Congrats to everyone who received good news yesterday. Unfortunately, I know many great applicants slip through the cracks of our system and go unmatched. I was in the same situation 5 years ago. Despite having plenty of interviews, I went unmatched and was forced to find a back-up plan. I was relieved to have the opportunity to do a year-long orthopaedic research fellowship (at the University of Pennsylvania) and was able to use the year as a springboard for my academic career (opposed to doing a prelim year, which offers little career development). I matched at the University of Illinois after my research year and would like to get the word out about the orthopaedic research fellowship we recently started at U of I. Although each individual situation is different and there can be no sure things in life the program has successfully matched its first three fellows into orthopaedic residencies and is now seeking applications for the next/fourth fellow for the 2014-2015 academic year.
The research position is at the University of Illinois at Chicago. It is a one-year salaried full-time research position in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery ( ). The fellow primarily participates in clinical research, with opportunities to work on basic science projects as well, with several members of the orthopaedic faculty at the University of Illinois (including the department chairman, Dr. Mark Gonzalez, and the residency program director, Dr. Alfonso Mejia). There are no clinical responsibilities, but the fellow is welcome to attend morning conferences (daily), Grand Rounds (weekly), sawbones workshops, and social events with the Illinois residents. Youâll learn a great deal about both research and orthopaedics through working in the department among great teachers and residents.
While the start time is flexible, we would like the fellow to start by June 1st (though earlier is better) so that the previous fellow can train the new one. I would encourage everyone to give the position serious consideration in the event of a âBlack Mondayâ.
If you are interested, please email your CV (include your phone number and any board scores â official report not required), personal statement for orthopaedics, and a brief statement explaining your interest in the research position to [url=mailto]
[email protected][/url] . Please note, this position is not open to individuals who have matched into an NRMP residency/training program for the 2014-15 academic year or have any other contractual commitment through NRMP. We'll be accepting applications from now until 8am EST on 3/21/14. Phone interviews will then be conducted and the position is expected to be filled late this week or early next week. I will have a follow up post once the position is filled
Thanks and good luck!
