Joseph E. Robert, Jr., Fellowships in Pediatric Surgical Innovation
The Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation at Children’s National Medical Center is now offering pediatric healthcare providers the opportunity to join the Joseph E. Robert, Jr., Fellowships in Pediatric Surgical Innovation as part of a unique, dynamic learning and research experience focused on biomedical innovation. Specifically, the Institute seeks:
- surgical, radiological, or anesthesia trainees and junior faculty
- nurses in pediatric surgical disciplines
- post-masters and post-doctoral bioengineers
- scientists with an interest in biomedical innovation
The Robert Fellows program equips trainees with the skills they need to develop and translate innovative research concepts into pediatric surgical clinical practice. The training consists of a multi-disciplinary approach to moving innovative ideas from concept to product development and implementation. Fellows will complete the program able to move innovative ideas beyond the conceptual level and into the stages of product development and implementation, including scientific validation, navigating regulatory requirements, and creation of clinical study and testing protocols.
Robert Fellows with a surgical background may have the option of joining the Minimally Invasive Surgery Track where the innovation experience will focus on basic, clinical, and translational research and development specifically for minimally invasive surgery techniques.
The Joseph E. Robert, Jr., Fellowships were founded as part of the largest gift ever given for pediatric surgery, $150 million from the government of Abu Dhabi to Children’s National Medical Center. The gift launched the Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation, which focuses on multi-disciplinary research and development of tools and techniques to make pediatric surgery more precise, less invasive, and pain free. The Joseph E. Robert, Jr., Fellowships will equip the next generation of surgeons, biomedical engineers, scientists, and clinicians with the skills and background they need to establish a career dedicated to the discovery of innovative new approaches and techniques around surgical interventions and related disciplines.
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