We know you want the best career resources. Our Early Career Professional Membership and mentoring programs give you top-notch tools to maximize your growth as a young professional. Our goal is for all Early Career Members to play a crucial role in our prestigious organization. We give you opportunities to meet and dialogue about specialty and career issues with other Early Career Members and more senior professionals across the globe.
This affordable access:
• Helps build your career pathway.
• Provides guidance from the best of the best (an experienced Mentor/Professional Member).
• Brings you the latest scientific research.
• Gets you involved — network with peers, join a committee, volunteer.

Early Career Development Programs
The American Heart Association provides educational programs, awards/scholarships, travel grants, student and early career research funding, and mentoring opportunities that support the ongoing training and development of individuals in the early stages of their career.

 

Career/Education		Awards & Scholarships		Mentoring
Early Career Networking Opportunities Early Career and Fellows in Training Program Council Sponsored Networking Events Funding Opportunities Funding Opportunities  Other AHA Resources American Heart Association Scientific Sessions Slide Sets Local Involvement American Heart Association Advocacy AHA/ASA Professional Membership Statements & Guidelines		AHA Scholarships Council-sponsored Student Scholarships in Cardiovascular Disease & Stroke Council-sponsored Student Scholarships in Cerebrovascular Disease & Stroke AHA Travel Grants Travel Stipends AHA Scientific Sessions Early Career Investigator Awards Early Career Investigator Awards		Mentoring Programs Mentoring Handbook Academic Mentoring - How to Give It and How to Get It Mentoring the New Pediatric Cardiologist - Andrew J. Powell, M.D. Mentoring Web Sites How I Started My Career in Cardiology: A Conversation with Dr. Gary Francis

Council Early Career Development Opportunities The councils below have additional council specific resources available for Early Career Opportunities
Council on Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology Council on Basic Cardiovascular Sciences Council on Cardiopulmonary, Critical Care, Perioperative and Resuscitation Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing Council on Clinical Cardiology		Council on Epidemiology and Prevention Council for High Blood Pressure Research Council on Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism Stroke Council