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. This includes data collection, data 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 -       Author/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 available (3-5 operating rooms daily) -       Attend attending lectures, monthly journal clubs, morbidity conference and other academic offerings (all optional)   To apply: email CV to greggaski@gmail.com  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 **