The ASA Diversity Initiative
The American Society of Andrology (ASA) has embarked on an initiative to improve the recruitment and retention of investigators and physicians from diverse backgrounds. Towards this goal, the ASA has developed educational and mentoring programs aimed at recruiting and retaining talented, well–qualified students, fellows, and junior faculty from groups underrepresented in the biomedical fields of basic male reproduction, diabetes, endocrine and metabolic diseases, and urologic diseases (including urology basic cell biology, male reproductive health, diabetic effects on male reproduction, erectile dysfunction, urology molecular endocrinology, and urology HIV/AIDS).
The ASA Diversity Initiative has three goals and tracks designed to attract new members from diverse backgrounds into the society, to retain these scientists and clinicians within the organization, and to promote their careers through specialized career training.
Tracks in the program:
Early stage professionals (trainees such as graduate students, postdoctoral trainees, and junior faculty ) should investigate Track 1.
Upper class undergraduates (rising juniors and seniors) should inquire about Track 2 to learn about our summer research program.
All undergraduates (freshman to senior) should consider Track 3 to learn about attending our one-day sampling of the annual meeting of the ASA where they can meet and interact with working investigator- and physician-andrologists.
Progress toward attaining the project goals will be annually assessed by surveys of mentees and mentors as well as an in-depth evaluation by an internal advisory committee composed of senior leadership of the ASA. As this program evolves, lessons learned from the ASA Diversity Initiative will be publicly shared through this website.
The ASA Diversity Initiative has three goals and tracks designed to attract new members from diverse backgrounds into the society, to retain these scientists and clinicians within the organization, and to promote their careers through specialized career training.
Tracks in the program:
Early stage professionals (trainees such as graduate students, postdoctoral trainees, and junior faculty ) should investigate Track 1.
Upper class undergraduates (rising juniors and seniors) should inquire about Track 2 to learn about our summer research program.
All undergraduates (freshman to senior) should consider Track 3 to learn about attending our one-day sampling of the annual meeting of the ASA where they can meet and interact with working investigator- and physician-andrologists.
Progress toward attaining the project goals will be annually assessed by surveys of mentees and mentors as well as an in-depth evaluation by an internal advisory committee composed of senior leadership of the ASA. As this program evolves, lessons learned from the ASA Diversity Initiative will be publicly shared through this website.
The program described here is funded in part by the National Institutes of Health under grant R25DK096957 sponsored by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). The content of this site is the sole responsibility of the American Society of Andrology and does not necessarily represent the official views or imply endorsement of the National Institutes of Health.
