American Physician Scientists Association
Chicago, Illinois | |
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President | Yentli Soto-Albrecht |
Key people | President-Elect Alex Waldman, Past President Jose A. Rodrigues, Founder Freddy T. Nguyen |
Website | http://www.physicianscientists.org |
The American Physician Scientists Association (APSA) is dedicated to career development and community building among physician-scientists in training.
Organization and purpose
The American Physician Scientists Association (APSA) is a national organization dedicated to addressing the needs of future
History
The American Physician Scientists Association was initially conceived in 2003-2004 and formally incorporated in 2005 by a group of
Leadership
The American Physician Scientists Association is led by the Executive Council. Executive Council members are voted in by Institutional Representatives. These are physician-scientist trainees and APSA members who serve as liaisons between students at local institutions and the APSA leadership. Institutional Representatives help the Executive Council better grasp the needs of trainees at their local institutions.
The Executive Council is overseen by the Board of Directors, which serves as an advisory board to the rest of the organization, and consists of active physician-scientists and former APSA Executive Council members. In addition to the Board of Directors and Executive Council, there are five standing committees who lead most of APSA's projects. Members of the APSA have the opportunity to serve on any of the organization's five standing committees, each of which has a unique role within the organization to help it achieve its mission. Currently, the standing committees operate in the areas of organizational finances, membership recruitment, organizational policy, public relations, and Annual Meeting planning. APSA also works with numerous partner organizations and supporters.
Meetings
The APSA has held its Annual Meeting since April 2005 in conjunction with the
Starting in 2006, the APSA began hosting regional meetings and currently hosts four in the fall of each year in cities across the United States. The primary focus of these regional meetings is on building a regional community of physician-scientist trainees and focusing on outreach to current and future trainees who are unable to attend the Annual Meeting.