Presidential Award for Excellence
in Science, Mathematics, and
Engineering Mentoring
On May 6, 2004 the APS received the 2003 Presidential Award for Excellence in Science,
Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM).
The PAESMEM Program seeks to identify outstanding mentoring efforts that
enhance the participation of groups (i.e., women, minorities, and persons
with disabilities) that are underrepresented in science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics. The awardees serve as leaders in the national
effort to develop fully the Nation's human resources in science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics.
The APS nomination
described the work of the APS as an established professional society that
has worked since the 1960s to increase the diversity of scientists in its
field and continues to seek opportunities to contribute not only through its
own activities, but also by providing models for use by other organizations
in three main areas:
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Monitoring the progress of minority students and professionals in their field;
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Creating a supportive climate in society-sponsored meetings and programs; and
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Creating targeted programs for minority students that address critical impact points in their
professional development.
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Most importantly, the
APS activities model a long-term commitment of the Society to strongly
addressing diversity issues within each APS educational program. Each
initiative launched is:
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Developed with
consideration of how to attract diverse applicants to the program;
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Formatively
evaluated to determine whether diverse applicants are applying for and
successfully gaining entrance to the program or activity; and
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Summatively evaluated to determine the impact of the program on all participants with
a special focus on diversity issues; and
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Further developed
to build viable connections between and among the individual efforts to
promote networking and collaboration among students, researchers, mentors,
and educators at different educational levels.
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Information provided
at this website and the APS Minority Programs website share some of the
strategies and resources that have proven useful in the Society’s efforts to
increase the diversity of the physiology community.
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Presidential Award Citation
The American
Physiological Society has initiatives spanning multiple levels of the
educational continuum to develop long-term targeted programs for minority
students and teachers; increase diversity among physiologists; and monitor
the progress of minorities in the field of physiology.
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Press Releases and Articles
Award Photos
Photographs from
the award presentation and awardee workshop
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APS Minority Programs Overview
Program summary
from the PAESMEM nomination and links to APS Minority Programs
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More about APS Programs Overview>>
What We’ve Learned
Recommendations and
resources from the APS Minority Programs
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