Plastics Research Scholar (Department of Plastic Surgery)

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Posted Job Title

Plastics Research Scholar (Department of Plastic Surgery)

Job Profile Title

Prospect Researcher

Job Description Summary

The Herdon Lehr Division of Plastic Surgery Research Scholar position is an opportunity for current medical students or medical residents to work closely with Dr. Stephen Kovach as the mentor/Principal Investigator. The primary responsibility of the Research Scholar is to serve as a member of a research team. This opportunity is designed to provide research experience for those in training to become a future medical provider interested in pursuing a career in surgery/plastic surgery. The Herndon Lehr Research Scholar will be responsible for organizing, gaining approval, and managing the majority of the research that is produced within the division under direction from senior clinical research staff. The Division of Plastic Surgery Research Scholar will develop skills in planning, implementation, and conducting retrospective and prospective clinical trials as well as managing and analyzing institutional and national datasets. The Herndon Lehr Research Scholar will also film select surgical case led by Dr. Kovach.

Education Requirement:
Bachelor of Science and 1 to 2 years of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience is required. Current medical/surgical resident or current medical student who at minimum completed first year of medical school. We require two letters of recommendation and a personal statement for the application process.

This position is contingent upon continued grant funding.

Job Description

The position will include the following objectives:

1.    Gain an understanding of the importance of human protection and laws which govern clinical research
2.    Become proficient at generating study designs for new protocols and submitting to the IRB
3.    Create databases to hold abstracted data for outcomes and other studies of interest
4.    Monitor and analyze data for interpretatio