American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin

The American Association of Physician of Indian Origin (AAPI) is a 501(c)(6) not-for-profit organization founded in 1982, with headquarters in Chicago, Illinois.

Representative organization

• American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin represents the values and interests of more than 80,000 practicing physicians in the United States.
• AAPI serves as a platform for more than 40,000 medical students, residents, and fellows of Indian origin in this country.

File:Jagat Prakash Nadda addressing the ‘Global Health Summit Access and Affordable Healthcare for People of India’, organised by the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI), in Mumbai on January 02, 2015.jpg

AAPI YPS/MSRF

• The AAPI YPS/MSRF (Young Physicians Section/Medical Students, Residents and Fellows Section) is part of AAPI and their participation and contributions in the AAPI leadership and field of medicine is highly valued.

File:The Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu addressing the 11th Global Healthcare Summit organized by the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin, in Kolkata.jpg

Charitable foundation

• AAPI also has a Charitable Foundation (AAPI-CF) that supports free clinics and health fairs in India with about 17 clinics are active in various states of India under the AAPI partnership.

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Annual convention

• Every year, this conglomeration of physicians and physicians in the making get together for a grand Annual AAPI Convention.

Membership

If you are medical student, resident, fellow or practicing physician of Indian origin in the United States, you can join AAPi

Address

600 Enterprise Drive, Suite 108 Oak Brook, Illinois 60523

• Phone:(630) 990 2277 and (630) 990 2281
• Email:info at aapiusa.org

File:Anbumani Ramdoss addressing at the inauguration of the First Indo-US Healthcare Summit, organised by the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI).jpg

Sub-chapters and Regional Chapters

AAPI has the following regional chapters each of which has many sub-chapters that are supportive of the regional chapters. In addition, most specialties have their own sub-chapters which are not region specific but specialty specific.

• 1. Pacific (the Pacific region will consist of Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington)
• 2. Mountain (the Mountain region will consist of Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming)
• 3. Northwest Central (the Northwest Central Region will consist of Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota)
• 4. Southwest Central (the Southwest Central Region will consist of Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas)
• 5. Northeast Central -1 (the Northeast Central – 1 region will consist of Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin)
• 6. Northeast Central II (the Northeast Central –II region will consist of Michigan and Ohio)
• 7. Southeast Central (the Southeast Central region will consist of Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi and Tennessee)
• 8. New England (the New England Region consist of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont)
• 9. Mid Atlantic – 1 (the Mid- Atlantic -1 region consist of New York)
• 10. Mid Atlantic –II ( the Mid Atlantic –II region consist of New Jersey and Pennsylvania)
• 11. South Atlantic (the South Atlantic region will consist of Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia);
• 12. South (the South region will consist of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida).

Specialty sub-chapters and Alumni Associations

AAPI is an umbrella organization which has over 150 local chapters, specialty societies and alumni organizations.

Mission

• According to the website of AAPI, the organization AAPI is a forum to facilitate and enable Indian American Physicians to excel in patient care, teaching and research and to pursue their aspirations in professional and community affairs.

Vision

• Promote professional solidarity in the pursuit of excellence in patient care, teaching and research. Bring American medicine the distinctive contributions from India, and advance the American creed of one nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all.

Values

• Respect for human dignity.
• Commitment to collegiality and ethical conduct
• Promote the professional advancement of colleagues
• Pursuit of Excellence
• Commitment to community service

Motto

• Unity of Purpose
• Collegiality in Action
• Commitment to Excellence and
• Compassion towards Fellow-being

Leadership

• Officers

Elections

• AAPI elections are held annually where the vice president, secretary, treasurer and board of trustees. The vice president will eventually be the president as there is no direct election of the president.

Gallery

• File:The President of the American Association of Physicians of Indian origin (AAPI), USA.jpg
• File:Anbumani Ramdoss addressing at the inauguration of the First Indo-US Healthcare Summit, organised by the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI).jpg
• File:The Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee speaking at the conference of Association of American Physicians of Indian Origin held in King George Medical University, Lucknow on December 24, 2003.jpg
• File:The Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu addressing the 11th Global Healthcare Summit organized by the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin, in Kolkata.jpg
• File:Jagat Prakash Nadda addressing the ‘Global Health Summit Access and Affordable Healthcare for People of India’, organised by the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI), in Mumbai on January 02, 2015.jpg
• File:The Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss addressing the Annual Conference of the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPIO), at Las Vegas on June 27, 2008.jpg
• File:The Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu at the 11th Global Healthcare Summit organised by the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin, in Kolkata.jpg
• File:Ambassador Harsh Vardhan Shringla Speaking to Media.jpg

Website

• aapiusa.org

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