ACSM’s Leadership & Diversity Training Program exists to mentor and retain minority members by offering three different levels that require ACSM membership, involvement in the ACSM Annual Meeting and committees, and pursuit of ACSM professional presentations & publications with the ultimate goal of obtaining ACSM Fellowship. Currently, only 18.6% of ACSM Fellows identify as a member of a racial or ethnic minority group that is underrepresented in the sciences as defined by the National Institute of Health (NIH).
The program also provides mentors to participants at each level and provides participants with funding to perform the necessary steps to remain involved with ACSM from student member to ACSM Fellowship. Mentoring assignments start at the ACSM Annual Meeting each year and continue throughout the year.
This initiative is intended to mentor ACSM Members who are women to be more involved in ACSM meetings (regional and national) and committees through the pursuit of ACSM professional presentations, publications, fellowship, and leadership. This initiative will provide mentors to participants. The goal is to assist these women with performing the necessary steps to remain involved with ACSM and successfully apply for ACSM Fellow status at each individuals own pace as they meet the minimum fellowship benchmarks. Proteges must have a terminal degree to participate in this program. Both mentors and proteges are expected to attend the ACSM Annual Meeting. Mentor volunteer forms will be accepted any time.
Protégé applications are accepted October 1-March 1. Matching of mentors and proteges will occur March 1-May 1 each year.
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