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The AHEAD program seeks to address the gaps in professional support and training that postdoctoral scholars often experience by providing a cohort experience with supplemental mentoring. AHEAD participants can be from any department or unit across the UW campus, especially postdoctoral scholars whose research has a focus on advancing health and well-being for all. Dr. Erri Hewitt, AHEAD Program Lead, provides AHEAD scholars with mentoring and guidance. The AHEAD program was established in 2012 and expanded in 2016.

How to Apply

 

Funding for AHEAD was provided by the UW School of Medicine and Public Health from the Wisconsin Partnership Program (Grant ID #6960) through a grant to the UW Institute for Clinical and Translational Research. The UW Institute for Clinical and Translational Research also receives funding from NIH-NCATS Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) 1UL1TR002373.

Funding Opportunities

AHEAD Scholars are eligible to apply for the CHER Pilot Award, Track 1. 

News

  • April 4, 2025

    Advance your career with ICTR’s Pathway Programs: Apply by June 30
    ICTR is excited to announce that recruitment for the Pathway Programs (ADEPT, AHEAD, STRIDE, and LEADS) is open.  The deadline to apply is June 30, 2025.
  • September 23, 2024

    AHEAD program welcomes new leader
    Dr. Erri Hewitt has accepted a role as lead of the Advancing Health Equity and Diversity (AHEAD) program, one of three pathway programs housed within ICTR’s Collaborative Center for Health Equity. Her new role became effective Sept. 9, 2024.

Testimonials

“It’s different kinds of support, like emotional and social support, with sort of the traditional informational and tangible aspects of career counseling, but matching that with the community and with a kind of ‘come as you are’ feeling of it–I think is pretty unique. I thought the AHEAD program does that really beautifully and well. I don’t think I’ve come across anything either in my predoctoral time at UW that has that particular merge of support.”

Current Scholars

Laura Prieto; Raele Robison; Jessica LeClair; Shukria Akbar; Sirui Wan; Stephanie Chamberlin; Benazir Meera; Nicole Thomas; Tiffany Edgar; Lisandra Flores-Aldama; Apoorva Reddy; Heather Salvo; Ezaz Haque; Catherine Gaspar; Frania Mendoza Lua; Jen Betts

Our Team

Erri Hewitt
Erri Hewitt
AHEAD Program Lead
Amy Filut
Amarette (Amy) Filut
Program Manager, Pathway Program

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