Division of Plastic Surgery Research Scholar

About the role

The Division of Plastic Surgery Research Scholar position is an opportunity for current medical students or medical residents to work closely with the Division of Plastic Surgery. The primary responsibility is to serve as a member of a research team, providing research experience for those in training to become future medical providers interested in pursuing a career in surgery/plastic surgery.

Responsibilities

• Organize, gain approval, and manage the majority of the research produced within the division under direction from senior clinical research staff
• Develop skills in planning, implementation, and conducting retrospective and prospective clinical trials
• Manage and analyze institutional and national datasets
• Gain an understanding of the importance of human protection and laws governing clinical research
• Become proficient at generating study designs for new protocols and submitting to the IRB
• Create databases to hold abstracted data for outcomes and other studies of interest
• Monitor and analyze data for interpretation
• Implement study design and actively recruit and collect data for prospective clinical trials
• Prepare abstracts for scientific meetings and manuscripts for publication
• Assist in preparation and full participation of divisional quarterly research meetings
• Prepare and deliver accepted studies for conference posters and presentations

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 1 to 2 years of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Current medical/surgical resident or current medical student who has completed at minimum the first year of medical school
• Two letters of recommendation and a personal statement
• Contingent upon grant funding

Pay

$45,278.00 – $48,027.00 annual rate. Salary offers are made based on the candidate’s qualifications, experience, skills, and education as they relate to the position requirements and in alignment with salary ranges based on external market data and internal organization and peer data at Penn.