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)
* 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.