ASHA has established a focused initiative for 2004 and 2005 to support efforts to reduce the shortage of doctoral students in audiology and speech-language pathology.
Look for ASHA's new Academic-Researcher Member Community Web page premiering this fall. The new Web page will feature resources and electronic communication options to support research doctoral students, academic faculty, clinical faculty, researchers, and scientists.
ASHA's strategic plan for 2005-2007: Issue B. A critical shortage and continuing attrition of doctoral-level faculty in higher education is affecting the preparation of professionals as well as the conduct of research in communication sciences and disorders.