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Applications Now Open: Success for Underrepresented Faculty (SURF) Program – Fourth Cohort Portrait of a smiling professional in business attire, standing in the foreground of a workplace setting. In the background, several blurred colleagues are gathered in conversation, creating a sense of collaboration and community. Natural lighting highlights the warm and welcoming atmosphere.
April 1, 2025

Applications Now Open: Success for Underrepresented Faculty (SURF) Program –

Applications are due April 15, 2025 The SURF program is now accepting applications for its fourth cohort of early career faculty who are underrepresented in medicine and science (URMS). Who Should Apply SURF cohorts include faculty on diverse career paths including: Biomedical Researchers Clinicians Clinician-Scientists Clinician-Educators Teaching Faculty This opportunity is open to all eligible persons regardless of race,…

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Minority Faculty Mentoring Award

This award recognizes the need for excellence in mentoring under-represented faculty groups to achieve diversity and inclusion, key elements that can unleash creativity and innovation so that we can meet the health care needs of our region. This is an annual award highlighting the mentoring achievements of senior faculty.  Nominees need not be a member of an under-represented group. This award is supported through the Office of the Dean, Office of Academic Affairs, the Office of Healthcare Equity, and the Committee on Minority Faculty Advancement (CMFA).

Pastor Mentoring Award Winners:

  • Leslie R. Walker-Harding, MD 2014
  • Frederick P. Rivara, MD, MPH 2015
  • F. Bruder Stapleton, MD 2016
  • Byron Joyner, MD, MPA 2017

Conferences

AAMC Minority Faculty Leadership Development Seminar

June 11-15, 2025
AAMC Learning Center
Washington, DC

The Minority Faculty Leadership Development Seminar brings together junior faculty from across the United States and provides participants with real-world guidance and tools for pursuing career advancement in academic medicine. The seminar will help participants develop key professional competencies that build skills in grant writing and communications, while expanding their network of colleagues and role models.

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AAMC Mid-Career Minority Faculty Leadership Seminar

Autumn 2025 – Date TBD
               
The AAMC Mid-Career Minority Faculty Seminar is a leadership development program designed specifically for mid-career faculty who aspire to leadership positions in academic medicine. This unique blended-learning program takes a culturally responsive approach to address the specific needs of the participants including small group mentoring sessions and a CV review for career development planning. This Seminar consists of both virtual learning sessions/webinars and an in-person two and a half-day event.

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