major accomplishments

• Screened over 3,400 eligible individuals 
• Visited and honored by the White House in 2016
• Certificate of Recognition from Dr. David Lakey, Commissioner of the Texas Department of State Health Services (TDSHS)
• Supported by the TDSHS
• Member of and supported by national effort: Hepatitis B United
• Research abstract presented at national meetings: AASLD, National APAMSA Hep B & C conferences, medical student regional research forum
• Poster presented at the 2017 National APAMSA Hepatitis Conference

grants + awards

• 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015: Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association (APAMSA) Hepatitis Community Screening Grant
• 2013: National Task Force on Hep B: Focus on API Americans Grant
• 2013: Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations (AAPCHO) Grant
• 2014: AAPCHO - Hepatitis B United Screening Grant
• 2015: AAPCHO - Hepatitis B United Screening Grant
• 2015: CDC Hep B Champion Award
• 2018, 2019: National APAMSA Chapter Award

past screening data

As of July 2018:

• 6.1% of screened individuals tested positive for carrying Hepatitis B 
• 31.8% of screened individuals were non-immune to Hepatitis B
• 2.4% of screened individuals tested positive for Hepatitis C exposure

publications

• Zacharias T, Wang W, Dao D, et al. HBV outreach programs significantly increase knowledge and vaccination rates among Asian Pacific Islanders. Journal of community health. 2015;40(4):619-624. doi:10.1007/s10900-014-9975-y.​

executive committee

Directors
Vivian Chen
Holly Guo
Angela He
Jason Wang
Bill Zhang
Medha Somisetty
Student Advisor
Michael Li
Treasurer
Harini Balakrishnan
Logistics
Krista Thompson 
​Database Coordinators
Natalie Gault
Zhuoran Yao
Webmaster
Praneeth Kalva

​​​​Event Coordinators
Riddhi Patel
David Cao
Courtney Koplyay
Alyssa Low
Ashley Tsang
Afeefah Khazi-Syed
Junior Officers
Celine Nguyen
Ashna Shah
Natalie Velez
Vincent Truong
Jonathan Ji
Amy Mu
Hee Jae Hong