Prescription for Change: Act Now

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Directions to the APAMSA Conference!

This is so amazing we can hardly contain our giddiness — thanks to our sponsors (and our hardworking sponsorship committee) we have some really awesome raffle prizes for you.

Just to give you a taste:

• Lippincott textbooks in physiology, anatomy, biochemistry, and more
• USMLERx video review courses
• Kaplan Qbanks
• prizes from Tao Le, author of First Aid
• and even for the pre-meds: MCAT review courses

These products usually run for several hundred dollars, so if you haven’t already, register for the conference to get a shot at all the swag.

Hey everyone,

It seems that some schools need more time to gather their funding sources, so we have pushed back early bird registration until September 17.  Please get your loose ends tied and sign up as soon as you can!

Other miscellaneous announcements we have

• We have a fabulous tech-savvy med student named James in charge of all things tech-related.  If you encounter a purely technical question (ie “The registration link doesn’t work in my browser”, “Can I change my registration choice after I submitted it”), please email James directly at jxie@stanford.edu instead of the conference@apamsa.org account in order to have your needs addressed.  To be quite frank, we are all thumbs and utterly useless when it comes to those issues.
• The entire conference is open to everyone who might be interested in our workshops.  You do not need to be a medical student or an APAMSA member to register!  We welcome students in other fields and undergraduates to the Friday-Saturday portion of the conference.  The Sunday portion of the conference is directly specifically at pre-medical students.
• After some discussion with our planning committee and advising staff, we are ending the conference at Sunday NOON rather than the originally stated 2pm.  This will give conference attendees the opportunities to socialize and grab lunch amongst themselves while conference volunteers pack-up for the weekend.

Thanks,

Sophie and Pin-yi

Here at Stanford, we’ve rolled up our sleeves and are working very enthusiastically to bring you the National Conference. We can’t wait to welcome you in person in October!

We are glad to announce that registration is live and running, so please register as soon as you can so we can be better prepared for your arrival.

Some important deadlines to note:

• Early bird registration ($60) ends September 17, 2011.  Normal registration ($75) ends October 10, 2011.
• The last day to book a room from Cardinal Hotel at a discounted price is September 1, 2011.  (http://book.cardinalhotel.com/apamsa)
• The last day to sign up for a room from Sheraton Hotel is September 7, 2011.  Please visit our registration page for more details on that.

As airfare prices are beginning to increase, please book your flights early!  Those of you traveling from SoCal, we welcome you to join the APAMSA charter bus for $45 (sign up here: http://apamsasocalbus.eventbrite.com/)

Best,

Sophie and Pin-yi

Dear Conference Attendees,

Change is all around us. With each new year, each new step in our career, each new president or health care proposal, come promises of change.

But if you look around us carefully, change also seems glaringly absent. Health inequities still exist, access to health services is lacking in communities across the US despite rising health costs, and inadequate prevention services and social services hamper the well-being of many populations, including Asian Pacific American populations.

So the question becomes, what are YOU going to do about it? You, the future physicians and leaders in health, how will you bring the change to the communities that need you?

We are happy to announce that theme for this year’s conference is “Prescription for Change: ACT Now”.  We hope that this year’s conference will help you answer that question. We hope to expose you to models of change and perspectives from people who use their voice for the APA communities that they serve. And in true Stanford spirit, we hope this conference offers you not just the opportunity to learn about and discuss health challenges facing APA communities, but also provides the skills and tools to take action that you need to tackle those challenges.

Thank you for your interest in APAMSA’s national conference, and we look forward to seeing you in October!

Sophie and Pin-yi

Stanford School of Medicine, MSI
Conference Co-Chairs