applications for the 2024 REACH Fellowship Program are in!
STAY TUNED FOR FELLOWSHIP WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT!
Our goal is to attract new talent and promote best practices into the field of Hirschsprung Disease research, diagnosis, and treatment around the world.
The program began in 2023. REACH will provide annual funding through a competitive application process. Each year, this program will offer a pediatric surgeon or pediatric gastroenterologist early in their career with an interest in Hirschsprung Disease (HD) the opportunity to travel to a host institution to learn best practices in the diagnosis and treatment of HD. Visits will be 3-5 days in duration.
Candidates to submit applications that will be reviewed by qualified peers in the field.
The Fellowship recipient and the host institution will make arrangements for the on-site visit and notify REACH of agreed upon dates.
Funding will cover the following expenses - up to $5,000 per fellow:
Round trip economy air transportation
Up to four nights of accommodation near the host institution
Reimbursement for meals during the visit
The Fellowship program supports REACH’s mission by:
Attracting talent into the field of HD treatment
Promoting best practices and knowledge exchange between clinicians with a special interest in HD
Creating networking opportunities
Driving collaboration and cooperative research
Congratulations to our 2023 fellowship recipient Dr. Katherine Gonzalez!
Dr. Gonzalez is a pediatric surgeon, in Boise, Idaho, at St. Luke’s Children’s Hospital. She trained in general surgery (Scott and White Memorial Hospital, Temple, Texas), surgical critical care and research fellowship (Children’s Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO), and pediatric surgery (Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, St. Petersburg, FL).
Dr. Gonzalez is most passionate about multidisciplinary work often focusing on neonatal and trauma patients. St. Luke’s Children’s Hospital is consolidating care of pediatric colorectal patients, including Hirschsprung Disease, into a multidisciplinary clinic.
Dr. Gonzalez pursued the REACH fellowship in order to learn from and model their experience after the successful colorectal program at Nationwide Children’s Hospital!
Congratulations!!