2024-2025 Orthopedic Research Fellowship @ Kettering Health

Are you interested in working with ortho industry and cadaver workshops? Do you want to work with the country's leading community orthopedic program in Virtual Reality Training of its' orthopedic residents? Do you have a passion for hands on clinic research that gets you in on robotic surgery in a high-volume setting?

Kettering Health is pleased to announce a collaboration with Orthopedic Associates of SW Ohio and to extend an invitation to ambitious individuals seeking to improve their residency application and further their develop their foundation in clinical research. Fourth-year medical students and matriculated medical students (DO/MD applicants only) with an interest in orthopedic surgery are encouraged to apply for a funded clinical research fellowship in Dayton, Ohio.

Position: Orthopedic Research Fellow

Duration: 12 months (July 2024 – July 2025)

Location: Kettering Health Campuses, Dayton, OH

Salary: 1099-Contract with biweekly stipend ($800/week or $1,600/biweekly or $3200/month @ $38,400/year)

The goal of the Orthopedic Surgery Residency Program at Kettering Health is to develop competent, caring, well-rounded, practice-ready orthopedic surgeons. We focus on providing evidence-based high-quality treatment; the orthopedic residents are involved in the coordination and delivery of that care during the course of the educational experience.  Residents are instructed by a host of dedicated general and fellowship-trained orthopedic clinical faculty, many of whom practice with Orthopedic Associates of SW Ohio.

The orthopedic research fellow will collaborate closely with the clinical faculty and orthopedic residents as an orthopedic research fellow. In all aspects of the orthopedic specialty, research fellows will be pioneers in the coordination and execution of clinical orthopedic research investigating a broad scope of general and subspecialty orthopedic surgery. The research fellow will have the opportunity to collaborate with clinical faculty whose interests are similar to their own, as well as a wide set of sub-specialty orthopedic surgeons.  Previous experience in academic or clinical research, particularly with previous peer-reviewed publications would be preferred but is not required to apply.  Please consider submitting writing samples if applicable to your experience with your application.  In addition to the experience gained in the field of clinical orthopedic research, the orthopedic research fellow can expect to improve their residency application with robust exposure to clinical orthopedics and orthopedic surgery, further develop research skills that will be important in their medical career, network with orthopedic faculty and residents and potentially showcase their own technical skills.  The experience will be invaluable to their pursuit of a career in orthopedic surgery.

 Research Fellow Responsibilities:

- Work with industry to setup cadaver workshops for orthopedic implants and research

- Ambassador of Virtual Reality Training with Orthopedic Resident and Attendings with PrecisionOS

- Work alongside orthopedic residents and faculty organizing quarterly research meetings and oversight of all department clinical research projects.

- Create and evaluate clinical research questions, coordinate relevant literature reviews, and plan clinical studies

- Preparation of manuscripts, posters, and oral presentations related to orthopedic clinical research

- Attend all relevant conferences including preparation of research abstracts, posters, and presentations (registration and expenses covered for activities related to research presentations at academic and clinical meetings across the country)

- Coordinate and manage the summer orthopedic medical student interns

- Educate patients and enroll them in research studies (may involve calling and coordination of follow-up with patients).

- Some studies necessitate clinic attendance and physical exams, as well as the use of specific equipment.

- Collaborate with the hospital clinical research team, the EMR clarity team, and the IRB to ensure appropriate research oversight/integrity and patient safety.

- Collect, arrange, and analyze clinical data

- Maintain and develop relationships with industry partners to support research efforts

- Collaborate closely with Dr. Brent Bamberger, the orthopedic surgery residency program director, and clinical orthopedic faculty.

Application Process:

-  Interested applicants should submit an application to the orthopedic surgery residency program coordinator, Machele Maus (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.), with the following: 

-  Statement of interest (limit to one paragraph, 250 words or less)

-  CV (include USMLE/COMLEX 1 and 2 scores)

-  Subject line reading: Orthopedic Research Fellowship Application - [Full Name]

- Writing sample

- Two letters of recommendations

Speak to our 2022-2023 Research Fellow: Madison Messmer: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

https://secure.ketteringhealth.org/grandviewmeded/residency/orthopedic-surgery.cfm

Any questions regarding the position or application process can be directed to Machele Maus or Madison Messmer via email.