REACH-IBD: Rising Educators Academics and Clinicians Helping IBD

REACH-IBD is the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation's IBD-focused platform for junior faculty, fellows, and post-doctoral scientists to network, educate, collaborate in research, and promote career development.

Our Mission:

To facilitate networking and career development
To foster collaborative research and increase active participation in the clinical, educational and scientific research programs within the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation
To create and implement educational programs

Membership Eligibility:

Adult and pediatric post-doctoral scientists, clinical fellows, and junior faculty from the medical and surgical specialties with an interest in inflammatory bowel disease who are no more than 7 years post-fellowship or doctoral training.

Membership Benefits:

Reduced Foundation membership fee with Participating Physician benefits
Networking and career development programs at the Crohn’s & Colitis Congress® and Digestive Diseases Week
Professional mentorship opportunities
Opportunities to contribute to the Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Journal
Opportunities to collaborate on research projects
Special access to REACH-IBD forum in the IBD Circle

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Opportunities/Resources:

Workshops with table discussions at Crohn's & Colitis Congress and Digestive Diseases Week
Educational videos
REACH MD podcasts and audio abstracts
IBD Journal Social Media Contributor Team
Trainee needs assessment publications:
- Adult
- Pediatric

Meet the REACH-IBD Committee, a subset of the Foundation's National Scientific Advisory Committee (NSAC):

Chair: Jennifer Dotson: [email protected]
Co-Chair: Lea Ann Chen: [email protected]
Co-Chair Elect: Edward Barnes: [email protected]

Members:
Oriana Damas [email protected]
Kara De Felice: [email protected]
Jodie Ouahed [email protected]
Frank Scott: [email protected]
Siddharth Singh: [email protected]
Ryan Ungaro [email protected]