Orthopaedic Research Fellowship

The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation at the University of Texas Medical Branch is inviting highly qualified and motivated applicants to apply for a one-year, paid research position in Galveston, TX with expected start date of May-June of 2025.

A second year may be possible depending on funding and other factors; it is not guaranteed. This will provide an opportunity to gain experience for successful application to an orthopaedic residency program.During this year, the funded and pilot research projects will be prioritized. These are typically translational projects and aim to improve musculoskeletal healing and reduce orthopaedic infection. There will be ample opportunity to work with the orthopaedic residency program on research projects ranging from the basic sciences to clinical studies, in all areas that orthopaedics has to offer.

Additionally, opportunities to attend residency didactics, Morbidity and Mortality, skill labs, and fracture conferences to improve your orthopaedic knowledge base and better prepare you for your future residency program. There will also be opportunities to participate in research activities for Shriners Children’s Texas.

This will be the third year of this program and previous research fellows have been successful in advancing their careers by being able to participate in a broad range of research studies, be a part of an orthopaedic department and interact with residents, fellows, and staff, and cultivate working relationships with faculty to improve their letters of recommendation.