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Career Development Award in Total Joint and Trauma Surgery — Applications closed for 2010 funding
Six grants for 2010 have been made possible through support provided to OREF by Zimmer, Inc.

This one-year grant provides up to $50,000 to advance the training of the next generation of orthopaedists who have a clinical or scientific interest in total joint surgery and/or trauma treatment.  Physicians currently completing formal orthopaedic surgical training, currently enrolled in advanced surgical training, or having completed formal training within the last four (4) years* may apply by submitting a proposal for an individual plan for further research investigation or surgical training.  Six awards will be given for Project Year 2010, two of which will be reviewed and recipients selected by member of the J. Robert Gladden and Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic societies. Minority and female orthopaedic surgeons are encouraged to apply.

*This requirement is flexible if a sabbatical or leave of absence was taken during the candidate’s early career and will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

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OREF Young Investigator Grant — Applications are due January 15, 2010
This one-year grant provides up to $50,000 to advance the scientific training of the next generation of orthopaedists. Physicians currently completing formal orthopaedic surgical training, currently enrolled in advanced surgical training, or having completed formal training within the last four years* may apply by submitting a proposal for an individual plan for further research investigation. Two awards will be given for Project Year 2010.  Applications are due to OREF by January 15, 2010. 

*This requirement is flexible if a sabbatical or leave of absence was taken during the candidate’s early career and will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

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OREF-JBJS Journal Club Grants — Applications closed for 2009-2010
A minimum of $2,000 per program
The objective of this program is to support journal club activities for orthopaedic and osteopathic residents. Participation in this program is open to existing and new journal clubs. The program will enhance residency training by providing educational information on managing an effective journal club, and will teach residents how to evaluate current scientific literature, write scientific articles, and understand ethical issues. Grants of at least $2,000 per program are available.

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Resident Clinician Scientist Training Grant — Applications closed for 2010 funding
The objective of the Resident Clinician Scientist Training Grant is to prepare residents for a career with research as a major component.  Clinical relevance must be clearly noted in the abstract and specific aims sections, and be obvious from the title and the study design.  Grants of up to $20,000 for one year will be considered for orthopaedic surgery residents or fellows completing an orthopaedic fellowship in approved orthopaedic programs to cover research expenses, but not salary. The resident is required to have a minimum of three months dedicated research time, with six months dedicated research time preferred, within the one-year grant period.  The resident’s time commitment must be consistent with the resident’s role on the project, and must be justified. The work should clearly be achievable by the resident as a free-standing project even when it is a part of a larger work, and it should potentially lead to publication with the resident as an author.  Both laboratory and clinical projects (e.g., outcome studies) are suitable, but in either case clinical relevance must be explicitly and clearly described. 

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OREF/DePuy Orthopaedic Resident Educational Grants — Applications closed for 2010 funding
With support from DePuy, OREF will fund 15 one-year grants of $5,000 each for residents and fellows who are working with a funded investigator or mentor to encourage the development of research interests. These grants may be applied to research expenses, but not salary or travel. Recipients will be selected through OREF’s independent, peer-review process, which is modeled on the process used by the National Institutes of Health.

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OREF/AAHKS Resident Clinician Scientist Training Grant in Total Joint Arthroplasty — Applications closed for 2010 funding

With support from Zimmer, residents (and fellows completing an orthopaedic fellowship) in approved orthopaedic programs who intend to make Total Joint Arthroplasty a major career component are invited to apply for this $21,500, one-year grant. This grant provides $20,000 for research expenses (but not salary) plus a $1,500 travel stipend, and will be awarded to a candidate who is mentored by an active or candidate member of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS) and can dedicate at least three to six months (six months is the preferred minimum) between April 1, 2010 and March 31, 2011. The recipient will be required to attend the 2010 AAHKS Annual Meeting and present an interim report on his or her project; the $1,500 stipend compensates travel expenses.

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