American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin

The American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) is a professional association for Indian American physicians.

The association is based in Chicago and was founded in 1984. It claims a membership of 52,000 physicians.

Doctors of Indian Origin

There are currently (as of 2005) 40,838 doctors of Indian origin in the United States of America and they account for 5% of all doctors in the USA and 20% of all International Medical Graduates employed in the US workforce. It is noteworthy that India provides the largest number of International Medical Graduates to the US in absolute numbers. With 59,523 physicians of Indian origin working in the English speaking Western world (the US, UK, Australia and Canada combined), India is by far the single largest source of emigre physicians in the world.[1]

Jagdish Tytler Controversy

In June 2004, AAPI became involved in a controversy for its invitation to Indian Minister for NRI Affairs Jagdish Tytler to be honored at a dinner gala.

Various human rights and Sikh groups threatened to hold demonstrations at the venue and the invitation to Jagdish Tytler was withdrawn.[2] Tytler resigned from the Indian government after being indicted by the official Nanavati Commission of inciting mobs for violence.[3][4][5]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMsa050004
  2. ↑ I n d i a P o s t . c o m
  3. ↑ http://www.witness84.com/doc/aapi.doc
  4. ↑ Nanavati report: Credible evidence against Tytler
  5. ↑ "United States Should Not Let Tytler Enter Country" - Statement by New York Representative Edolphus Towns in US Congress

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