Welcome to AKAM

It is hard to believe that
almost thirty years have passed
since we first gathered at Korea Palace restaurant on Park Avenue to start our organization in 1995. At the time, the majority of Korean physicians in US were first-generation physicians who had graduated from medical schools in Korea. Those who received their medical degrees in the US were in the minority and lacked an alumni association to represent them at the national level. So AKAM was originally started as a regional organization to represent Korean American physicians in the North East who had graduated from US medical schools.

Since then, we have come a long way. US graduates have become the majority, and now our organization represents all physicians with Korean heritage, regardless of where they received their medical degree.

Over the past thirty years, AKAM has been led by thirteen great presidents who have represented Korean American physicians from the North East at both the national and international levels, promoting friendship among physicians as well as contributing to the local community through annual free health fairs with local hospitals; medical school application seminars for high school and undergraduate students; research scholarships for medical students; and mentorship for residents.

I sincerely hope that, in future, AKAM will continue helping all Korean American physicians in the North East to network among themselves, assist the younger physcians (including those who graduated from Korean medical schools) in their postgraduate training, and further help the local Korean American community with all aspects of its healthcare needs. Welcome to AKAM!