Postgraduate Orthopaedic Trauma Research Opportunities
The division of Trauma at NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases offers several one and two-year Orthopaedic Trauma research Fellowships for recent college graduates and medical students interested in completing one or two gap years of education in orthopaedic clinical research.
In addition to being mentored in a hospital clinic and research setting, responsibilities and opportunities include: learning how to develop a research hypothesis and to conduct a review of the literature; composing a research protocol; submitting research protocols to the Institutional Review Board for review; patient interaction; learning or honing clinical examination skills; observing trauma surgeries; collecting, organizing, and analyzing clinical research data; preparing study results for submission for academic publication and presentation to peers.
Students will also have the opportunity to audit courses related to clinical research duties and data analysis skills at the NYU School of Medicine. Interested individuals should contact Kenneth Egol MD, Director of Trauma Research at kenneth.egol@nyumc.org
Postdoctoral Spine Research Fellow
The NYU HJD Spine Division is looking for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow. The purpose of this position is to advance spine research and development and to facilitate the research endeavors of investigators in the Spine Division, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases. The spine division has more than 25 ongoing spine studies. This position is supported by a stipend. Interested parties should contact Alexandra Lee RN CCRC, Clinical Research Coordinator, (212) 598-6114, alex.lee@nyumc.org