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INTRODUCTION TO APAMSA @ USF

HTTP://HSC.USF.EDU/MEDSTUD/APAMSA/

MEET THE EXEC BOARD

President Jian Zheng VP of Campus OutreachAyesha Farooq VP of Community Outreach Malveeka Sharma Webmaster Kristina Chechotka Secretary Poonam Kalidas Treasurer Wai Wai Lwin Faculty Advisor Dr. Lynette

Menezes

APAMSA WEBSITES

USF Website http://hsc.usf.edu/medstud/apamsa/

National Website: http://www.apamsa.org/

WHAT IS APAMSA

APAMSA = Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association

APAMSA was established in 1993

APAMSA chapters are present throughout most medical schools, including USF COM

WHAT IS APAMSAOur mission is to Improve healthcare for Asians and Pacific

Islanders (API) Foster cultural sensitivity and understanding Encourage student leadership and

community engagement on API issues

MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS

No membership fee USMLE Step I Webinars Clinical Rotation Webinars Exclusive USMLERx Scholarships for APAMSA members Special International Medical Missions Opportunities Chapter Grants for Hepatitis B community projects Chapter Grants for Research Start-up kits and funding for national service projects Material on APA health care issues Info on clerkships, internships, research opportunities

in APA communities

KEY CHAPTER EVENTS

National APAMSA Conference International Research and Opportunities International Exchange Student Program Hepatitis B and Liver Cancer Initiative

Oct 15-17, 2010 Co-host by John’s Hopkins & University of

Maryland Full funding for at least 3-4 students, or partial

funding for more students Eligibility based on commitment to APAMSA and a

simple application that we will email you in Sep http://www.apamsa.org/2010conference

USF AT NATIONAL APAMSA CONFERENCE

INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE STUDENT PROGRAM

Partner with International Affair office to welcome exchange students from China, Thailand, India, and South Korea

Show them around USF campus and Tampa, have lunch or dinner with them, learn from each other's healthcare system, and learn about possible elective rotation abroad in your 4th year

Will receive volunteering hours toward the required 40 service hour

We need volunteers- see sign up sheet!

SUMMER INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH

Lunch seminars with physicians in international medicine and infectious disease to talk about research opportunities and international programs that you can do in the summer

Tentatively scheduled in Oct or Nov

HEPATITIS B AND LIVER CANCER INITIATIVE

Partner with the Hillsborough County Health Department Epidemiology Program to reduce perinatal transmission of hepatitis B

HEPATITIS B AND LIVER CANCER INITIATIVE

Educational outreach in community health fairs Work on political advocacy on campus by

encouraging students to support the Viral Hepatitis and Liver Cancer Prevention and Control Act of 2009

For more info, please visit http://hsc.usf.edu/medstud/apamsa/hepatitis.html

YOUR IDEAS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME!

CHAPTER OF THE YEAR IN 2006!

JOIN APAMSA

To Join USF APAMSA Go to USF Blackboard Click on “Student Life” tab on the top Search for APAMSA to join us Question? usfapamsa@googlegroups.com http://hsc.usf.edu/medstud/apamsa/

To Join National APAMSA http://www.apamsa.org/members/membershi

p-application