GAPI Celebrates 25th Annual Convention in Atlanta

AAPI and GAPI Leaders.

BY MAHADEV DESAI
Photos by Paresh Patel

Atlanta, GA: The Georgia Association of Physicians of Indian Heritage (GAPI) held its 25^th annual convention cum a glitzy banquet at the Crowne Plaza, Atlanta Perimeter at Ravinia, on Saturday, April 13, 2013. The gala event was attended by over 250 members from the medical field and graced by the presence of the chief guests; Consul General of India in Atlanta, Hon.Ajit Kumar, and Congressman Rob Woodall, and special guests President -Elect of Medical Association of Georgia (MAG), Dr
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Hello!

I attended the GAPI Networking Event as a Georgia Tech student and really enjoyed myself. The PowerPoint presentation was very helpful, and I really appreciated how open Dr. Garg was. I am always afraid that it will be the same information that I have heardover and over again, but he helped me open my mind to other factors I should consider when applying to medical school.

As pre-med students, we really appreciated the fact that so many doctors were willing to be shadowed by us, something that can be hard to find when one does not have familial or personal connections, and I know the Georgia Tech students really appreciated that. The only feedback I have for that is to possibly attach the field of practice and location of work for each doctor, but just having their contact info was incredible. We will be sure to contact you all with questions as we think of them about applying to medical school as well as medical school itself and life afterwards.

No other outside organization has expressed the same amount of interest to Georgia Tech pre-med students as GAPI has, and we cannot wait for next year's event - it will be bigger and better!

Thank you,

Advocacy Chair for Georgia Tech's American Medical Student Association

Georgia Association of Physicians of Indian Heritage (GAPI) was first established in 1987. From informal meetings it became a fully organized entity due to vision of our founding physicians. It has been in existence for over 20 years and now serves more then 1200 physicians across all of Georgia. We have more then 300 life members.

The main purpose of GAPI is to serve our members and other physicians of Indian Heritage in different ways including:

• Promote scientific, educational, civic and professional activities.
• Provide a forum for sharing information of common interest.
• Act as a liaison between various professional organizations in USA and India.

Our annual meeting is usually held in April of each year when a new executive committee is elected. In addition we keep several regional meetings across Georgia to provide access to as many members as possible.

The GAPI Charitable Foundation Provides Merit and need based scholarships to several students each year.

January 7, 2013.

Dear Sponsor

Georgia Association of Physicians of Indian Heritage (GAPI) will be hosting its Annual Convention at the Crowne Plaza, Ravinia, Atlanta on April 13, 2013.

The meeting will include a medical seminar (including CME), followed by a banquet.

GAPI draws its membership from physicians all over the state of Georgia, and at present have about 800 members and 200 lifetime members. Activities include educational meetings, health fairs, scholarships, community service, and free clinics.

We expect more than 250 physicians and medical professionals to participate in the annual meeting.

GAPI Executive cordially invites you to sponsor the meeting. The sponsors will be introduced at the banquet
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