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