Andrews Sports Medicine and American Sports Medicine Institute Research Internship
Overview
- Full-year (Summer 2023 – Summer 2024) clinical research internship focusing on sports medicine outcomes research and clinical trials (sub-focus in shoulder, elbow, hip, and knee surgical outcomes; rehabilitation and physical activity outcomes)
- Opportunities for observation in motion capture research, cadaveric and tissue biomechanics research, and surgical technique training
- Contribute to clinically-impactful research generated from a high-volume, sports medicine orthopaedic practice
Responsibilities and Role
With oversight from the American Sports Medicine Institute (ASMI) clinical research team and the attendings at Andrews Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center (ASMOC):
- Maintain high-fidelity study datasets and perform electronic health record reviews to collect demographic, surgical, and other relevant clinical data for various studies
- Operate within and update a web-based surgical outcomes data repository
- Collect outcomes data from patients/study participants via phone calls, email, and data repositories
- For newly-conceptualized studies, assist in developing protocols for Institutional Review board (IRB) approval
- For prospective studies and clinical trials, assist in screening and onsite data collection
- Produce graphs, tables, figures, and images as needed for presentation or publication
- Contribute to manuscripts to be submitted for peer-reviewed publication
Expectations
- Have a basic understanding of sports medicine and orthopedics regarding anatomy and treatment options
- Work as an effective team-member, maintaining clear and consistent communication regarding project needs in order to maximize efficiency and productivity
- Proactively and intuitively solve problems
- Attention to detail and timely and accurate data collection and contributions to studies
- Maintain patient/participant privacy and professionalism at all times
- Potential for work-hours to coincide with clinic and operating room hours (i.e., early start times)
Benefits
- Contribute to studies from start to finish in a cutting-edge sports medicine practice
- Exposure to a high-volume of orthopaedic surgeries, studies, patients, imaging, clinical exams, biomechanics, and more
- Potential to bolster CV for medical school or other health professions programs with research experience and publications/abstracts
- Potential for letters of recommendation for medical school or other health professions programs
- Potential for interaction with and advice from medical student research fellow, medical students, and ASMI orthopaedic surgery/primary care sports medicine fellows
- Stipend will be provided to support year-long commitment
Applications – due by February 28th, 2023 by 5PM CST
See link below; please include the following information
- Your name, current institution, and email address
- Upload your updated/current CV
- Upload 2 letters of recommendation
- Upload a 500-word (maximum) statement of interest
For questions please contact ASMI Director of Clinical Research, Matt Ithurburn, DPT, PhD at matti@asmi.org