Position: Inova Health is seeking an Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery Research Fellow / Research Project Associate. This is a full-time paid position with benefits. June 2025-2026 (start date flexible) Inova Fairfax Medical Campus, Falls Church, VA Extremely competitive salary with benefits -       Seeking current US medical students interested in an orthopaedic surgery research fellowship to enhance their orthopaedic surgery residency application. -       Highly motivated applicants that work well in a team environment with an interest in orthopaedic surgery as a future career are encouraged to apply. Team-       Collaborate on a team with 2 other clinical research coordinators-       Work directly with Greg Gaski MD, 6 additional surgeon investigators and service line research director PhD-       5 physician assistants/nurse practitioners-       6 orthopaedic surgery residents (Georgetown and Walter Reed)-       Undergraduate and medical student volunteers Responsibilities-       Assist clinical research coordinators with prospective funded studies      -    Data collection and entry      -    Conduct patient interviews, physical exams, follow-up visits, enrollment, and consenting-       Daily participation in team clinical rounds for patient screening-       Assistance with statistical analyses (optional)-       Travel to Orthopaedic Trauma Association annual meeting-       Coordinate financial aspects of clinical trial implementation through study closure-       Provide regulatory, IRB, and budgetary guidance and support to coordinators and investigators -       Assist with grant writing-       Work directly with the Office of Research at Inova      -       Grants management office, IRB, contracts, billing compliance-       Scientific collaboration with numerous nationally renowned trauma centers and study sponsors -       Assistance with surgeon-investigator initiated retrospective studies including design and analysis Opportunities-       Contribute to abstracts and manuscripts       -    Typically, we submit 10-12 abstracts annually to the Orthopaedic Trauma Association annual meeting and the Virginia Orthopaedic Society annual meeting       -   Our research infrastructure can support high research output (publications, presentations) depending on student goals and interests-       Research mentorship experience from PhD-level research analysts-       Operating Room observation and clinic shadowing opportunities availableo   3-5 operating rooms daily-       Attend attending lectures, monthly journal clubs, morbidity conference and other academic offerings (all optional)  To apply: email CV to greg.gaski@inova.org AND apply through the link below: https://elar.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/requisitions/preview/664948/?keyword=Research+Project+Associate ** Please note that you must apply through this link **