ucla apamsa 2009-2010 chapter report

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UCLA APAMSA 2009-2010 Chapter Report

The 2009-2010 UCLA APAMSA Executive Board

President Michael Cheng

Internal Vice Presidents Lucy Chow, Revana Lukman, Neelroop Parikshak

External Vice Presidents Lauren Sanchez, Lissa Yu

Treasurer Kin Wai (Tony) Hung

Secretary Justin Hayase

Hepatitis B Coordinators Jason Lee, Huy Tran, Olivia Twu

Bone Marrow Drive Coordinator Lynne Chang

South Asian Liason Anisa Heravian

First Year Representatives Christian Kitamura, Angelico Razon

Webmaster Eli Luong

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Welcome to the 2009-2010 UCLA APAMSA Chapter Report! This document details the efforts of the UCLA

APAMSA Executive Board over this past year. Im tremendously proud of the work weve done, and am

confident that our organization has been able to make a significant and lasting contribution to Asian-American

health. Our efforts have been diverse, spanning undergraduate mentoring, South Asian health, hepatitis B, bone

marrow registration, the 2009 APAMSA National Conference, medical student education, professional

development and health fairs in various underserved communities. Our goals could not have been accomplished

without the tremendous support weve received from others, and we would like to express thanks to the UCLA

David Geffen School of Medicine Student Affairs Office and Medical Student Council, National APAMSA, APAMA,

our faculty mentors at UCLA, the 2008-2009 UCLA APAMSA Executive Board, the Los Angeles/OC Hepatitis B

Coalition, Asians for Miracle Matches (A3M), APA Health CARE, and undergraduate APAMSA, among many other

organizations and individuals at UCLA and in the community. Please refer to our website for additional

information, new updates, and for an electronic version of this document with live links. Additionally, a table of

contents, as well as a brief description of the roles of each officer position is available below.

Sincerely,

Michael Cheng

President, UCLA APAMSA 2009-2010

Table of Contents APA Health CARE Health Fairs / 3 Bone Marrow Registration Drives / 5 Hepatitis B Program / 6 National Conference / 8

Other Education, Networking and Professional Development / 10 South Asian Health / 12 Undergraduate Mentoring / 13 Website / 14

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.

Internal Vice President (IVP) Coordinates APAMSA health fairs in under-served communities at multiple sites, alongside APA Health CARE.

External Vice President (EVP) Coordinates mentorship and pre-professional activities with Undergraduate APAMSA, serves as the

APAMSA liaison to the Minority Health Conference and other outside organizations.

Treasurer Oversees the organization's finances, raises funds and conducts related projects to support APAMSA's mission.

Secretary Oversees communications within the board, with the general membership, and with the outside public, takes meeting minutes .

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 .

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 related education initiatives

South Asian Health Representative Oversees initiatives to address South Asian health needs in multiple areas.

Webmaster Maintains the UCLA APAMSA website and oversees the technological aspects of the organization.


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APA HEALTH CARE HEALTH FAIRS

We conduct frequent health fairs in underserved communities throughout the Greater Los Angeles area. This

gives UCLA medical students, in conjunction withundergraduatesand community physicians, the opportunity to

provide glucose, cholesterol, hypertension, hepatitis B, and other screenings, along with basic counseling to

populations that frequently lack insurance and primary care physicians. We conducted 15 health fairs this year,

serving greater than 1400 clients. Health Fair Training, including a Needlestick Skills lab, was conducted for new

medical student volunteers on 10/12/09.

Date Name Location #Attendees #Med Students Primary Population

02-07-09 Lunar New Year

Health Fair

Alhambra 128 10 Chinese

02-22-09 VCH/Westminster

Health Fair

Westminster 150 2 Vietnamese

03-22-09 Hsi Lai Temple in

Hacienda Heights

Hacienda Heights 149 8 Chinese

03-28-09 Thai CDC Palm Village

Health Fair #2

North Hollywood 20 7 Thai

04-05-09 Thai New Year

Festival

North Hollywood 110 12 Thai

05-02-09 AANCART Health Fair Van Nuys 89 8 Korean

07-18-09 Malibu Hindu Temple

Health Fair

Malibu Hindu Temple,

Calabasas

49 5 South Asian

07-25-09 Live Work & Play

Health Fair

Hollywood Blvd. & Western

Ave. Metro Portal Plaza

76 6 Thai/Latino

08-08-09 American Heart

Association Health

Fair

Arcadia County Park (405 S.

Santa Anita Avenue, Arcadia)

62 7 Chinese

08-15-09 Thai Nurses

Association of

Southern California

Health Fair

Hollywood SDA Church

(Highway 101 and Hollywood)

20 4 Thai/Latino

09-13-09 Festival of PhilippineArts and Culture

(FPAC)

Point Fermin Park (807 Paseodel Mar, San Pedro, CA) 70 13 Filipino

11-07-09 Rosemead Health

and Business Expo

Wal-Mart (1827 Walnut Grove

Ave., Rosemead, CA 91770)

100 16 Chinese/Vietnamese

12-06-09 Wat Thai Temple

Health Fair

Wat Thai Temple (12909

Cantara Street

North Hollywood, CA 91605-

1123)

71 8 Thai
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02-06-10 Lunar New Year

Festival Health

Screening

Almansor to Garfield in

Alhambra/San Gabriel

201 9 Chinese/Vietnamese/Latino

2-21-10 South Asian Network

Health Fair

Alondra Park (3850 Manhattan

Beach Blvd), Lawndale, CA

120 5 South Asian

Health fair data statistics may be requested for the specific health fairs, maintained by the APA Health CARE

Database Committee (undergraduate). Aggregate data from Feb 2007 to Sept 2009 provides the following

characteristics of our client population:

Age:


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BONE MARROW REGISTRATION DRIVES

The lack of Asian-American and mixed race representation in the bone marrow registry means that patients with

leukemia and other life-threatening disorders that share our ethnic background are often unable to find

matches for bone marrow transplantation, usually their last or only hope for treatment. We established drives in

Spring and Fall 2009, and were able to add nearly 200 people to the registry. We also established education

programs on the need for bone marrow registration at the medical school and in the community. One unique

aspect this year was our partnerships with Asian-American businesses, the popular Kogi BBQ and Nom Nom

Truck food trucks, as a way to increase visibility to the issue.

Title: Spring Bone Marrow Drive 2009

Date of Event: May 18, 2009

Location: CHS, on Tiverton across from Botanical Gardens

Number of Attendees: 250; 76 registrants (26 API, 18 Other Minority, 32 Caucasian)

Summary of Event: As part of Asian Pacific Heritage Month, we hosted a bone marrow drive at UCLA in

partnership with Asians for a Miracle Match (A3M) and the Kogi BBQ Truck to educate and encourage UCLA

students and community members to learn more, register for the national bone marrow registry and help

patients like Matthew Nguyen (UCLA alumnus) find a match.

Title: Fall Bone Marrow Drive 2009

Date of Event: November 16, 2009

Location: Various Westwood locations, Weyburn Terrace

Number of Attendees: 170; 89 registrants (37 API, 23 Other Minority, 29 Caucasian)

Summary of Event: We teamed up with the Nom Nom truck to bring awareness about Bone Marrow Donation

throughout the Westwood and UCLA graduate student community (Weyburn terraces) and joined the rest of the

UCLA community in rallying to help Janet Liang (UCLA senior) who was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic

Leukemia in August.


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HEPATITIS B PROGRAM

Chronic hepatitis B and liver cancer are one of the greatest disparities affecting Asian and Asian-American

populations. We developed aHepatitis B Resource guidethat provides education, other resources, and

documents free/low-cost clinic sites for Los Angeles and Orange County, written in conjunction with the chapter

at UC Irvine. We also won a $1500 Gold grant from National APAMSA to sponsor HBV screening at our health

fairs. We were one of three schools to receive this highest funding level, along with UCSF and Harvard. We were

the most represented chapter at theNational APAMSA Hepatitis B Meetingon October 31, 2009, which is held

yearly alongside the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) National Meeting. We also be

conducted a Hepatitis B Week of lunchtime research lectures on February 16-18, 2010, coinciding with the

MS1s gastroenterology block.

Title: World Hepatitis Day-Screening of Hepatitis B: The Global Challenge


Location: UCLA Center for the Health Sciences

Number of Attendees: 50

Summary of Event: Discussed World Hepatitis Day, educated students on the impact of Hepatitis B and watcheda video created by a UCLA professor on the global reach of hepatitis B.

Title: Hepatitis B Advocacy Reception

Date of Event: Oct 9, 2009

Location: Chinatown


Summary of Event: Hepatitis B Coalition Dinner to kick of the launch of Hep B Free LA and Orange County with

Assemblywoman Fiona Ma, Congresswoman Judy Chu, Assembly member Mike Eng, Assembly member Ted Lieu,

Mr. Ted Fang, and Dr. Stuart Fong.

Title: Hepatitis B Resource Guide Unveiling

Date of Event: Oct 10, 2009

Location: UCLA Ackerman Grand Ballroom


Summary of Event: Unveiled the Hepatitis B LA/Orange County Resource Guide at the National APAMSA

conference, and educated attendees on how to create their own guides.

Title: Current Management Strategies for Hepatitis BLecture

Date of Event: Feb 17, 2010

Location: 63-105 UCLA Center for the Health Sciences


Summary of Event: Dr. Steven Han, Director of the Hepatology Research Center and Assistant Director of the

Asian Liver Program educated students on the current progress of Hepatitis B Management.
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Title: Hep B Free LA Lecture




Summary of Event: Dr. Koy Parada spoke about the current progress of the Hep B Free LA program and the work

of the Hepatitis B Coalition.

Title: Hepatitis B Awareness, Research, Treatment, and Leadership Discussion




Summary of Event: A gathering of students to formulate ideas for Hep B work that can be done in the

community and at UCLA next year.

Title: HBV Screening and Education, VCH Health Fair


Location: Westminster Civic Center, Westminster, CA

Number of Attendees: 88 screened clients

Summary of Event: HBV screening accompanied by liver disease education presentation.

Title: HBV Presentation and Q&A, B Aware: Teaming Up Against HBV event

Date of Event: Mar 4, 2010

Location: De Neve Plaza Room


Summary of Event: Presentation and Q&A session on chronic hepatitis B in the Asian and Asian-American

community with undergraduate students.

Title: Multiple Hepatitis B Community Education Events

Date(s) of Events: July 2009; November 2009; October 2009; February 2010

Locations: Various, focus Thai and Vietnamese populations.

Number of Attendees (approximate): 680 in total over six events

Summary of Event: Educated the community about hepatitis B screening, vaccination, and treatment; passed

out pamphlets about hepatitis B pathogenesis, vaccination, and need for testing.


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NATIONAL CONFERENCE

UCLA APAMSA hosted the 16th annual APAMSA National Conference, "Transforming Medicine: A Challenge for

Future Leaders" on the UCLA campus on October 9-11, 2009. The event was co-hosted by the APAMSA chapters

at the USC Keck School of Medicine, Western University of Health Sciences, and the UC Irvine School of Medicine,

as well as the Premedical APAMSA chapter at UCLA. Over 300 medical and premedical students from more than

50 schools across the country attended the conference, which featured a wide variety of lectures and workshops

from distinguished scholars and leaders in medicine, politics, law, and public health. Jeff Hsu and Jim Nguyen,

both MS3s, served as the Conference Chairs for National APAMSA for 2008-2009, and deserve tremendous

recognition for their excellent work leading the conference. At the conference, five medical students from UCLA

APAMSA were elected to the APAMSA National Board - Academic Education Officer: Michael Cheng, Community

Outreach Officer: Lucy Chow, Health Advocacy Chair: Lynne Chang, South Asian Liason: Michael Yashar, and

Webmaster: Angelico Razon. UCLA APAMSA was also recognized for Best Educational Activities for 2008-2009.

Title: 16th Annual APAMSA National Conference

Date of Event: October 9-11, 2009

Location: UCLA Ackerman Union, Covel Commons, Center for the Health Sciences


Summary of Event: Given the rapidly changing landscape of health care, the conference program was designedto educate students on the salient aspects of the current health care debate. The conference opened with

keynote speeches from Assemblymembers Mike Eng and Fiona Ma, who represent the Los Angeles and San

Francisco areas, respectively. Their impassioned talks encouraged the attendees to be proactive about solving

problems with health care and its delivery, and reminded them of the complementary roles that politicians can

play in addressing these important issues. Additionally, the opening session featured a Health Care Reform

Panel that discussed not only the topics at the forefront of the health care debate, but also the potential impact

on the Asian Pacific American (APA) community. The panelists comprised a variety of political views and medical

backgrounds, and consisted of: Dr. Jimmy Hara, Chair Emeritus of the Department of Family Medicine of Kaiser

Los Angeles; Dr. Arthur Chen, Medical Director of the Alameda Alliance for Health; Dr. Cynthia Macri, Assistant

Director of Minority Affairs for the U.S. Navy; and Dr. Paul Song, a private practice radiation oncologist based inLos Angeles. The panel was moderated by Dr. Marjorie Kagawa-Singer from the UCLA School of Public Health.

In line with the initiatives of the national organization, the conference program also consisted of lectures and

workshops that focused on the health care issues affecting the APA community, as well as interesting and novel

ways to address these issues. Dr. Myron Tong, the Director of the UCLA Asian Liver Center, delivered a lecture

on the epidemic of hepatitis B in the APA community. Dr. Ka-Kit Hui, the Founder and Director of the UCLA


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Center for East-West Medicine, discussed the practice of traditional Chinese medicine and a potential role for it

in a reformed health care system. Additionally, the conference addressed the increasing globalization of

medicine with several lectures focusing on international medicine. Dr. Bruce Lee from the University of

Pittsburgh led a talk on the delivery of vaccines to developing countries, and Dr. Kunchok Gyaltsen, founder of

the Tibetan Healing Fund and a Tibetan monk, shared his experiences of caring for patients in Tibet.

The conference banquet, held at the Covel Commons Grand Horizon Room on the UCLA campus, featured

keynote speeches from Dr. Eliza Lo Chin, the President Elect for the American Medical Womens Association

(AMWA) and Dr. Sammy Lee, a retired otolaryngologist from USC and the first Asian American to win an Olympic

Gold Medal (diving).


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OTHER EDUCATION, NETWORKING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Title: APAMSA First General Meeting

Date of Event: August 17, 2009

Location: 63-105 CHSNumber of Attendees: 50

Summary of Event: First general meeting, the officers introduced UCLA APAMSA and our various projects and

efforts to the first year class.

Title: Med, Law, and Business Networking Social

Date of Event: October 16, 2009

Location: Napa Valley Grille, Westwood

Number of Attendees: 40 (12 APAMSA)

Summary of Event: Networking event over happy hour between UCLA APAMSA and organizations from the UCLA

Anderson School of Management and UCLA School of Law

Title: East-West Integrative Medicine Oncology Lecture (co-sponsored by the Oncology Interest Group)

Date of Event: December 1, 2009

Location: 13-105 CHS


Summary of Event: Dr. Qian Jun Chen, a Professor and a Surgeon who specializes in breast cancer surgery and in

Traditional Chinese Medicine at the Shanghai University of TCM discussed a new paradigm in thinking about

medicine via an integrative East-West approach using breast cancer as a model.

Title: Attendance at the Third Annual UCLA Liver Diseases SymposiumDate of Event: November 14, 2009

Location: The Westin Pasadena

Number of Attendees: 4 (medical students, APAMSA)

Summary of Event: Organized medical students to attend this educational forum for the Southern California

physician community for the scientific exchange of information regarding the diagnosis and treatment of the

most prevalent liver diseases.

Title: National APAMSA Winter Board Meeting

Date of Event: Jan 8-10, 2010

Location: The University of Texas, Houston Medical School


Summary of Event: Four of the UCLA APAMSA officers are also officers on the National APAMSA Board, and

attended the Winter Board meeting in Houston, Texas, contributing to the leadership and direction of the

national organization.


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Title: APAMSA Transition Mixer

Date of Event: February 1, 2010

Location: Napa Valley Grille, Westwood


Summary of Event: Mixer between outgoing APAMSA officers, MS1s interested in applying for positions, and

general members.


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SOUTH ASIAN HEALTH

Title: Smile Pinki Documentary Screening

Date of Event: January 27, 2010

Location: 13-105 CHSNumber of Attendees: 30

Summary of Event: Documentary screening on cleft lip treatments in India attended by medical, nursing, and

public health students at UCLA. Title: Smile Pinki. Oscar 2008 winner for Best Documentary Short. Pinki is a five-

year old girl in rural India born desperately poor and with a cleft lip. The simple surgery that can cure her is a

distant dream until she meets Pankaj, a social worker traveling village to village gathering patients for a hospital

that provides free surgery to thousands each year. Told in a vibrant verite-style, this real-world fairy tale follows

its wide-eyed protagonist on a journey from isolation to embrace.

Title: Malibu Hindu Temple Health Fair Needs Assessment

Date of Event: July 18, 2009Location: Malibu Hindu Temple, 1600, Las Virgenes Canyon Rd, Calabasas, CA 91302

Number of Attendees: 49 clients

Summary of Event: The UCLA Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association (APAMSA) and APA HEALTH

CARE held a health fair at the Malibu Hindu Temple (Calabasas, CA. The temple is an important center for the

South Asian community in Los Angeles, and a needs assessments identified a significant uninsured and

underinsured population there that would benefit greatly from no-cost health screenings. UCLA medical

students provided health screenings for diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol, and other health metrics. This

event will provided an opportunity for UCLA medical students to become leaders and providers in bringing

needed health screenings to the underserved South Asian community. There are few UCLA health fair events

that target South Asian communities, yet lack of health care access is still prevalent in those communities. Thisand future events will provide medical students with a valuable educational opportunity in terms of performing

screening examinations, patient interaction, and cultural competency in the South Asian community.


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UNDERGRADUATE MENTORING

We are strongly involved in providing mentoring and pre-professional programming to UCLA undergraduates

interested in medicine, and this year we sponsored several educational events as well as longitudinal

mentorships between UCLA medical students and UCLA premeds.

Title: Mentorship dinner and fundraiser with Pre-Med APAMSA at Acapulco Restaurant


Location: Acapulco Restaurant, 1109 Glendon Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90024


Summary of Event: Current medical students met with undergraduate members of Pre-med APAMSA over

dinner at Acapulco to discuss the medical school application process; 25% of total food sales were donated to

APAMSA.

Title: Mentorship Social Evening with Pre-Med APAMSA

Date of Event: October 29, 2009

Location: Wilson Student Lounge, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA


Summary of Event: Current medical students met with undergraduate members of Pre-med APAMSA to discuss

questions about pre-medical curriculum, preparation for the MCAT, and application essay writing.

Title: One-on-One Mentorship Matching

Date of Event: November 12, 2009

Location: NA

Number of Attendees: 28 pairs of undergrad and medical student mentors

Summary of Event: Given the success of our previous mentorship events, pre-med APAMSA members requested

an opportunity for one-on-one mentorship with current DGSOM students. We matched volunteer MS1s, MS2s,

and MS3s with 28 pre-meds of similar interests and backgrounds.

Title: Joint Health Sciences Professional School Panel/Mentorship Social Evening with Pre-Med APAMSA,

Pilipinos for Community Health, and Filipino Americans in Medicine.

Date of Event: February 23, 2010

Location: Wilson Student Lounge, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA


Summary of Event: Sponsored by APAMSA and FAIM, the undergraduate organizations Pre-Med APAMSA and

PCH will be hosting a health sciences professional panel at Wilson Student Lounge. Student representatives from

each health science school (Public Health, Dentistry, Nursing, and Medical) will be on hand to answer questions

from undergraduates of these organizations. Medical student members of FAIM and APAMSA will be attending

the second half of the night for a second mentorship mixer and social night.


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WEBSITE

We completely revamped the UCLA APAMSA website, with the major refresh going online in January 2010. The

new website provides a fresh design and interface, new content, and greater functionality. We also integrated

Twitter and Blogger to support the organization with modern, real-time communication modalities.

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