ASA Mentoring Grant Program: Then and Now

Committee News| May 2024 ASA Mentoring Grant Program: Then and Now Vilma Joseph, MD, MPH, FASA; Vilma Joseph, MD, MPH, FASA Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar M. Angele Theard, MD; M. Angele Theard, MD Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Dayle Q. Hodge, MD, MS, PhD; Dayle Q. Hodge, MD, MS, PhD Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Allison M. Fernandez, MD, MBA Allison M. Fernandez, MD, MBA Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar ASA Monitor May 2024, Vol. 88, 33–35. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0001016864.72443.ab Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Cite Icon Cite Get Permissions Search Site Citation Vilma Joseph, M. Angele Theard, Dayle Q. Hodge, Allison M. Fernandez; ASA Mentoring Grant Program: Then and Now. ASA Monitor 2024; 88:33–35 doi: https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0001016864.72443.ab Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentAll PublicationsASA Monitor Search Advanced Search Topics: mentoring In 2009, the ASA Committee on Professional Diversity (CPD) created the ASA Mentoring Grant. The CPD was chaired by Gregory Kerr, MD, MBA, and the inaugural director of the grant program was Karen Williams, MD. This grant was intended to foster career development within ASA through mentorship. The mentees learned the administrative, executive, educational, and advocacy processes of ASA. Within the first 10 years of the program, there were 70 grants distributed. Over the years, the program has grown significantly, and in just the last five years, over 100 grants have been awarded. The mentees have consisted of medical students, residents, fellows, or junior faculty members. The projects were funded primarily by ASA, and in recent years by corporate sponsors, with a maximum allocation of $5,000 to recipients. The grants have encompassed a wide area of topics: scientific/clinical research, advocacy/organizational design, and educational endeavors. As the program has grown, the... You do not currently have access to this content.