Florida Orthopaedic Institute is offering a one-year research fellowship in orthopaedic research with a focus on hand and upper extremity. The fellowship will begin May/June 2021. The primary function of the research fellow is to coordinate the conduct of orthopaedic clinical research protocols with an emphasis on creation and maintenance of IRB, screening/enrolling patients and maintaining follow-up outcomes for open studies and databases, data collection and analysis, and manuscript preparation and submission.
This position entails interaction with patients, study sponsors, principal investigators (PI), sub-investigators (Sub I), clinical staff, administrative staff, radiology, and institutional review boards (IRB). In addition, the research fellow is encouraged to attend weekly conferences and grand rounds as well as monthly journal clubs. This opportunity requires an extremely motivated individual with strong organization and communication skills. The goal of this year is to improve fellow’s research skills in an academic environment and help fellow strengthen their application for an orthopedic surgery residency position.
Application Deadline: March 31, 2021
Where: Florida Orthopaedic Institute, Tampa, Fl
Start: Approximately June 1, 2021- negotiable
Duration: 1 year full-time, paid position
Coordinate all clinical research activities with moderate supervision:
Adhere to an IRB approved protocol
Participate in the informed consent process of study subjects
Support the safety of clinical research patients/research participants
Coordinate protocol related research procedures, study visits, and follow-up care
This will require driving between the various satellite offices of FOI
Screen, recruit and enroll patients/research participants
Maintain study source documents
Report adverse events per protocols and monitor adverse events at each study visit for treatment or resolution.
Accurate and timely reporting of serious adverse events to sponsor and IRB
Understand good clinical practice (GCP) and regulatory compliance
Educate subjects and family on protocol, study intervention, study device/drug (if applicable), etc.
Comply with FORE SOP’s and guidelines
Must comply with federal, state and sponsor policies.
Understanding of budget for study, invoicing sponsor for subject visits, monitoring visits and IRB if applicable
Act as liaison for research subject, investigator, IRB sponsor and healthcare professionals.