Position: Research Coordinator Duration: 1 year Salaried: Yes. a monthly stipend is provided Where: Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush University Medical Center, Spine Service. Chicago, IL Who: Under the Direction of Dr. Kern Singh, Attending Spine Surgeon at Rush University Medical center When: Beginning on or around July 1-15, 2012 Dr. Kern Singh is seeking an ambitious 3rd or 4th year medical student who is interested in a year long research fellowship. Duties of the research coordinator will include: - Coordination of all research projects - Submission of protocols to the IRB - Implementing Dr. Singh's research ideas into projects - Submission of Manuscripts to journals ( examples include Spine, The Spine Journal, JBJS, JAAOS and Orthopaedics) - Drafting and assisting in the writing of Book chapters Specific Prerequisites and Characteristics of the coordinator should include: - strong motivation for a career in orthopaedic surgery - proven interest in research - MUST be extremely organized - MUST be detail oriented - must be able to self manage - familiarity with SPSS or other statistics software - familiarity with Prism GraphPad or other grafting software - strong academic record Benefits of the position: - the fellow should expect to have 10-20 publications by the end of the research year - this will undoubtedly bolster and enhance competitiveness for a position in an orthopaedic surgery residency - the ability to collaborate with Spine Surgical Fellows (MD's), orthopaedic residents, and other Spine attendings - opportunities to observe surgical procedures (project permitting) - ample opportunities to attend Orthopaedic Grand Rounds, Spine Conferences, Journal Clubs, and Cadaver Labs - opportunities to present research at Local and National Orthopaedic/Spine Conferences Interested candidates should send a CV and Cover Letter to the current research coordinator (Miguel Pelton)to his email address map253@georgetown.edu. Good luck!