Building a More Inclusive Academic Community
The purpose of the Anatomy Scholars Program (ASP) is to support early-stage faculty and [senior level students, residents or fellows who aim to become faculty] who have or are facing hardships or barriers in academia, particularly in anatomy and related fields.
ASP uses a successful peer-to-peer model to increase the retention of individuals within the first 10 years of their original appointment.
In order to "Build a More Inclusive Academic Community", ASP features training modules on topics that help facilitate professional development that include; grant-writing, work-life balance, teaching and mentoring, and lab management. The scholars are carefully matched with established academic mentors, with whom they meet regularly. The program kicked off at the 2022 AAA Annual Meeting and continues to provide opportunities for scholars to interact with each other in formal and informal settings.
A new cohort of scholars is selected annually from a pool of applicants, for detailed information about the process, click here.