American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin’s (AAPI’s) Medical Students, Residents, and Fellows (MSRF) section along with the newly established AAPI Pre-medical section hosted its first-ever combined Medical Summit at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey from March 29-31, 2024.
The magnificent efforts to pull off such an event at a low cost to the attendees, and organizing
the Medical Summit were led by Dr. Zeeshan Mansuri, AAPI MSRF president, and Kuldeep Yadav, AAPI Pre-med president, and their respective boards.
Over 250 + participants from across the nation attended the conference, where 40+ speakers, 75 + Research presentations, 10 + works of art, 25+ cash awards, and 20+ partner prizes, making this event one of its kind filled with education, networking, scientific advancements as well as focusing on discussions about the impact of social media, AI and maintaining work-life balance in medicine.
Daytime lectures applied to both MSRF and pre-med groups as well as separate lectures occurring simultaneously focusing on each individual group’s needs. Dr. Achintya Moulick provided an insightful talk on “Leadership in Medicine,” while Dr. Payal Dave shared with the delegates key insights about what residency program directors look for in applicants.
Amshu Chakragiri offered tips on how to crush the MCATs. Dr. Zheala Qayyum’s lecture on how to effectively support trainees following a patient death was well appreciated by all. Other topics during the conference included: SATHI initiative and a focus on mental health within the South Asian community. A panel discussion on the admission process and Dr. Bellamkonda Kishore’s talk on the transformation of primary care by AI were other key parts of the conference.
Night events included Live singing by Dr. Avish Jain, a comedy show featuring Lakshmi Kopparam and Shounak Vale, and a Bollywood DJ party by Elephant Entertainements.
The conference was made successful with the donations and support of patron AAPI members, the executive committee led by Dr. Anjana Samadar, AAPI’s outgoing President, and local partners. Food was catered by local vendors.
Participants congratulated Dr. Zeeshan Mansuri and Kuldeep Yadav for their hard work and the success of the first-ever AAPI MSRF and Pre-med Medical Summit. With the tremendous need and interest in such an event, the boards plan to continue to have a yearly Medical Summit at Rutgers, New Brunswick. For more details, please visit: https://medicalsummit.org/
