ACMA Annual Meeting Schedule

September 18-19,  1999

Presbyterian Medical Center
College of Surgeons and Physicians
New York


 
Saturday September 18,  1999 Location:  Alumni Auditorium,  Black Building
China-U.  S.  Medical Exchange:  Towards a Healthier World
11: 00AM Registration
12: 00PM Refreshments
1: 00PM Opening Remarks Jerry Zhu, M. D. , Ph. D. and Herbert Pardes, M. D. 
1: 30PM Historical Chinese-American Medical Collaboration Herbert Pardes, M. D. 
2: 00PM China Mission to the United Nations Perspective  Amb.  Guofang Shen
2: 20PM Health care Priorities in China Mingjiang Wu, M. D. 
2: 50PM-3: 20PM Break
3: 20PM Infectious Diseases in China Tao Hong, M. D. , Ph. D. 
3: 50PM Behavioral Disorders in China Ronald C.  Kessler,  Ph. D. 
4: 20PM Asian Biomedical Scientists in America Nelson Kiang,  Ph. D. 
4: 50PM Closing Comments & Recognition Kao Li,  Sc.  D. ,  MBA
5: 30PM Group Photo Location:  Hammer Building
6: 00PM Reception Faculty Club,  Black Building
6: 30PM Dinner Faculty Club,  Black Building
Sunday September19, 1999
9: 00-10: 00AM Breakfast,  Registration & Exhibition
Biopharmaceuticals Location: Rm401, Hammer Building
10: 00AM New Pharmaceutical Regulations in China Bing Chen,  M. D. 
10: 30AM Challenge Facing the US Healthcare Charles Aswad,  M. D. 
11: 00AM FDA Guidelines for Botanicals Shaw T. Chen,  M. D. , Ph. D. 
11: 30AM Herbs: Dietary Supplementor Real Medication? Keith Chan,  Ph. D. 
12: 00PM Wrap Up &Announcement of Winners of ACMA Science Poster Competition Yiming Yang,  M. D. 
12: 15PM-1: 30PM Lunch
Parallel Sessions:  Medical Education Track Location: Rm401, Hammer Building
1: 30PM US Medical Schools: Admissions,  Survival & Success Yiming Yang, M. . D. 
2: 00PM The Closing Door for International Graduates: New Challenge Taosheng Huang, MD, Ph. D. 
2: 30PM US Residency Training:  What,  How, &Why Jing Wang, M. D. 
3: 00PM Specialty Training: An Overview Delong Liu, M. D. , Ph. D. 
3: 30PM Discussions: Questions and Answers
4: 00PM Adjourn
5: 30PM Dinner
Parallel Sessions:  Medical Science Workshop Location: Rm301, Hamme Building
1: 30PM Varicella Vaccine Development and Applications Ann  Gershon, M.D
2: 00PM Gene Therapy Savio Woo, Ph. D.
3: 00PM Hepatitis C Virus Infection:  Diagnosis and Treatment  Ray Chung, M. D.
3: 30PM Discussions:  Questions and Answers
4: 00PM Adjourn
5: 30PM Dinner

Faculty Members:

Invited Speakers from the U. S.

Herbert Pardes,  M. D. ,  Dean,  College of Physicians and Surgeons,  Columbia University

Charles Aswad,  M. D. ,  Executive Vice President,  Chief Executive Officer,  Medical Society of the State of New York

Ronald C.  Kessler,  Ph. D. ,  Professor,  Department of Health Care Policy,  Harvard Medical School

Shaw T.  Chen,  M. D. ,  Ph. D. ,  Director of Renal and Cardiovascular Section,  FDA

Ann Gershon,  M. D. ,  Director of Pediatric Infectious Disease,  College of Physicians and Surgeons,  Columbia University

Savio Woo,  Ph. D. ,  President of the American Society of Gene Therapy,  Director of Gene Therapy Institute,  Professor of Molecular Medicine,  Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Ray Chung,  M. D. ,  Ph. D. ,  Director,  Liver Transplant Unit,  Massachusetts General Hospital,  Harvard Medical School

Nelson Kiang,  Ph. D. ,  Honorary Chairman,  ACMA; Professor,  Harvard Medical School,  Eaton-Peabody Professor,  Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Special Guests from China

Tao Hong,  M. D. ,  Ph. D. ,  Member of Chinese Academy of Engineering;  Executive President,  Chinese Society of Medical Virology, Chinese Medical Association

Mingjiang Wu,  M. D. ,  Director of Health Administration and Policy Bureau,  Ministry of Health

Zhixing Li,  Vice President of SinoPharm

ACMA Members:

Jerry Zhu,  M. D. ,  Ph. D. ,  President,  ACMA; Gastroenterology,  Massachusetts General Hospital,  Brigham & Women's Hospital,  Harvard Medical School

Kao Li,  Sc. D. ,  MBA; Director,  Liaison Committee,  ACMA

Jing Wang,  M. D. ,  Ob/Gyn,  Brigham & Women's Hospital,  Harvard Medical School

Delong Liu,  M. D. ,  Ph. D. ,  Attending Physician,  Hematology and Oncology,  New York Medical College

Taosheng Huang,  M. D. ,  Ph. D. ,  Attending Physician,  Genetics and Metabolic Disease,  Children's Hospital,  Harvard Medical School