Anne G. Osborn
ASNR International Outreach Professor Program

The Anne G. Osborn ASNR International Outreach Professor Program, started in June 2017, is a volunteer program available to ASNR Senior members who are interested in teaching in developing countries. It is not a traditional visiting professor program, but is an outreach program where the costs of the program are shared between the ASNR member, the ASNR, and the host organization in the host country. The program was suspended in 2021 and 2022 due to the Covid-19 pandemic but resumed 2023. Seven countries are participating in the 2024 program: Argentina, Brazil, Ghana, Tanzania, Ethiopia, South Africa and Colombia (two programs in Brazil). 

The 2024 Anne Osborn International Outreach Professors have been selected and include:

Sponsoring County	Outreach Professors
Argentina	Rajan Jain
South Africa	Amit Agarwal
Brazil – Recife	Ann Jay
Ethiopia	Ryan Peterson
Brazil – Sao Paolo/Rio	Adam Goldman-Yassen
Tanzania	Xin (Cynthia) Wu
Ghana	Gaurang Shah
Ghana	Elka Miller
Colombia	Timothy Shepherd
Chile	Ashesh Thaker

The main objective of the program is to facilitate the exchange of knowledge and techniques, and to teach. The successful applicant will be expected to be an enthusiastic teacher with excellent teaching skills, even when in an unfamiliar teaching environment. The successful applicant will be expected to give traditional lectures, perform case reviews and teaching-file reviews, and participate in direct teacher-to-student “view-box”/”workstation” teaching. The minimum length of a professorship is one week. However, some countries may request and support a longer exchange. The expected daily teaching activities will vary from location to location. We anticipate that during a typical program, the visiting professor will spend one week in each of one or more hospitals in the host country. During each week they will give approximately three lectures and spend approximately four half-days in direct teaching sessions, allowing one full day and the remaining half-days free for activities of their own choosing. The professor may also be asked to speak at a local or regional continuing education event. The time of year for each professorship will vary from country to country. Each country usually indicates a preference for the dates of the professorship but in most cases there will be flexibility with respect to scheduling the professorship, subject to the wishes of the host organization and the availability of the professor.

The ASNR supports up to 10 placements per year. Applications open in late summer of every year. The application form is intended to be brief, with an emphasis on the applicant’s teaching skills and experience. All applications will be reviewed by the ASNR and then submitted to the host organization. The host organization will have the final decision on which ASNR members they are most interested in hosting. A “match” will be held between the applicant’s rank order and the host country’s rank order. Preference will be given to ASNR members who have not been an outreach professor in the past.

In most placements, the host country will provide local housing, meals, and local transportation. Unfortunately in some locations, this may not be possible. The ASNR will provide a $2,000 (U.S. funds) travel reimbursement to each successful applicant, as well as a certificate upon completion of the professorship. All other expenses will be the responsibility of the ASNR member.

Upon completion of the program, the outreach professor will provide a one-page report summarizing his/her experience to be published on the ASNR website. Reports from previous ASNR Outreach Professors are available online.

Previous International Outreach Professors