The AAMS wants to extend a warm welcome to our newest members, who joined in 2020!

Celebrating Valentine’s Day

The Armenian American Medical Society (AAMS) celebrated Valentine’s Day last year with a Valentine’s Dinner Party on February 13, 2020. More than 100 AAMS members and their guests attended the heart-themed event, held at the Brandview Ballroom, in Glendale. Dennis R. Holmes, MD, medical director of the Adventist Health Glendale Breast Cancer Program, began the […]

AAMS 2022 Scholarship Recipients

The Armenian American Medical Society strongly believes in investing in our future healthcare professionals who will play an important role in improving the health and wellbeing of our community. Initiated under the direction of Dr. Varoosh Alaverdian and Dr. Raffi Tachdjian, AAMS awards scholarships to qualified Armenian students enrolled in various healthcare education programs in […]

AAMS 2022 Armenian Scholarship Recipients

The Armenian American Medical Society (AAMS) created a scholarship for eligible medical students in Armenia. To qualify, applicants must demonstrate academic excellence and financial need and be in a paid system of study. Students awarded a scholarship receive full tuition to cover their medical education. Prospective recipients also undergo several rounds of interviews before selection. […]

AAMS 2021 Scholarship Recipients

Claire Bogosian is currently a Master of Translational Medicine student at UC Berkeley and UC San Francisco. She recently graduated from UC Berkeley, receiving her Bachelor of Science in Bioengineering and minor in Armenian Studies. She spent this past summer volunteering in Gyumri through Birthright Armenia and worked on an ambulance service while honing her […]

AAMS 2020 Scholarship Winners

Vaneh Hovsepian is a PhD candidate at the Columbia University School of Nursing (CUSON). Vaneh’s long-term professional goal is to gain expertise in improving the quality of care of older adults with dementia in the primary care setting as a nurse scientist. Her interest in improving the quality of care for older adults developed at […]

AAMS Responds to the Artsakh War

From the opening salvos of the Artsakh War on September 27, 2020, the AAMS sprang into action, responding on several fronts. Just one week after the start of the conflict, the AAMS held a successful Armenia/Artsakh fundraiser to benefit medical care relief for those injured in the conflict. More than $700,000 was raised to help […]

AAMS Responds to COVID-19 Crisis

In the spring of 2020, as COVID-19 began to take hold across the world, the Armenian American Medical Society (AAMS) pivoted from our planned agenda to focus on organizing a rapid response to the pandemic, both locally and on Armenian soil. Because the information on all aspects of the pandemic — from transmission and […]

President’s Message: Dr. Kevin Galstyan

When I think back on 2020, I choose to see the glass half full. I can never forget the unprecedented turmoil and devastation that reached every corner of the world. Yet I will remember most, the deep compassion, generosity, and dedication to community and homeland displayed by our AAMS members. From the pandemic to the […]