Who is This Toolkit For?

The materials below are intended to provide ideas, tools, and resources to help AspiringDocs.org allied organizations, AAMC member medical schools, pre-health advisors, undergraduate level career counselors, and any other individuals or institutions with common goals to assist in spreading the resources made available by the campaign.

How to Use These Materials

The goal of the AspiringDocs.org campaign is to encourage more well-prepared African American, Hispanic/Latino, and Native American students to pursue careers in medicine. To succeed, we need your help to spread the word about AspiringDocs.org and the importance of increasing diversity in medicine.

• A Campaign Overview (PDF, 2 pages)
• AspiringDocs.org Student Brochure (PDF, 5 pages)
• What You'll Find on AspiringDocs.org—An Overview of the Web site (PDF, 2 pages)
• Ideas for Involvement—How Your Institution Can Participate in AspiringDocs.org (PDF, 2 pages)
• Acknowledgements (PDF, 1 page)

• Closing the Gaps in the Medical School Applicant Pool—Research in Support of AspiringDocs.org (PDF, 2 pages)
• America Needs a More Diverse Physician Workforce (PDF, 2 pages)

• Guidelines for AspiringDocs.org Advertising (PDF, 1 page)
• Print Ads Composite Sheet (PDF, 3 pages)
• Brochure Bulk Order Request Form (Word, 1 page)
• Using the AspiringDocs.org Web Ads (PDF, 1 page)
• Promoting AspiringDocs.org on Your Web Site – Includes banner ads and logos

Posters 

The following posters are available on order for free from the AspiringDocs.org Campaign. Contact Lennia Chandler (lchandler@aamc.org) for ordering information. 

• Meet Dr. I Didn’t Think I Could Afford Med-School Marcos (PDF)
• Meet Dr. I Still Get Chills When They Call Me Doc Johnson (PDF)
• Meet Dr. I Thought I Couldn’t Nail The MCAT Swensen (PDF)
• You Can Change the Face of Medicine (PDF)

Additional Resources

• AspiringDocs.org Presentation
  Describes the need for diversity in medical education. PowerPoint (26 slides) | Script (Word, 12 pages)
• AspiringDocs.org Listserve
  Stay informed about the latest campaign activities and resources. To subscribe to the AspiringDocs.org listserve, send an e-mail to (subscribe-aspiringdocs@lists.aamc.org).