The Association of Schools Advancing Health Professions (ASAHP) announced new and returning Members for the Board of Directors. As the nation’s leading association focused on advancing health professions education, ASAHP represents nearly 130 institutions and professional members across the U.S. that educate the healthcare workforce of the future.

The Association of Schools Advancing Health Professions (ASAHP) announced that eight students, studying in health professions fields, will receive the Scholarship of Excellence Award. In addition, one of those recipients will also receive the 2024 Elwood Scholar Award.  The Scholarship of Excellence Award is bestowed on outstanding individuals students from member institutions who excel in their academic programs and have significant potential to assume future leadership roles in health sciences and health professions. The Elwood Scholar Award was established in 2013 by ASAHP’s Board of Directors in honor of ASAHP’s former Executive Director Thomas Elwood who retired from that position in 2012. Each recipient will receive a $1,000 check and certificate; the Elwood Scholar will receive an additional $1,000 for a total of $2,000.  A committee of ASAHP Past Presidents and Board Members selected the scholarship recipients. The Elwood Scholar Recipient will be recognized at the 2024 ASAHP Annual Conference held October 8-10 at the Grand Hyatt Atlanta in Georgia.