The Division of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University invites medical students between third and fourth year, graduated medical students, and undergraduate/graduate students to apply for a paid clinical research fellowship, beginning May/June 2026.
The research assistant works under the supervision of Dr. Andrew Green and Dr. Scott Paxton and serves as the point person for the clinical research activities of the Division.
In addition, the research assistant works with other the Department’s clinical research coordinator, the Department statistician, the Investigational Review Board, the shoulder and elbow fellow, orthopaedic surgery residents, and Brown Medical Students. The research interests focus on outcome evaluation and assessment of conditions of the shoulder and elbow.
There is also ample opportunity to gain exposure to clinical orthopaedic surgery in the office clinic and operating room. This position can be tailored to suit the goals of the individual. A one or two (preferred) year commitment is expected. Exceptional interpersonal skills and writing ability are necessary. Experience with statistics is highly preferred. This is a full-time paid position.
The research assistant will be mentored in the process of clinical research from the development and initiation of projects, methodology, data analysis, and abstract and manuscript preparation.
The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery is a very vibrant clinical and academic organization with tremendous resources to optimize your experience.
Brown University is located in Providence, Rhode Island which is a vibrant, small city on the coast of New England and is an extremely livable and enjoyable location.
Research Duties:
- Prepare manuscripts, textbook chapters, posters, presentations, and educational videos.
- Organize research meeting, seminars, journal clubs, symposia, and professional society meetings.
- Provide research study education to participants as part of a study protocol (includes calling patients).
- Develop research studies and designs.
- Compose/Submit research protocols, IRB documents and proposals.
- Collecting, organizing, and analyzing collected clinical data (skills: Excel, RedCap, etc.).
- Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, preferably Excel and PowerPoint.
- Interact with patients for research purposes as well as clinical exposure in the attendings offices and operating rooms.
Interested applicants should submit an application to Andrew Green, MD, (
agreen@uoi.com) and should include:
- Cover letter/ brief statement of interest
- At least one letter of reference from an academic mentor
- CV (include MCAT, Step 1 score, and Step 2 score, if available)
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
