2024-2025 Orthopedic Research Fellowship @ Kettering Health

Kettering Health is pleased to announce a partnership with Orthopedic Associates of SW Ohio and extend an invitation to ambitious individuals looking to improve their residency application and further develop their foundation in clinical research. Fourth-year medical students and graduate 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 researcher

Duration: 12 months (July 2024 – July 2025)

Place: Kettering Health Campuses, Dayton, OH

Salary: 1099 Contract with Biweekly Allowance ($800/week or $1600/biweekly or $3200/month @ $38,400/year)

The goal of the Orthopedic Surgery Residency Program at Kettering Health is to develop competent, caring, versatile, practice-ready orthopedic surgeons. We focus on providing high-quality evidence-based treatment; the orthopedic assistants are involved in the coordination and delivery of that care during 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 work closely with 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 conduct of clinical orthopedic research examining a broad scope of general and subspecialty orthopedic surgery. The research fellow will have the opportunity to work with clinical faculty whose interests are similar to their own, as well as a wide range of sub-specialty orthopedic surgeons. Previous experience in academic or clinical research, particularly with previous peer-reviewed publications, is preferred but not required to apply. Consider submitting writing samples if this applies to your experience with your application. In addition to the experience gained in the field of clinical orthopedic research, the orthopedic researcher can expect to enhance their residency application with robust exposure to clinical orthopedics and orthopedic surgery, further develop research skills that will be important in their medical career, networks with orthopedic faculty and residents and may be able to demonstrate their own technical skills. The experience will be invaluable as they pursue a career in orthopedic surgery.

Responsibilities of research staff:

– Collaborate with industry to establish cadaver workshops for orthopedic implants and research

– Ambassador of Virtual Reality Training with Orthopedic Resident and Guidance with PrecisionOS

– Collaborate with orthopedic residents and faculty by organizing quarterly research meetings and overseeing all department clinical research projects.

– Create and evaluate clinical research questions, coordinate relevant literature searches and plan clinical trials

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

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

– Coordinating and managing orthopedic medicine interns during the summer period

– Educate patients and enroll them in research studies (may include calling and coordinating follow-up with patients).

– Some examinations require participation in a clinic and physical examination, as well as the use of specific equipment.

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

– Collect, organize and analyze clinical data

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

– Working closely with Dr. Brent Bamberger, orthopedic surgery program director and clinical orthopedic faculty.

Registration procedure:

– Interested applicants should apply 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:

– Declaration of interest (maximum one paragraph, 250 words or less)

– CV (including USMLE/COMLEX 1 and 2 scores)

– Read subject line: Orthopedic Research Fellowship Application – [Full Name]

– Writing sample

– Two letters of recommendation

Talk 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

Questions about the position or the application process can be directed via email to Machele Maus or Madison Messmer.