The Arizona Association of Physicians of Indian Origin, was conceptualized by few physicians like Bhupendra Bhatheja in 1983. This was out of necessity. Several physicians of Indian origin were being denied Arizona license to practice medicine in spite of more than adequate education and training in their fields. Several physician couples ended up moving out of state because one of their colleague was denied this opportunity to practice medicine in this state. Initial group to bring this organization into existence included Drs. G. L. Bansal, N. R. Chandragiri, K. Gosalia, S. Gunnala, J. Mangalat, J. Sampat and G. Shah.

In 1986, The organization was registered as IMA of Arizona, and joined forces with national AAPI (American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin). Initial aims and objectives included educating American community about Foreign Medical Graduates, engage in public discussions with relative groups about issues of concern, conduct scientific meetings, support medical education and cooperate with other organizations with similar goals.

In 1994, the name was changed form IMA to AAPIO, more commonly known as AAPI, to include the interests of Second Generation Indian Americans and to include them as an integral part of this organization. Some of the Presidents who need to be recognized for their contribution to this organization are: Drs. J Mangalat, S. Kattakar, B. Bhatheja, H. Misra, S. Ranjan, C. Monder, J. Sraow and R. Muddaraj, Yogin Chabra.

Over the course of time, significant achievements have been made:

Continued enthusiasim is the necessity of meaningful existence of our organization and therefore need for your continued support.

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