Establishing Your Research Program: Pearls for Early Career Investigators and Research Program Managers

Friday, October 25, 2024

4:40 PM – 5:40 PM EDT

Location: 517A

Moderator(s)

GS

Gerard P. Slobogean, MD, MPH

Associate Professsor
University of Maryland School of Medicine, R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center
Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Financial Disclosures: Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma: Editorial or governing board|Orthopaedic Trauma Association: Board or committee member|Smith & Nephew: Paid consultant|Zimmer: Paid consultant|

Faculty(s)

Joseph T. Patterson, MD (he/him/his)

Assistant Professor, Director of Orthopaedic Trauma Research
Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California
Keck School of Medicine of USC Department of Orthopedic Surgery
Los Angeles, California, United States

Financial Disclosures: AOTrauma North America: Board or committee member; Research support|European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology: Editorial or governing board|Globus Medical: Paid consultant|Johnson & Johnson: Paid consultant|Orthopaedic Trauma Association: Board or committee member; Research support|Stryker: Paid consultant|
NO

Nathan N. O'Hara, PhD

Associate Professor
University of Maryland School of Medicine, R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center
Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Financial Disclosures: Arbutus Medical Inc.: Stock or stock Options|Pilot and Feasibility Studies: Editorial or governing board|
Sheila Sprague, PhD

McMaster University
McMaster University
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Financial Disclosures: Geistlich Pharma AG: Paid consultant|McMaster University: Employee|
Leah Gitajn, MD, MS

Associate Professor
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Hanover, New Hampshire, United States

Financial Disclosures: AO North America: Board or committee member|Orthopaedic Trauma Association: Board or committee member|Stryker: Paid presenter or speaker|

There are many grant writing and early career courses available, however, none of them are tailored to orthopaedic trauma researchers. This breakout responds to this need with real-world examples from a successful research team. Experiential pearls will be shared through a case-study using an OTA-funded grant and pilot trial that is in the early start-up phases. Specifically, we will discuss how investigators can sequentially build their grant proposals and clinical questions from OTA funding to million-dollar federal grants. The faculty will share experiences balancing clinical and research responsibilities; salary implications and successful compensation structures; and strategies for building and maintaining your research team.

Learning Objectives:

At the completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

Define strategies for sequentially building research projects from pilot studies with foundation (OTA) funding to federally-funded multicenter trials.
Summarize salary and job structure options as a surgeon-researcher.
Apply strategies for building and maintaining a research team as your program grows.