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n recent years, APAMSA National Conference themes have centered around boldly imagining the future and thoughtfully examining the past in order to bring our community together around the common goal of addressing healthcare disparities. Now we ask: How do we sustainably solve these challenges by employing the strengths that already exist within our communities and unify these efforts? This year, our theme is “Blooming in the Desert: Resilience, Adaptation, and Growth.” We want to emphasize mobilizing existing activism and local stakeholders to collaboratively and creatively meet these goals amid both seasons of monsoons and droughts. This theme is rooted in our chapter’s unique experience as a group of medical students at a young but eager university that was established to serve a rapidly growing city with ever changing needs. As we continue to learn how to “bloom” in these early stages to serve our own community, we recognize that countless communities across the country are doing the same. 2024 APAMSA National Conference is an opportunity for us to learn from each others’ experiences to shape AANHPI health across the country.