What is KAMSA of GA? KAMSA of GA was founded in August 2015 to create a community and network among Korean American medical students in the state of GA. Through socials, outreach events and networking events with physicians, KAMSA of GA seeks to provide a platform for medical students to connect and work together to support the Korean-American community in Georgia. Founders of KAMSA of GA: 2015-2016 Officer Board President of KAMSA of GA: Minna Choi (M2, Medical College of Georgia) Vice President of KAMSA of GA: Wonjo Jang (M2, Medical College of Georgia) M2 Representative: Min Kwon (M2, Medical College of Georgia)

KAMSA of GA Activities Mentorship Volunteer Networking with physicians, medical faculty and medical students both in GA via: Mentorship program Outreach events Joint meetings and conferences with the Korean Medical Association of GA (KMA of GA) and the Korean American Medical Association (KAMA). Mentorship With physicians of KMA of GA KMA of GA scholarship Within medical schools Volunteer Panel for Pre-med Students January 16, 2016 at Georgia Tech Community outreach: Global Medical Missions Alliance short-term missions

1st General Meeting The first meeting of KAMSA of GA was at the Medical College of Georgia in August 2015. Dr. Brice Choi, Chairman of the board of KAMA, and Dr. Sean Koh, President of KMA of GA, came to speak to the students about building a network among physicians and medical students. Dr. Brice Choi gave a presentation on the 2015 KAMA US Conference in Seoul.

Networking with physicians KAMSA of GA members had the opportunity to meet physicians of the Korean Medical Association of Georgia (KMA of GA) at the fall KMA of GA meeting.

KAMSA of GA’s socials + meetings

Networking with physicians The KAMSA of GA medical students joined physicians and their families at the annual KMA of GA Christmas party. Two medical students, Sunny Shin (M1, MCG) and Elizabeth Ahn (M3, MCG), were awarded the KMA of GA scholarship at the meeting.

KMA of GA Scholarship Winners KMA of GA awarded two KAMSA of GA students a $1,000 scholarship based on a personal essay reviewed by Dr. Brice Choi (Chairman of the board of KAMA), Dr. Sean Koh (President of KMA of GA) and Dr. Kelly Ahn (Mentorship Chair of KMA of GA.) Articles featuring the KMA of GA Scholarship Recipients: Sunny Shin (M1 at Medical College of Georgia) and Elizabeth Ahn (M3 at Medical College of Georgia) http://www.koreadaily.com/news/read.as p?art_id=3905196 http://atlantachosun.org/index.php?docu ment_srl=313150&mid=news_online

KAMSA of GA Winter Retreat

Medical Outreach Meetings with GMMA In December 2015, KAMSA of GA members attended the Global Medical Missions Alliance seminar in Atlanta, GA. It was a big inspiration to hear Dr. Peter Chung's (President of GMMA) medical mission work and global outreach through GMMA. KAMSA of GA medical students also attended the start- up meetings of GMMA chapters at Georgia Tech and Emory.

Forum for pre-medical students On January 16, 2016, KAMSA of GA medical students and physicians of KMA of GA hosted a presentation and Q&A about applying to medical school, life in medical school and life as a physician. We had 10 KAMSA of GA medical students and physicians: Dr. Brice Choi (Chairman of the board of KAMA), Dr. Sean Koh (KMA of GA President), Dr. Kelly Ahn (mentorship chair), and Dr. Song Na (Internal Medicine). We had about 50 attendees from high school to college pre-medical students.

Forum for pre-medical students Articles featuring the KAMSA of GA forum and Q&A for pre-medical students. http://atlantachosun.org/index.ph p?document_srl=315437&mid=ne ws_online http://www.atlrako.com/news/bo ard.php?board=news&config=7&p age=1&category=3&command=bo dy&no=7299 http://atlantachosun.org/?mid=ne ws_online&document_srl=317878 &listStyle=viewer&page=3

Volunteering On April 2, KAMSA of GA medical students volunteered at the Wheat Ministry of Atlanta, a center for handicapped patients in the Atlanta Korean-American community.

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