Overview
The International Mentoring Program focuses on reaching out to Early Career members who reside outside the United States. The objectives of this program are:
1) to help young physicians, clinicians and scientists develop their professional careers;
2) to promote the highest possible quality of science and practice in cardiovascular and cerebral vascular disease throughout the world by enriching the scientific base of junior scientists, clinicians, and physicians;
3) to increase international collaboration in basic and clinical research in cardiovascular and cerebral vascular disease; and
4) to increase the involvement of physicians, clinicians and scientists from other countries in the American Heart Association.
Mentor/Mentee Matching
1) Each mentor will be assigned only one mentee at a time.
2) The term of mentorship of an individual mentee will be limited to a maximum of three years.
Participation Requirements:
1) Mentors must be active members of the American Heart Association (AHA) at the Premium Professional or Premium Professional Plus level.
2) The program requires the mentor and mentee meet regularly via telephone, email and/or other electronic means to discuss issues and strategies for career development.
3) When feasible, to meet face-to-face at the AHA Scientific Session or other council sponsored specialty meeting.
4) Mentee and mentor must complete a survey 4-months after the match to help AHA determine the success of the match.
5) Mentee and mentor must also complete and submit an annual report on their mentoring experience.
All Applications must include the following:
1) Completed application form
2) Up-to-date curriculum vitae including bibliography
3) Photograph in JPEG or TIFF format (optional)
Thank you for your interest in participating in the International Mentoring Program. Please complete the application form in full, attach a copy of your up-to-date curriculum vitae and photograph (optional), and submit to .
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AHA Council Membership (please check all that apply):
Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology Epidemiology and Prevention
Basic Cardiovascular Sciences Functional Genomics and Translational Biology
3CPR High Blood Pressure Research
Cardiovascular Disease in the Young Kidney in Cardiovascular Disease
Cardiovascular Nursing Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism
Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia Peripheral Vascular Disease
Cardiovascular Radiology and Intervention Quality of Care and Outcomes Research
Clinical Cardiology Stroke
AHA Leadership Roles and Volunteer Experience:
Current clinical activities (if applicable):
Current research activity (if applicable):
Sources of research funding (if applicable):
Science Interests
To help us match you with an appropriate mentor, please select the areas of your science interests:
ATVB
Angiogenesis and Arteriogenesis
Aortic aneurysm disease
Apolipoproteins - structure and function
Blood coagulation and fibrinolysis
Carotid and peripheral artery disease
Cellular lipid metabolism
Clinical aspects of diabetes, obesity and insulin resistance
Clinical lipidology - diagnostics and therapeutics
Diabetes, obesity and metabolic disorders
Endothelium, Vascular Tone and Nitric Oxide
Hemostasis, Thrombosis and Fibrinolysis
Immunity and inflammation in vascular biology and atherosclerosis
Inflammation and Adhesion Molecules
Lipid and Lipoprotein Metabolism: Clinical
Lipids, Lipid Mediators and Lipoprotein
Lipoprotein metabolism and therapeutic targets
Mechanisms of Atherosclerosis
Mechanisms of atherosclerosis
Metabolism: Cellular and Animal
Microcirculation and Cerebral/Coronary/ Peripheral Circulation
Molecular and cellular biology of the vessel wall
Platelet production, signaling, and function
Proliferation, Remodeling, Extracellular Matrix
Redox Signaling and Oxidative Stress
Stem/Progenitor Cells
Vascular cells, inflammation, and thrombosis
Vascular Development, Differentiation, and Regeneration
Vascular development, differentiation, regeneration and angiogenesis
BCVS
Apoptosis and Necrosis
Arrhythmias in Experimental Models
Autonomic, Reflex, and Neurohumoral Control of Circulation
Autophagy, Mitochondria, and Protein Homeostasis
Cardiac Development
Cardiac Failure and Remodeling
Cardiac Regeneration/Cellular Therapy - Experimental
Cellular Electrophysiology and Excitation-contraction coupling
Experimental Myocardial Infarction
Gene Expression/Molecular Biology
Growth Factors, Cytokines, Signal Transduction
Ion Channels and membrane Transporters
Molecular Basis of Hypertrophy
Myocardial Energetics/Intermediary Metabolism
Myocardial Structure and Pathology
Protection of Ischemic Myocardium
Ventricular Function/Mechanics
Cardiac Regeneration, Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering
Cardiac Reprogramming and iPS Cells
Cell Death Mechanisms, Apoptosis, Necrosis and Autophagy
Clinical/Translational Research
Contractility and Calcium-Handling
Genetics and Genomics of Cardiovascular Disease
Growth and Development
Heart Failure Biology
Hypertrophic Signaling Pathways
Mechanisms of Cardiac Aging
Mitochondria and Metabolism
Myocardial Ischemia and Cardioprotection
Myofilament Proteins
Systems Approach to Cardiovascular Biology
Transcriptional and Epigenetic Regulation of Gene Expression
3CPR
Resuscitation, CPR, Emergency Cardiac Care, Critical Care, AED and Trauma
Pulmonary Hypertension
CVDY
Adult Congenital Heart Disease
Cardiac Development
Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
Pediatric Congenital and Acquired Heart Disease
Pediatric Electrophysiology
Pediatric Epidemiology and Prevention
Pediatric Heart Failure
Pediatric Imaging
Pediatric Interventional Catheterization
CVN
Physiologic Aspects of Acute and Chronic Care
Prevention, Education, and Disease Management
Psychosocial and Behavioral Aspects
CVRI
Computed Tomography (CT): Coronary Artery
Computed Tomography (CT): Heart (Non-Coronary)
Congenital Heart Disease (CT/MRI)
Hybrid Imaging (Heart): SPECT-CT/PET-CT/MR-PET)
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI): Heart
Molecular Imaging (Heart/Vasculature)
Nuclear Cardiology (SPECT/PET)
Computed Tomography (CT): Heart (Non-Coronary)
Non-Coronary Vascular Imaging (CT/MRI/Other)
Peripheral Vascular Disease: Non-Invasive Imaging (CT/MRI/Other)
Peripheral Vascular Disease: Intervention
Plaque Imaging (CT/MRI/Other)
Pulmonary Hypertension (CT/MRI/Other)
Whole Body Imaging: Vascular (CT/MRI/Other)
CVSA
Cell, Tissue Engineering, and Gene Based Therapies
Thoracic Aortic Disease
Surgical Revascularization for Ischemic Heart Disease
Myocardial Protection, Intraoperative Management, and Postoperative Critical Care
Surgical Therapy for Valvular Heart Disease
Surgical Treatment of Heart Failure, Transplantation, and Arrhythmias
CLCD
Arrhythmia: Clinical Electrophysiology, Diagnosis and Risk Stratification
Catheter-Based Coronary Imaging and Hemodynamics
Catheter-Based Coronary Interventions: Experimental & New Technology
Catheter-Based Coronary Interventions: Stents – Clinical Use
Chronic Ischemic Heart Disease
Echocardiography in CAD: Stress and Contrast
Echocardiography in Clinical Syndromes: Valve disease, Stroke and Arrhythmias
Echocardiography: Emerging Technologies
Echocardiography: Evaluation of Diastolic Function
Echocardiography: Evaluation of Systolic Function
Heart Failure: Disease Management, Quality of Care, and Clinical Outcomes
Heart Failure: Pacing and Other Therapeutic Devices
Heart Failure: Pathophysiology & Diagnosis
Heart Failure: Pharmacologic Therapy
Medical Aspects End Stage Heart Failure: Transplantation and Device Therapies
Myocardial (including Hypertrophy)/Pericardial Disease
Nuclear Cardiology: Isotope Imaging and PET
Percutaneous Non-Coronary Cardiac Intervention (including Percutaneous Valves)
Pharmacology for ACS and PCI
Stress Testing Exercise and Pharmacologic
Treatment of Arrhythmias: Ablation
Treatment of Arrhythmias: ICD/Pacemaker – excluding CRT
Treatment of Arrhythmias: Pharmacologic
Unstable Angina, NSTEMI and STEMI: Diagnosis and Pathophysiology
Unstable Angina, NSTEMI and STEMI: Prognosis and Pharmacologic Therapy
Valvular Heart Disease: Diagnosis, Pathophysiology and Medical Management
Ventricular Function/Hemodynamics and Biomarkers
EPI/PREV
Aging
Arrhythmia
Behavior
Biomarkers
Childhood
Cigarette Smoking
Clinical and Hospital-Based Observational Studies
Clinical Trials
Diabetes/Metabolic Syndrome
Environmental Agents
Epidemiology: Population Studies, Risk Factors, Biomarkers
Ethnic Health Disparities
Genetic Epidemiology, Genomics and Pharmacogenomics of Cardiovascular Disease
Genetics
Global Health
Health Services/Outcomes
Heart Failure
Hypertension
Infection/HIV
Lifecourse
Lifestyle Interventions
Lipids & Lipoproteins
Metabolism
Methodology
Molecular epidemiology
Nutrition
Obesity
Peripheral Artery Disease
Pharmacoepidemiology
Physical Activity/Fitness
Pregnancy
Preventive Cardiology
Preventive Interventions: Population and Clinical Trials
Preventive Interventions: Population and Clinical Trials
Psychosocial
Quality of Life
Reaching the AHA 2020 Goals: Strategies for Success
Renal Disease
Sleep
Stroke
Subclinical Disease
Sudden Death
Surveillance
Technology to Promote/ Measure Health Behaviors
Translational Research
Venous Thrombosis
FGTB
Functional Genomics, Transcriptomics, Proteomics and Metabolomics of Cardiovascular Disease
Genetic Epidemiology, Genomics and Pharmacogenomics of Cardiovascular Disease
HBPR
Aging
Aldosterone and Adrenal Mechanisms
Angiotensin Converting Enzymes
Blood Pressure Monitoring
Brain Mechanisms
Cardiac Hypertrophy and Dysfunction
Cardiovascular-Renal Interactions
Cerebrovascular Disease and Stroke
Chronic Kidney Disease
Clinical Studies and Trials
Diabetes
Endothelial Function
Epidemiology
Experimental Models
Gender Differences
Genetics, Gene Therapy and Proteomics
Hormones & Natriuretic Factors
Hypertension: Clinical
Hypertension: Experimental
Inflammation, Immunity and Cytokines
Novel Therapeutic Approaches
Nutrition and Hypertension
Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome
Oxidative Stress
Peripheral Neural Mechanisms
Pregnancy and Preeclampsia
Prorenin and (Pro)renin Receptor
Receptors and Signal Transduction
Renal Hemodynamics & Renovascular Hypertension
Renal Tubular Transport
Renin-Angiotensin System
Resistant Hypertension
Salt and Hypertension
Vascular Biology
Vascular Remodeling and Dysfunction
Vascular Stiffness
KCVD
Cardiorenal Physiology/Pathophysiology
Receptor Pharmacology
LIFESTYLE AND CARDIOMETABOLIC HEALTH
Arrhythmia/Sudden Death
Behavior/Lifestyle
Biomarkers
Biomarkers/Environmental Agents
Clinical Epidemiology/Outcomes
Diabetes Mellitus and CVD: Prevention and Management
Drug Safety
Ethnic Health Disparaties
Exercise, Physical Activity and Rehabilitation
Genetics
Heart Failure
Hypertension
Lifecourse
Lipids
Lipids and lipoproteins
Metabolmics
Nutrition
Nutrition in CVD Risk and Prevention
Obesity
Obesity in CVD Risk and Prevention
Peripheral Arterial Disease
Physical Activity/Fitness
Prevention
Psychosocial
Renal Disease
Risk Factors
Stroke
Venous Thrombosis
PVD
Endovascular Therapy
Vascular Medicine (non-coronary): Clinical Science
QCOR
Acute and Chronic Coronary Artery Disease: Quality Care and Outcomes
Adherence
Appropriateness/Efficiency of Care
Behaviorial/Psychosocial Factors
Cardiac Arrest/CPR
Cardiovascular Registries
Clinical Trials – Main Results and Substudies
Cost Effectiveness Analysis/Economic Assessment
Disparities in Care
Innovations of Care/Health IT/Technology Assessment
International Research (Studies Outside the US)
Late-Breaking Clinical Trials
Methodology of Outcomes Research
Patient Safety
Pattern of Care Description
Quality Improvement Initiatives – Local Level
Quality Improvement Initiatives – Regional/National Level
Quality of Care Assessment
Quality of Care, Outcomes Research and Health Policy
Quality of Life/Functional Status Assessment
Risk Factor Assessment and Treatment
Risk Stratification and Prognosis
Women and Cardiovascular Disease
STROKE
Acute Endovascular Treatment
Acute Neuroimaging
Acute Nonendovascular Treatment
Aneurysm
Basic and Translational Neuroscience of Stroke Recovery
Cerebrovascular Disease/Stroke (Basic)
Cerebrovascular Disease/Stroke (Clinical)
Cerebrovascular Occlusive Disease
Community/Risk Factors
Diagnosis
Emergency Care/Systems
Experimental Mechanisms and Models
In-Hospital Treatment
Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Multidisciplinary Clinical Rehabilitation
Need Stroke conf categories
Nursing
Outcomes, Quality and Health Services Research
Pediatric Stroke
Preventive Strategies
SAH and Other Neurocritical Management
Vascular Biology in Health and Disease
Vascular Cognitive Impairment
Vascular Malformations