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WHAT is it all about?

GATHERS, COLLABORATES, AND ADVANCES TOGETHER.

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Each year, Korean American physicians, trainees, and medical students from across the U.S. convene to participate in the scholarly exchange of medical advances and to share experiences through networking opportunities.  The 2022 KAMA Scientific Convention in Los Angeles will be an exciting opportunity to connect and network with many colleagues to strengthen relationships across medical communities. The theme of this year’s KAMA convention “2022 Community, Equity, and Collaboration” reflects the meeting’s focus on promoting diversity, particularly women in medicine, and on increasing international collaboration with physicians in Korea in order to drive innovation and find new cures. 

Inspiring TALKs

2022 KAMA brings together high-profile thought leaders who’ve made significant and enduring contributions in both their respective fields and throughout the world.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

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Jack Resneck Jr., MD

President, AMA

Jack Resneck Jr., MD, was elected president-elect of the American Medical Association in June 2021. A practicing dermatologist and health policy expert from the San Francisco Bay Area, Dr. Resneck was elected to the American Medical Association Board of Trustees in 2014 and served as its chair from 2018 to 2019.

 

A strong advocate for physicians and patients,Dr. Resneck has held several health care leadership positions. He served as chair of the AMA Council on Legislation before his election to the Board.

Dr. Resneck was elected to the American Academy of Dermatology Board of Directors and served as president of the California Society for Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery. He is also a member of the editorial board of the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology and the board of directors of the National Quality Forum.

Dr. Resneck is vice chair and professor of dermatology at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and holds a joint appointment at the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies. Engaged in modernizing medical education and teaching the next generation of physicians, he directed the UCSF dermatology residency program for several years and chaired the committee that oversees UCSF’s innovative medical school curriculum.

At UCSF, Dr. Resneck has a busy clinical practice and cares for patients with a wide range of skin diseases. He is active in health services research, and his studies on patient access to care, telemedicine, quality metrics, prior authorization, and public health have been published in prominent journals and attracted national media attention. He is a sought-after speaker and has given dozens of invited lectureships around the country.

Dr. Resneck has testified in Congressional hearings and other high-profile venues on the topics of telemedicine, digital health, high drug prices, and other challenges and opportunities facing our health system. He is passionate about the AMA’s work on achieving health equity, attacking dysfunction in health care, confronting chronic disease and reimagining medical education.

Raised in Louisiana, Dr. Resneck received his BA in public policy from Brown University and his MD from UCSF where he also completed his internship in internal medicine, residency in dermatology and fellowship in health policy. Dr. Resneck lives in San Rafael, Calif., with his wife Ellen and their two children.

FEATURED SPEAKER

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AUGUSTINE M.K. CHOI, MD
  • Dean, Weill Cornell Medicine

  • Ho-Am Prize in Medicine 2011

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KAREN E. KIM, MD, MS
  • Vice Provost for Research

  • Sara and Harold Lincoln Thompson Professor of Medicine

  • University of Chicago

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KYUNG B. YOON
  • President & Co-Founder, Korean American Community Foundation (KACF)

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DAEHEE KANG, MD, PhD
  • Former  Dean of Seoul National University Medical School, Special Advisor, Korea

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RICHARD PARK, MD 
  • Managing Partner Ascend Capital

  • Founder and former CEO CityMD

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SHINHEE HAN, PhD
  • Senior psychotherapist at the New School University

  • Private Practice in New York City, NY

  • Co-author of Racial Melancholia, Racial Dissociation: On the Social and Psychic Lives of Asian Americans with David L. Eng

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FEATURED SESSIONS

  • Disparities in Health

  • Community and Public Health Advocacy

  • Updates in GI and Liver Disorders

  • Cancer Prevention & Management

  • Woman in Medicine

  • Clinical Innovations & Research

  • Health for the Aging/Vulnerable Population

  • Wellness

  • Waun Ki Hong Memorial Lecture

  • Leadership in Medicine

  • Career in Medicine

  • Career Development

  • Scientific Abstract Competition & Presentations for Medical Students and Training Physicians

MEET THE EXECUTIVE TEAM
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MICHELLE K. KIM

President

Cleveland Clinic

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JENNIFER I. LEE

Convention Chair

Weill Cornell Medicine

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HELEN H. HAN

Co-Scientific Chair

Keck School of Medicine of USC

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MICHELLE K. RHEE

Vice President

Mount Sinai Hospital

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MARY E. CHOI

Immediate Past President

Weill Cornell Medicine

OUR SPONSORS:

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YOON S. CHUN

Scientific Chair

Brigham & Women’s Hospital

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CECILIA J. YOON

Research Chair

Weill Cornell Medicine

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SUNGUK JANG

Treasurer

Cleveland Clinic

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