[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 18]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 25726]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



  IN HONOR OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICIANS OF INDIAN ORIGIN

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, October 18, 1999

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the members of the 
American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin. The members of the 
Central Ohio chapter will be holding their annual meeting of the Ohio 
AAPI on the weekend of October 23, 1999.
  The American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin represents 
32,000 physicians of Indian origin practicing all over the United 
States. The AAPI is concerned with the treatment of International 
Medical Graduates as they embark on their journey of medical education 
and practices here in the United States. They also concentrate their 
efforts on the health status of the Indian American community in the 
United States.
  There are more than 2,000 medical doctors from India who have settled 
in Ohio. These men and women have moved across the world from their 
home towns in order to provide the best medical care to the citizens of 
the state of Ohio. They are bringing their heritage to our great state 
to add to the cultural diversity. They have dedicated their lives to 
selfless acts of giving and deserve the utmost respect.
  I urge my fellow colleagues to please join me in recognizing these 
men and women of the American Association of Physicians of Indian 
Origin for their dedication to medical care in the state of Ohio.

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