Family Medicine Student Membership

Thank You

Thank you for your interest in joining the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP). Your application has been received and will be reviewed and processed as quickly as possible. We will contact you should further information be required to process your application.

Your application will receive our prompt attention but please note that the processing/approval times vary. Applications for “Active” and “Supporting” membership require approval by the chapter.

If you have any questions, please contact the AAFP Contact Center at (800) 274-2237 or at contactcenter@aafp.org.

Thank you.

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I'm the new President of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Student Interest Group

On Monday, I was elected the president of Anesthesiology and Critical Care student interest group. More responsibilities. I like it. I will finish a research paper to be published at a stroke journal. This is a photo I took while presenting my research in Hawaii.

很開心。星期一我被選為麻醉與危重監護學生興趣組的主席。更多的責任。很喜歡。我快會完成研究論文將發表在中風期刊。這是我在夏威夷介紹我的研究拍的照片.

American Academy of Neurology Annual Conference, Honolulu, HI

Poster presentation.
American Academy of Neurology membership

Abstracts

Health Fair on Sat. 4/16

Thanks for volunteering for the upcoming Community Health Fair! We are excited to have your help. 

Reminder: Event Date - April 16   Time - 11 to 3  
       

Signing up for shifts: Please click on the link to sign up for the available table and time slot (& make sure to save once you have added your name). The time slots are from 11-1 and 1-3, but please plan on arriving at 10:30 for those doing the first shift to help set up. For those on the second shift plan on arriving 15 mins early to get caught up and plan to stay a little after 3 to help clean up. Feel Free to sign up for both the morning and afternoon shift if you would like to stay throughout the event.

What to bring/wear: Bring yourself and your knowledge. Everyone should wear their white coats. 

Volunteer Tables:
The Fit Solution - do weight assessments including percent body fat, educate the participants on ways to make healthier decisions when it comes to exercise and eating habits.

Diabetes Treatment Center - provide information to the community on diabetes

Student Sight Savers - perform Glaucoma screenings

HIV screenings - volunteers will provide info on HIV/AIDS and info and walk patients to the HIV screenings room in the hospital

Clinic - volunteers will provide health info and perform screenings for BP & glucose. Please bring your stethoscope if you sign up for the Freedman clinic table.  

Children's Health & Activities - volunteers will get a chance to educate the kids about their health using interactive games and exercises (twister, jump rope, ...) Those that sign up for the Children's activities table should wear something comfortable under your white coat so they can move around with the kids (for example wear your Howard shirt under your white coat). 

General Health Info - help educate the community on a variety of topics: heart disease, cancer, smoking cessation,...

Community Outreach - it is very important that we have these people to help spread the word and get people from the community to actually attend our health fair. You will also help in the general running of the health fair.

Thanks again and looking forward to this great event! Feel free to contact me with any questions.

NBC4 Health and Fitness Expo 2011

I volunteered last Sunday at the NBC4 Health and Fitness Expo and was in charge of body mass, nutrition and exercise consulting. I met an 84-year-old extremely healthy Chinese lady there. Her body fat was only 15%, BMI 19, blood pressure 108/78, and iSTAT cholesterol 95. She said she eats more vegetables and less meat. She exercises daily with a local charter, which focuses on weight-bearing and cardiovascular conditioning. She also mentions she has a happy and healthy outlook and that she lives with her children and grandchildren.

Images from http://edu.ifeng.com/gundong/detail_2010_09/29/2664148_0.shtml

For 8th annual Michael E. DeBakey Medical Student Poetry Contest, due 12/31

Title: Sway... Sway... The American Way

Like the Willow branches in Staten Island, NY,
we sway with the wind,
we sway with the flow.

Like the fine Pine needles in Ice Glen, MA,
we withstand the cold,
we withstand the darkness.

Like the Bald Cypress roots in Prince Frederick, MD,  

we're cloaked with mud,

we're cloaked without rotting.

Like the Giant Sequoia trunk in Sierraville, CA,

we halt hungry predators from devouring us,

we halt harm from crumbling us.

Like the Sycamore Maple leaves in Maple Park, IL, 

we work ceaselessly until we fall,
we work charitably until we decompose.

Like the trees of America,
we are tough and tugged,
we are tied together in one tuft.

Like the Willow branches in Staten Island, NY,

we sway with the wind,

we sway with the flow.

Sway... sway... the American way.