To further interest in pediatric liver transplantation research in fellows and junior faculty who have expressed an interest in a career in pediatric liver transplantation or to highlight work done by multi-disciplinary members related to pediatric liver transplantation. This will be fostered through the exposure to the SPLIT program and Principal Investigators (PI) at the SPLIT Annual Meeting, connect with a community of mentors, and present their research and contributions to the field of pediatric liver transplantation.
Awardees will be expected to attend the SPLIT annual meeting and present their research in either poster or oral presentation form during the meeting
This award program includes the following components:
Applicants must be SPLIT members
Trainee:
Junior Faculty:
Multi-Disciplinary Team Member:
Documentation for application should include:
Submit your application:
Create an account in the meeting management system
Should you have any questions, please contact
The applicants will be reviewed by the SPLIT Education Committee. Applicants will be scored 1-5 (low to high) in regard to:
Candidate Evaluation Issues to be addressed in the letters of recommendation:
A diverse and equitable workforce is required to achieve equitable outcomes for pediatric liver transplant patients. This travel grant aims to support diversity, equity and inclusion in the pediatric transplant community by supporting two individuals annually to attend the SPLIT annual meeting.
Ideal and equitable care for diverse patient populations requires a diverse workforce. Between 2015 and 2019, only one of 43 pediatric transplant hepatology fellowship graduates was African American (3%), and four were Hispanic/Latino (11%). Only 5.5% of transplant surgeons are Black, and 8% are Hispanic. Prioritization on the recruitment and retention of diverse multidisciplinary teams are needed to provide the highest quality of care to diverse populations and to best address racial and ethnic health disparities and systemic racism in transplantation. The long-term aim of the SPLIT Travel Grant is to increase the pipeline and retention of individuals underrepresented in medicine and to prioritize health equity in pediatric liver transplantation.
Grant recipients will gain exposure to the SPLIT program and Principal Investigators (PI) at the SPLIT Annual Meeting and connect with a community of mentors.
This award program includes the following components:
For general questions you can contact Noelle Hanako Ebel (
Documentation for application should include:
Submit your application:
Should you have any questions, please contact
Application deadline is August 15, 2023.
All applications will be reviewed by the SPLIT Education Committee. The Education Committee will consider whether there is more than one applicant per center, with the priority given to having broad representation across centers. Applicants will be notified by early September 2023.