This is a tremendous opportunity for students taking a gap year to strengthen their application for orthopedic surgery residency. Research positions include roles with either the joints, trauma, sports, or shoulder and elbow departments and their respective faculty. In addition, fellows will have the opportunity to contribute to ongoing prospective clinical trials within each division.
Duration: 1 year
Compensation: Full-time, hourly minimum compensation
Location: Detroit, Michigan (Henry Ford Hospital), mandatory for the fellow to be in person.
Responsibilities:
- Maintaining an extensive surgical database
- Lead a research team of medical students
- Oversee all ongoing projects (project design, data abstraction, moving projects forward)
- Collaborate with other research fellows and lead research group meetings
- Work closely alongside the PI and handle academic/research administrative responsibilities
- Organize and distribute surveys and questionnaires for pre- and post-operative patients
- Monitor IRB approval periods and submit IRB protocols, amendments, and reports
- Write, submit, and publish manuscripts in quality orthopaedic journals (JBJS, JSES, Arthroscopy)
- Manage abstract submission, conference registration, and grant submission deadlines
- Present posters and podiums at regional, national and even international conferences
Qualifications:
Required: US Medical Student (M3), Relocation to Detroit, Michigan or surrounding areas. Good academic standing and strong interest in pursuing a career in orthopaedic surgery
Preferred: Medical students with prior experience in IRB writing, scientific writing, literature review, and/or statistical analysis. Students unmatched in this year's orthopaedic surgery application cycle will also be considered.
Benefits of the Position:
- Authorship on all papers significantly contributed to
- Ample opportunities to enhance CV for residency program applications.
- Opportunities to work with physicians in clinic and the operating room. In addition, opportunities to work in the cadaver lab are available (project dependent).
- Ability to attend resident education lectures and grand rounds.
- Opportunities to present research at orthopaedic conferences across the country.
Please see attached flier for more information. Interested candidates should email their CV, a cover letter, USMLE transcripts (if applicable), and school transcripts to [email protected]. Deadline is February 4th, 2026.
