“Every 20 seconds, somewhere around the world someone loses their leg because of diabetes.
Our mission is to push back the clock and eliminate preventable amputations over the next generation.”
Dr. David G. Armstrong
ALPS Founding President
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Women’s History Month: Meet 5 Trailblazing Women Shaping ALPS, DFCon, and Limb Preservation
March is Women’s History Month, and this year, the American Limb Preservation Society (ALPS) proudly celebrates 5 extraordinary women from ALPS and DFCon. Through their leadership, expertise, and unwavering dedication, these trailblazers are not only making history but also shaping the future of limb preservation.
Elevate your career in limb preservation: The ALPS Traveling Fellowship 2026 is open for applications!
Elevate your career in limb preservation: The ALPS Traveling Fellowship 2026 is open for applications! Apply before June 1, 2026. For clinicians who have a strong interest in limb salvage the ALPS Traveling Fellowship provides a unique mentorship opportunity.
This ALPS Traveling Fellowship is a grant created to foster global collaboration and provide hands-on learning experiences in interdisciplinary limb preservation care. Are you our next fellow?
You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know: Dr. Meghan Brennan on Diabetic Foot Teams, Triaging Systems, and Her ALPS Traveling Fellowship
Dr. Meghan Brennan, infectious disease physician, implementation scientist, and the 2024 ALPS Traveling Fellow, shares reflections on a fellowship experience that spanned the University of Michigan and Oxford. She discusses learning what she didn’t know she needed to know, the value of co-designing a clinical visit, and why this welcoming community made her feel right at home, even when cold-emailing world experts.
American Limb Preservation Society Launches ALPS Fellowship in Limb Preservation
American Limb Preservation Society Launches ALPS Limb Preservation Fellowship, a multidisciplinary fellowship advancing clinical excellence, research, and equity in limb salvage care. The fellowship is a competitive 12-month post-graduate training program designed to advance clinical excellence, research, and innovation in the prevention of limb loss related to diabetes, peripheral artery disease (PAD), and other complex conditions.
Bridging Systems, Elevating Care: ALPS Traveling Fellowship interview with Dr. Katharine McGinigle
Dr. Katharine McGinigle, Associate Professor of Surgery at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, reflects on her experience as ALPS Traveling Fellow 2022. With a unique perspective that bridges clinical excellence and public health systems thinking, Dr. McGinigle shares how the fellowship influenced her approach to multidisciplinary limb preservation and why she thinks anyone working in limb preservation could benefit from applying.
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“We aim to advance science and clinical care in association with limb preservation and to develop the next generation of clinicians, scientists and clinician scientists in this field.”
Dr. David G. Armstrong
ALPS Founding President
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