brief (1/2 page or less) statement of interest per position to apamsaucladgsom@gmail.com by Saturday, February 19 at 12 noon. Confirmation replies will be sent at that time. Applicants may pursue up to three (3) positions, and should list them in order of preference. Applicants are encouraged, but not required, to attend a casual mixer with the current board at Weyburn Terrace on Thursday, February 17th. We will be asking for RSVPs for the event closer to the date.

The 2011-2012 Board will assume full duties after a transition period, during Block 4 in mid-March.

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* President: Leads and directs the Executive Board and oversees UCLA APAMSA's mission as a whole, represents the chapter within the medical school, and on the regional and national levels (one position). Angelico Razon (razon@ucla.edu)

* Internal Vice President: Coordinates APAMSA health fairs in under-served communities at multiple sites, in collaboration with APA Health CARE (up to three positions). Note: applications for IVP are due on 1/31. If you applied for the IVP position, your application has been retained, and selection will occur along with the rest of the board. You are free, and encouraged, to apply to other positions, and should reply by the stated deadline with IVP ranked according to your preference. Roland Palvolgyi (roland.palvolgyi@gmail.com), Esther Nie (esther.nie@gmail.com), James Lee (Jlee123@gmail.com).

* External Vice President: Coordinates mentorship and pre-professional activities with Undergraduate APAMSA, serves as the APAMSA liason to the Minority Health Conference, interfaces with other outside organizations (up to two positions). Christian Kitamura (christian.kitamura@gmail.com), Michelle Pham (mppham87@gmail.com)

* Hepatitis B Coordinator: Oversees education initiatives for HBV and related illnesses, coordinates APAMSA's screening and vaccination efforts in conjunction with the IVP(s), interfaces with outside organizations involved in HBV including the LA County Hep B Coalition (up to three positions). Paul Nguyenfa (pnguyenfa@gmail.com), Zach Sun
(zachary.sun@gmail.com), Jenna Nguyen (jenna.nguyenthuc@gmail.com).

* Bone Marrow Coordinator: Directs bone marrow donor registration drives addressing the need for greater Asian and Asian American representation in the National Marrow Registry, oversees education initiatives on the importance of registration for patients with leukemias and other life-threatening disorders (up to two positions). Elaine Nguyen (elainen.nguyen@gmail.com), Amy Sudhinaraset (asudhina@gmail.com).

* Treasurer: Oversees the organization's finances, raises funds and conducts related projects to support APAMSA's mission (one position). Allen Kwong (allen.bkw@gmail.com).

* Secretary: Oversees communications within the board, with the general membership, and with the outside public, takes meeting minutes (one position). Thomas Lew (thomasklew@gmail.com).

* South Asian Health Representative: Oversees initiatives to address South Asian health needs in multiple areas (up to three positions). Brendan Fong (brendanf@ucla.edu), Shalra Hameed (shalrahameed@gmail.com)

* Webmaster: Maintains the UCLA APAMSA website and oversees the technological aspects of the organization (one position). Angelico Razon (razon@ucla.edu)

UCLA APAMSA is one of the strongest and most vibrant organizations, and any of the listed officer positions should be an incredibly rewarding opportunity.

Apply for the National Hepatitis B Conference in Boston

There is only ONE WEEK left, before the application deadline of Friday, September 24, 2010, midnight.

This is a particularly valuable conference if you:

- Are interested in learning more about ways your chapter can get involved with hepatitis B initiatives or want to present a poster to share your chapter’s activities with others

- Want to meet renowned hepatologists, the founder of the Hepatitis B Foundation, one of the discoverers of the hepatitis B virus and many more amazing clinicians & researchers

- Want a free trip to Boston (up to $300 per person provided for flight/transportation costs, to be reimbursed at the conference. In addition, we will also provide housing). We will select 2 representatives per school. We may select more, depending on the different number of schools who apply.

I highly recommend that you take advantage of this exciting conference opportunity!

Saturday, October 30, 2010 from 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

Boston Back Bay Hilton Hotel, Belvidere Ballroom - 2nd Floor

40 Dalton Street, Boston, MA 02115

Interested students should apply at http://www.apamsahepbconference.org by Friday, September 24, 2010, midnight (no exceptions).

Mentorship Social at Noodle Planet

We are having our first mentorship social this Friday, 9/24 1pm at Noodle Planet in Westwood (1116 Westwood Boulevard). Please come to meet your mentor and eat some delicious Thai food! A majority of the food costs will be covered through APAMSA. For more information, email apamsa.evp@gmail.com.