Position: Research Internship/Fellowship
Duration: 12-months
Salary: $25-30,000.00
The Division of Orthopaedic Trauma, University of Kentucky, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine is seeking a 4th year US medical students who were unable to match this year who are interested in a yearlong clinical research fellowship/internship designed to help improve their orthopaedic residency application, and develop skills to serve in an academic environment.
The Division serves a busy academic, Level I trauma center, with four full time traumatologists performing over 2000 trauma cases per year. We have 4 dedicated full-time staff members for orthopaedic research. We have a strong research program, participating/conducting in numerous local, regional and large multi-centered prospective clinical trials, as well as other prospective/retrospective investigations. If chosen, fellows of this program can expect to interact with multiple faculty and have several publications at the conclusion of their fellowship.
Under the direction of Dr. Paul Matuszewski and the faculty of the division, participants will be engaged in daily research endeavors with weekly mentorship meetings.
Research fellows will be participate in day-to-day activities involved in ongoing clinical trials and studies at the university, as well as individual projects. The fellow will help submit/draft IRB protocols, gathering of data, basic analysis, writing manuscripts and following up with patients involved in studies. Fellows will have opportunities to work orthopaedic residents, attendings and fellows on various projects.
The goal of the research fellow will be to improve their research skills, improve their fund of knowledge, develop mentorship relationships/networking and ultimately strengthen their application for orthopaedic residency. Fellows will have the opportunity to participate in daily conferences, educational opportunities, journal clubs, labs, etc.
To apply, email your CV, STEP scores (does not need to be official) and a 500-word personal statement to Dr. Paul Matuszewski, at pmatuszewski @ uky . edu (Remove spaces to complete address). You may have your ERAS application forwarded to the University of Kentucky as well to ease in this process.
The deadline for this application is March 14th, 5pm - 2019. Applications will be screened on a rolling basis and as such, early submission is favored.
Duration: 12-months
Salary: $25-30,000.00
The Division of Orthopaedic Trauma, University of Kentucky, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine is seeking a 4th year US medical students who were unable to match this year who are interested in a yearlong clinical research fellowship/internship designed to help improve their orthopaedic residency application, and develop skills to serve in an academic environment.
The Division serves a busy academic, Level I trauma center, with four full time traumatologists performing over 2000 trauma cases per year. We have 4 dedicated full-time staff members for orthopaedic research. We have a strong research program, participating/conducting in numerous local, regional and large multi-centered prospective clinical trials, as well as other prospective/retrospective investigations. If chosen, fellows of this program can expect to interact with multiple faculty and have several publications at the conclusion of their fellowship.
Under the direction of Dr. Paul Matuszewski and the faculty of the division, participants will be engaged in daily research endeavors with weekly mentorship meetings.
Research fellows will be participate in day-to-day activities involved in ongoing clinical trials and studies at the university, as well as individual projects. The fellow will help submit/draft IRB protocols, gathering of data, basic analysis, writing manuscripts and following up with patients involved in studies. Fellows will have opportunities to work orthopaedic residents, attendings and fellows on various projects.
The goal of the research fellow will be to improve their research skills, improve their fund of knowledge, develop mentorship relationships/networking and ultimately strengthen their application for orthopaedic residency. Fellows will have the opportunity to participate in daily conferences, educational opportunities, journal clubs, labs, etc.
To apply, email your CV, STEP scores (does not need to be official) and a 500-word personal statement to Dr. Paul Matuszewski, at pmatuszewski @ uky . edu (Remove spaces to complete address). You may have your ERAS application forwarded to the University of Kentucky as well to ease in this process.
The deadline for this application is March 14th, 5pm - 2019. Applications will be screened on a rolling basis and as such, early submission is favored.