Mission Statement

What are the specific goals for this conference?

Present African American, Asian Pacific Islander, and Latino cultures collectively as one voice in addressing minority health disparities.
Raise minority health awareness within classrooms, hospitals, and communities in Southern California, one of the most diversely populated regions in the U.S.
Educate medical students, physicians, faculty, undergraduates, and communities on minority health disparities and culturally sensitive medical care.
Address current issues in minority health: what has failed, what is working, and what is in store for the future.
Recruit current and future physicians to adopt more active roles in promoting minority health awareness.
Consider universal health care within the context of minority health.

What should attendees to walk away with?

Knowledge. Healthcare professionals should be well-informed about minority health issues in the context of universal health care and managed care.
Purpose. Understanding minority populations, diversity, and cultural differences underlies effective health care delivery.
Urgency. The medical profession must prioritize minority health now, no matter the ethnicity or the setting.
Empowerment. Motivated physicians can make both immediate and long-term changes to improve the quality of minority patient care and access.

Why are APAMSA, LMSA, and SNMA doing this?

To promote solidarity amongst UCLA and USC chapters of SNMA, LMSA, and APAMSA, all of whom have unique perspectives on similar issues.
To provide a forum for discussion on the difficulties and barriers facing physicians and patients in minority communities.
To advance our cause as ethnic medical student organizations that serve the many different communities in Southern California.

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