(New York,
NY: May 4th, 2016) The high
quality of medical care humanity enjoys today is the result of centuries of
research by physicians, scientists, and the medical professionals investigating
the causes and potential treatments for diseases. Insights provided by medical
research today promise to lessen the impact of today’s greatest health
problems, including diabetes, cancer, and heart disease. When you support
and encourage medical research, you are helping medical researchers build the
future cures for various diseases, making significant headway in advancing
medical knowledge and improving patient care, and thus contributing to humanity
to live healthier and longer lives.
Indian American Physicians are way ahead in the medical
field, and contribute immensely towards medical research. Encouraging young
medical researchers of Indian Origin, “following in the traditions of American
Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI),
a Research Symposium and Contest with Poster Presentation is being held during
the 34th annual convention being organized by the American Association of
Physicians of Indian Origin in New York City on Saturday July 2nd at the
Hotel Marriott Marquis, Times Square.
Quoting Bill Gates who had said, “I believe in innovation
and that the way you get innovation is you fund research and you learn the
basic facts,†Dr. Seema Jain, President of AAPI, said,
“The contest provides a forum for medical students and
researchers in the area of health to showcase their research, exchange ideas,
and improve their communication skills while competing for awards and
recognition at the annual convention of 2016.†Students, residents, faculty and
medical practitioners have been invited to submit their research abstracts and
posters for presentation at the 2016 annual convention. The competition is
open to both members and non-members of AAPI.
The Research Competition gives students the opportunity to
share their research ideas and results during the GHS in a special forum that
provides visibility for their work. It also gives students the opportunity to
meet with and interact with the attendees at the Convention to share ideas,
gain new insights, and understand possible practical applications, while giving
students an opportunity to sharpen their communication skills. Above all, it
serves to recognize and reward outstanding student research.
"The AAPI Research Symposium is an exciting
venue to learn about and present new and exciting research as well as case
reports and discussions,†says Dr. Kunj Patel, an organizer of the contest.
“Presenting before the Indian physician community adds a personal
feel to the event that provides an additional sense of pride. I
have presented at many renown national meetings at this point in my career, but
my parents were particularly proud of my accomplishments with AAPI."
The contest is open to all Medical Residents of Indian
Origin. The conference promises to feature an exciting educational
program with national leaders in medicine. The highly competitive and
prestigious completion will give each participant to showcase one’s research by
submitting an abstract in one of the following categories: Basic
Science; Clinical Medicine; and Clinical Vignette.
The annual convention this year is being organized by AAPI’s
New Jersey Chapter. “Many of the physicians who will attend this convention
have excelled in different specialties and subspecialties and occupy high
positions as faculty members of medical schools, heads of departments, and
executives of hospital staff. The AAPI Convention offers an
opportunity to meet directly with these physicians who are leaders in their
fields and play an integral part in the decision-making process regarding new
products and services,†Dr. Jain said.
The deadline for the online submission of one’s entry is
11:59 PM Eastern time on June 1, 2016. Abstracts will be accepted on a
rolling basis, with all notices occurring before June 10th, 2016. All presenters
must be official registrants for the conference. Expected to be a great day of
presentations and discussions, the winners will be awarded with awards. Poster
Presentation & Judging will be held on Saturday, July 2, 2016 and the
applicants whose works are picked for oral and poster presentations will have
free entrance to the research competition.
AAPI, an umbrella organization, representing 130 local
chapters, specialty societies and alumni organizations, is the largest ethnic
medical organization in the United
States. For over 30 years, Indian physicians
have made significant contributions to health care in this country, not only
practicing in inner cities, rural areas and peripheral communities but also at
the top medical schools and other academic centers. Almost 10%-12% of medical
students entering US schools are of Indian origin. For more information on the
contest, please contact Dr. Kunj Patel ([email protected]) or Dr. Amar
Shah ([email protected]).
For more details on AAPI and the convention, please
visit: www.aapiconvention.org and www.aapiusa.org
Picture Caption: Winner of the Research and
Poster Contest being recognized with cash awards and citations during AAPI's
Global Healthcare Summit held in New
Delhi on January 2nd, 2016
