We are an organization that aims to address those issues important to Asian-American medical students.Our mission is to bring together Asians and others interested in the health issues that affect Asians so that we may have a strong, collective, public and political voice. We are interested in both directly promoting the health and well-being of the Asian community as well as in helping all health care workers who work with these communities understand how to care for the Asian patient in a culturally sensitive manner. Finally, APAMSA provides an important forum for APA medical students to meet, exchange information and experiences and develop personally and professionally.
Our Chapter
Being a part of our chapter only requires active membership-- no membership fees! Join our chapter any time of year! Our Constitution is available here: http://studo.umkc.edu/apamsa/files/APAMSA_Constitution_Feb2008.pdf
We are part of Region VI of APAMSA.
National APAMSA
Join National APAMSA for FREE: http://www.apamsa.org/home/membership/form.php
APAMSA's foundaiton was laid in 1993 by Asian American students worried about the present and future of their community and their role in it. These students began to discuss issues that they felt were ignored by existing organizations and formed grops at their local schools to help understand the unique challenges they faced as Asian Americans in medicine. Largely composed of students from east coast schools, these chapters also began to meet with each other in what would lead to the now annual APAMSA National Conference.
APAMSA officially started in 1995 with the first National Conference and has grown in many directions.
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