Position: Research Internship
Duration: 12-months
Compensation: $30,000 stipend
Where: R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center/University of Maryland School of Medicine. The Shock Trauma Center is a pioneer in trauma care and high volume center that sees over 2,000 orthopaedic patients per year. The Division of Orthopaedic Traumatology has a comprehensive research program with 19 prospective clinical trials, 9 dedicated research personnel, and extramural funding from DoD, PCORI, OTA, and OREF, as well as a rich collaborative relationship with cutting-edge public health researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and a strong presence at national meetings.
Who: Under the direction of Dr. Robert O’Toole and Dr. Gerard Slobogean, research interns participate in weekly mentorship meetings and will be involved in large, multinational clinical trials at the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center.
When: Approx. start July. Some flexibility on case-by-case basis
The Division of Orthopaedic Traumatology is seeking dedicated 3rd or 4th year US medical students who are interested in a yearlong clinical research internship to augment their orthopaedic residency application and provide solid foundation for a future career in academic orthopaedics. All previous medical students have matched into orthopaedic residency.
Duties of the research intern will include:
-Management of enrollment and follow up of clinical trials
-Collaboration with Orthopaedic residents, fellows and attendings on retrospective projects
- Submission of protocols to the IRB
-Basic statistical analysis of data
- Drafting and submitting abstracts and manuscripts to conferences and journals (e.g. JOT, JBJS, JAAOS, CORR)
Goals/Opportunities:
- Opportunity to conduct clinical research and strengthen their application orthopedic residency
-Mentorship with leading academic trauma orthopaedic surgeons
-Ability to be 1st author on all papers that he/she significantly contributes to
-Networking opportunities with residents, fellows, and attendings
- Ample opportunities to attend education opportunities: Orthopaedic Grand Rounds, Conferences, Journal Clubs, Cadaver Labs, surgical skills etc.
- Opportunities to present research at academic conferences
To apply, email your CV, and a 500-word personal statement to Nathan O’Hara, Clinical Research Manager at nohara@umoa.umm.edu.
