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. As of 2019, it claims a membership of 80,000 physicians.[1]

Doctors of Indian Origin

There are currently (as of 2018) 221,838 doctors of Indian origin in the United States of America and they account for 18% of all doctors in the US and 25% 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. More generally, India has been one of the most important source countries of medical doctors for the advanced countries since the 1960s.[2]

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human rights and Sikh groups threatened to hold demonstrations at the venue and the invitation to Jagdish Tytler was withdrawn.[3] Tytler resigned from the Indian government after being indicted by the official Nanavati Commission of inciting mobs for violence.[4][5][6]

References
  1. "AAPI USA". AAPI USA. Retrieved 2019-07-06.
  2. http://www.georgiahealthnews.com/2018/10/doctors-born-india-filling-medical-gaps-georgia/
  3. "Members".
  4. "Data" (PDF). www.witness84.com. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
  5. "Nanavati report: Credible evidence against Tytler". Rediff.
  6. "Congress.gov - Library of Congress". www.congress.gov.


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