2024-2025 Orthopedic Value-Based Healthcare Research Fellowship

The Fellow will collaborate with department faculty on research projects related to the design, implementation and dissemination of value-based care models, outcome measurement (including the effect of interventions on patient-reported outcomes), costs of care, impact of psychosocial aspects in conditions to the musculoskeletal system, advances in shared decision-making and patient and caregiver engagement, and the adoption of digital health solutions.

Faculty

The Fellow will work directly with several leaders in healthcare innovation, including:

• Kevin Bozic, MD, MBA, professor and chairman of the Department of Surgery and Perioperative Care
• David Ring, MD, PhD, Associate Dean of Comprehensive Care; Professor of Surgery and Psychiatry
• Karl Koenig, MD, MS, associate professor and executive director of the Musculoskeletal Institute
• Prakash Jayakumar, MBBS, PhD, Assistant Professor and Director of Value-Based Healthcare and Outcomes Measurement

Key Responsibilities and Fellowship Functions

1. Research: Core research tasks include the development of research protocols, administration of Institutional Review Board (IRB) applications, patient recruitment in the Musculoskeletal Institute’s Lower Extremity Integrated Practice Unit (IPU), data collection and dissemination via abstracts, presentations and manuscripts for multiple publications. The Fellow will serve as a principal investigator in the lower extremity IPU (2.5 days/week) and supervise student and medical student volunteers in patient recruitment and data collection.
2. Strategy and Operations: Gain valuable insights into the organization’s strategic planning and clinical/operational needs by attending business and management meetings and becoming involved in operational projects as necessary.
3. Educational opportunities and networking
   1. Immersion program. The Fellow will participate in our quarterly Musculoskeletal Institute Immersion Program in Value-Based Health Care, which accommodates up to two dozen attendees, including a variety of leading stakeholders in orthopedics and beyond from across the country. The program provides comprehensive insight into our value-based model for musculoskeletal care delivery over two half days of presentations and interactive sessions and ample opportunity for networking and in-depth discussions.
   2. Value-based healthcare curriculum. Complete courses related to Value-Based Health Care through an executive education course from UT Austin’s Value Institute for Health and Care.
   3. AAOS Annual Meeting. The department will support the Fellow’s participation in the AAOS Annual Meeting.
   4. Grand rounds. The Fellow may attend Grand Rounds and other clinical conferences.
4. Clinical: Exposure to clinical patient care and surgical practices by shadowing faculty in clinical activities (operating room, hospital, and outpatient clinic). Although the Fellow will be most integrated with our Musculoskeletal Institute team, opportunities exist for shadowing and research in other surgical specialties within the Department of Surgery and Perioperative Care, based on the Fellow’s interests. He/she will have ample opportunities to interact with orthopedic surgery residents, as well as other residents and students in the department and throughout Dell Medical School.

A compensation

Salary: $35,000 plus benefits. Read more about UT Austin’s employment benefits here.

Eligibility

Applicant must have been admitted or enrolled in medical school at the time of application.

Required: strong critical thinking skills; very motivated; can work well independently and in a team; strong written/verbal communication and organizational skills; basic knowledge of statistics.

Preferred: Demonstrated interest in value-based healthcare; experience in conducting research projects through publication; completion of core clinical internships (e.g., current third-year medical student); experience creating PowerPoint presentations; skills with data analysis; fluent in Spanish.

Timeline

The Fellowship runs from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025, although there is some flexibility in dates. The deadline for registration is January 15, 2024. Zoom interviews will be conducted with finalists and we plan to fill the position by March 1st^st.

How to apply

Submit your resume (with USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 scores, if applicable), a one-page cover letter, and a list of three references via our Workday post. If available, include an example of previous work (PowerPoint presentations, published research, data analysis, etc.).

If you have any questions about the position or the application process, please contact Lauren Uhler, MPH, Associate Director of Research, at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Learn more

For more information, visit our website https://dellmed.utexas.edu/education/academics/additional-training-programs/orthopaedic-value-based-health-care-fellowship

Last updated: November 12, 2023