A Note from Tim

Fall is typically one of the busiest times of year! School is starting up again and families are busy getting ready for another new academic year. At REI, fall is usually one of the busiest times for us as well – this year is no exception.

 

In this edition of the Quarterly Exchange, you had the opportunity to read about some of this.

 

I hope you didn't miss it! I hope you're as inspired as I am, as you read these stories. What a mission and vision to be a part of. I am thankful for your partnership!

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We are grateful for the successful Otology Team that recently went to Hanoi and Vinh City, Vietnam. It is exciting to see the doors that continue to open there, providing opportunities for us to train trainers. As we look ahead to what the future holds, we celebrate the decades of work that many partners have invested in with us - we see the fruit of this in the opporuntity to help provide a temporal bone lab  in Vietnam as well as in the lasting impact REI's exchange fellowship programs have to intentionally help develop national professionals coming to the U.S. for training. ​

 

I also hope you had a chance to see our updated short-term team and exchange fellowship calendars.

 

Here's what's happening this fall: as well two business/professional teams – one to Kazakhstan and one to Vietnam – REI's ENT Team and Emergency Medicine Team is headed to Vietnam. We also plan to host four exchange fellows coming from Vietnam.

 

As we look ahead to 2026, we are planning to send all the same teams that went this year, in addition to to the Nursing Team, OB/GYN Team, and a NEW Professional Team starting in Indonesia in Spring 2026. 

 

I hope you are thinking about a team you could serve on or how you could help bring and host an exchange fellow from one of REI's target countries. If you are interested in a short-term professional team trip but don’t see a team that includes your profession, please reach out to me and ask about it. We can explore if we can create a new team to go with REI - wouldn't that be exciting?

 

Thanks for reading about what is going on with our teams and exchanges fellowships with REI. We truly appreciate every volunteer – each one of you builds on past experiences and creates new opportunities going forward!

 

Thanks,