Start a Local Chapter
Starting a new AAPI-MSR chapter? Congratulations! We are excited to have you on board and are looking forward to working with you during the year. We have set up this membership kit to help you start your local chapter and effectively integrate it into our national ring.
The first thing to look at is the membership checklist, which outlines the necessary steps to become an official recognized chapter. There is also a suggestions page that should help get things underway. My first piece of advice is to stay in contact with myself (the membership chair) and other nearby medical school chapters during this entire process. We can all give you lots of great ideas and options to start your new chapter. Also it will assist all of us in the greater goal of networking our South Asian medical community.
Remember membership is free and anyone can join. We ask that anyone who signs up for your local chapter also joins the national AAPI-MSRF chapter (which also makes them a member of the parent AAPI organization). Joining is easy, simply have them navigate to the "Become a member" page.
This is an amazing undertaking and I applaud those of you that are willing to take on the responsibility. It is great experience and we hope it motivates you run for a national board position next year! Please keep in contact with me and let me know how things are working out. We're here to help make your chapter a success.
Another outstanding resource is Anita Shankar (email her), president of the Houston chapter. She has great experience in not only starting a chapter, but keeping it strong.