Features/Updates 1/8/2010

We have a lot of exciting events coming up!

Washington, DC, Jan. 14, Happy Hour
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=360991455643

Detroit, MI, Jan. 27, Dinner
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=243845252482

New York, NY, Jan. 30, Happy Hour
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=233877169892

Raleigh, NC, Feb. 6, Happy Hour
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=250334842448

We also have received a message from the AAMC asking us all to support the expansion of financial support for GME spots by Medicare funding. See the request in the discussion section of the group (http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=33051121221&topic=11674) or on the legislative page. There is a link in the request for you to send a message to your legislators. If you choose to help, it takes less than a minute to send the message.

12/27/2009

Happy Holidays! Check out the legislative page for an update on healthcare reform. Got something to say? Join us on our facebook discussion.

AAPI-DC and SABA-DC Winter Happy Hour Fundraiser

Date:	Thursday, January 14, 2010
Time:	6:30pm - 9:30pm
Location:	Mezza Luna Restaurant & Lounge
Street:	1140 19th Street NW
City/Town:	Washington, DC

See more details on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=360991455643
(While you are there, become a member of our facebook group! http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=33051121221

Please join the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) and the South Asian Bar Association of Washington DC (SABA-DC) for an evening of networking that will benefit two hospitals in India - the Satchidananda Institute for Medical Services (SIMS) in south India and Hospital for Hope in north India.

After the holidays are over, take a moment to catch up with friends and colleagues and support these two non-profit organizations. Mezza Luna will be offering complimentary appetizers and drink specials and will be donating a portion of the bar tab that evening to the charities.

SIMS is a hospital in Kerala that provides much needed medical services to indigent people in South India. A newsletter highlighting the hospital's inauguration last year, and describing some of its early successes, is here.

Hospital for Hope aims to fund the construction of a hospital in the rural Northeast Indian state of Jharkhand. Basic health care in the region is difficult to access. The nearest hospital is in the capital city of Ranchi, a 3-hour drive away on a good day, with transportation costing a full day’s salary or more. For a total cost of $100,000 a self-sustaining hospital can be built. For more information, see www.hospitalforhope.com. AAPI-MSRF Hosts Networking Events Across the US

Check here often for events near you!

*For more information and to RSVP - log into our members area. Create a profile if you don't have one.

11/26/2009

Happy Thanksgiving to all! What better way to celebrate than with some legislative news?

By a vote of 243-183 today (Nov.19th,2009), the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 3961, a bill that repeals the current Medicare physician payment formula, known as the sustainable growth rate (SGR), and replaces it with a new framework.

For more information, check out the legislative page.

SABA-DC 2009 Public Interest Fellowship Benefit Gala

On Saturday November 14, 2009, the South Asian Bar Association of Washington, D.C. (“SABA-DC”) will hold its first Public Interest Fellowship Benefit Gala. The gala, held this year at the Hamiltonian Gallery, brings together attorneys, lobbyists, and other professionals from law firms, lobbying firms, corporations, government, academia, and non-profit organizations to help raise funds for the SABA-DC Public Interest Fellowship. The Fellowship is awarded each year to law students working in the field of public interest law on issues affecting the South Asian community.

Date: Saturday, November 14, 2009
Time: 8:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.
Place: Hamiltonian Gallery, 1353 U Street, NW Washington DC
Metro: U Street-Cardoza

Tickets
$25.00 Members in advance
$50.00 Non-Members in advance
$60.00 All at the door

This event will feature an open bar and heavy hors d’oeuvres.

Attire
Semi-Formal/Ethnic
For more information and topurchase advance tickets, please go to http://www.ersvp.com/r/SABADC2009Gala

Platinum Sponsor:

Gold Sponsors:

http://www.sabadc.org/events.php

10/19/2009

Thanks for being patient with us as we get up and running. It's been a crazy couple of months but we'll be posting more up to date information more regularly.

For now check out the recent health system reform bulletin brought to our attention by our new legislative chair, Pravien.

We'll also be posting some pictures from our fundraising events we've been hosting around the country. Interested in having AAPI host an event near you? Let our community service chair, Lipi, know!

Thanks to all who made it to the 18th Annual NetIP Conference.

The 18th annual NetIP conference was held in Toronto this year, from September 4 - September 6. I was sent as the AAPI MSRF representative. I attended key speaker events, as well as the social events. I talked to people about what AAPI is, its importance, and encouraged people to become involved. I discussed our community service events that we will be hosting this year, and suggested that people visit our website for more information regarding these and other events. Of course, most of my time was spent advertising our biggest event of the year, the Annual June Convention, which is being held this year in Washington D.C., from June 23 - June 27, 2010. I hope that my presence at NetIP sparked interest in AAPI MSRF. Suggestions for the future include hosting an AAPI event at NetIP, and possibly setting up a booth to recruit members and answer any questions.

Stay tuned for pictures!

AAPI-MSRF Board Leads in Orlando

  On September 26, 2008 board members of American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin's(AAPI)'s Medical Students, Residents, and Fellows section (MSRF) met for their annual retreat in Orlando, Florida. The purpose of the retreat was two-fold: to plan the future 2009 convention and to enhance leadership skills necessary to take this young physician group into the future of medicine.The national AAPI organization boasts over 42,000 members and 14,000 of which are in the MSRF group. With such great numbers AAPI MSRF has the potential to be quite a formidable force in not only advocacy for physicians but more importantly the patients they treat. Read all about the weekend's festivities here.

Online Mentorship database now running!

Interested in doing a specific residency or fellowship? Or interested in networking with local AAPI-MSRF members in your field? As part of a new initiative to make our membership more beneficial to our members, the AAPI Medical Student, Resident and Fellows section has created a national mentorship database to facilitate professional networking among medical students/residents/fellows and interested young physicians. This database will allow members to search for AAPI-MSRF patrons both in their desired specialty (pediatrics, oncology, radiology, etc.) and in their region. Join now for free!