Neonatal Early Career Exchange Program (NECE)
Welcome! The Neonatal Early Career Exchange (NECE) program was created to pair early-career physicians with neonatologists at some of the nation’s most renowned hospitals for neonatal care.
Experts from around the country have joined together to offer junior faculty hands-on collaborative experiences to help advance their careers, and most importantly, enhance patient care. Keep reading to learn what this program could do for you!
The program offers faculty who are less than five years out from their fellowships opportunities to:
- expand their networks of colleagues and potential mentors,
- develop collaborative partnerships for research,
- gain experience in disseminating academic work, and
- discover unique clinical programs from around the country.
Advantages of the exchange program for early career neonatal faculty include:
- Increasing national visibility and reputation
- Supporting research collaborations
- Advancing dissemination of academic work
- Developing new clinical skills and/or learning about new clinical programs
- Fostering further collaboration and a supporting environment across partnering institutions
Participating Institutions
| Institution | Site Champion | Site Expertise | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Iowa | Danielle Rios | Neonatal Hemodynamics | Visit Website |
| Boston Children's Hospital | Christy Cummings | Neonatal Ethics | Visit Website |
| Stanford Children's Hospital | Lou Halamek Nicole Yamada |
Simulation Research | Visit Website |
| Nationwide Children's Hospital | Leif Nelin |
Chronic Lung Disease, established |
Visit Website |
| University of California San Francisco | Betsy Crouch |
Neuroprotective Strategies |
Visit Website |
| University of North Carolina | Misty Good | Necrotizing Enterocolitis | Visit Website |
| Lurie / Northwestern |
Aaron Hamvas |
Genetics |
Visit Website |
| University of Wisconsin | Ryan McAdams | Machine Learning |
Visit Website |
| University of Texas, Southwestern |
Lina Chalak |
Neurodevelopmental Follow-up |
Visit Website |
| Rochester/Golisano Children's Hospital |
Kristin Scheible |
Neonatal Immunology and Hematology | Visit Website |
| St. Louis Children's Hospital |
Zachary Vesoulis |
Bioinformatics/AI Site |
Visit Website |
| University of Colorado |
Alicia White |
Developmental Impact of FGR: Basic & Translational Science | Visit Website |
| Indiana University |
Edgardo Szyld |
Resuscitation | Visit Website |
| University of Arkansas |
Francesca Miquel-Verges | Neonatal Transport |
Visit Website |
| CHOC |
Monica Sondhi |
Neonatal Hemodynamics and Neonatal Heart Disease |
Visit Website |
| University of Alabama |
Namasivayam Ambalavanan | Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Prevention |
Visit Website |
| Emory University |
Shaiza Bhomabl |
Point of Care Ultrasound |
Visit Website |
| University of Miami |
Pankaj Aggarwal |
Rare Genomics |
Visit Website |
| University of Virginia |
Brynne Sullivan |
Advanced Medical Analytics |
Visit Website |
| University of Pittsburgh |
Burhan Mahmood |
ECMO |
Visit Website |
How the Program Works
Visits are tailored to the junior faculty member’s career interests and the strengths of the host program.
During the visit, the guest and host faculty meet to discuss potential research collaborations and/or unique clinical programs and skills. Guest faculty then deliver invited talks to foster the exchange of ideas and participate in other activities of interest.