AAHCI Student Leadership Initiative (ASLI)
Call for Submissions

Background

For background information on ASLI, including topics and abstracts from previous years, please visit our website:  https://www.aamc.org/career-development/affinity-groups/alliance-and-aahci/aahci-student-leadership-initiative-asli.

2025 - 2026
AAHCI is opening a new call for submissions for students at AAMC and AAHCI member institutions to submit abstracts on the theme: Innovative Approaches to Addressing the Future Health Workforce Needs.

The goal is to provide health profession students with an opportunity for thought leadership and to share their ideas and proposals with the AAHCI community of academic health center leaders.

Specifically, students are invited to share proposals that highlight new ideas or existing innovative programs, models, or studies that achieve at least one of the following:

i. Introduce new approaches to training, education, or mentorship that better prepare future health professionals for evolving health care challenges.
ii. Leverage technology to expand workforce capacity, improve distribution, or enhance learning opportunities.
iii. Develop bold partnerships between health systems, communities, and/or other sectors that strengthen the health workforce.

Submissions from students include:
An abstract, up to 500 words, describing:
- Purpose – What is the problem or need addressed by the innovation?
- Innovation – What is being done to address this problem?
- Impact – What are the short and long-term impacts of the innovation?

Note the following additional details:
• The ASLI Review Committee is comprised of high-level leaders from AAHCI member institutions (academic health centers).
• Results of the review process, and whether your submission is selected for a virtual presentation, will be sent via e-mail to the corresponding author(s).
• Maximum of authors: 6 (up to 4 medical students and up to 2 faculty co-authors).
• All abstracts received will be published in a Compendium.

When you log in to complete the application, please be prepared for the following content submission:
1. Essential Information: You will be asked to share institution, titles, and contact information for yourself and all other contributors.
2. Describe the Purpose, Innovation, and Impact (up to 500 words)
3. Supplementary Materials: Reference page

Questions or Assistance
If you have questions or require assistance, lease contact aahci@aamc.org for questions with the subject line: AAHCI ASLI.

We look forward to reviewing your submission. You must complete your submission on this portal only.