fundraiser in the effort as they raised a total of $6508.32. AllofUs Research Initiative: In 2018, APAMSA was chosen as one of only two national AANHPI-serving organization partners in the Asian Engagement and Recruitment Core (ARC) for the All of Us Research Program (AoURP). With the assistance of the ARC, students and community members were enrolled at local health fairs and community events to be a part of the program and increase AANHPI representation in the AoURP for future clinical trials and biomedical research. National initiatives Hepatitis B and C Initiative and Conference Community Outreach Initiative Bone Marrow Initiative Cancer Initiative Global Health Initiative Health Education Initiative Academic Education Initiative Premedical Students Initiative Diversity Initiative Alumni Initiative Health Advocacy Initiative AAPI Advocacy Initiative History APAMSA officially started in 1995 by Dr. B Li and his colleagues with the first National Conference after they were worried about the future of APA medical students and communities. Since then, APAMSA has grown to include many National Programs including the Hepatitis B education and immunization project and the Bone Marrow Donation project. As an organization based on health care, APAMSA has also held a prominent role in speaking out for smoking and tobacco use targeting the Asian community, for irresponsible alcohol use, for immunization and for health standards addressing needs of the medically underserved. So far efforts have been met with great success as smoking and alcohol consumption, along with related chronic illnesses, have been on the rise in Asian youth since 2003. National conferences Initially, National Conference was a one-day event, usually held on a Saturday. Occasionally there has been expansion to 2–3 days with additional pre-conference activities the Friday afternoon/night before (Pre-Med Day, Anti-Racism Workshop) or the following Sunday (Transition meeting). At the 26th National Conference (2019), the first "Alumni Day" was held with good turn out from local physicians and healthy discussion on how to best support the next generation of Asian American health professionals. Historical national conferences Historical national presidents References External links Medical associations based in the United States Medical and health student organizations Student organizations in the United States Ethnic student organizations