InMotion Musculoskeletal Research Fellowship
Description:
The InMotion Musculoskeletal Institute is a nonprofit orthopaedic laboratory located in the Memphis Medical Center District. InMotion′s mission is to reduce disability and to improve mobility for the musculoskeletal patient through translational research.
InMotion is currently offering one research fellowship for a Rhodes College undergraduate.
This fellowship combines research opportunities in both the clinic and in the laboratory. The recipient will be involved in many aspects of a clinical research trial, including the collection and management of data from patients who surgically received a musculoskeletal implant and with it, a new life. The student will also work in the InMotion Biomechanics laboratory, assisting laboratory staff with analyzing x-ray data using unique and specialized software.
This project will focus on determining the different rates of “wear” among various hip implant bearing materials in a patient population.
Timeline:
June-August 2008 – Summer Session 1, 40 hours/week
September-December 2008 – Fall Semester Session, 8-10 hours/week
January-May 2009 – Spring Semester Session, 8-10 hours/week
June-August 2009 – Summer Session 2, 40 hours/week
Compensation:
Pay for Summer Sessions 1 & 2 is $9.50/hour (no benefits). The student will earn academic credit during the Fall and Spring Sessions.
Ideal candidate:
Academically strong undergraduates with career interests in clinical research at the RN, MD, or PhD level are welcomed to apply.
The student should have interest in creating his or her own research questions for independent study and publication in appropriate journals as co-author and presentation at conferences.
How to apply?
Download and complete the application form (PDF) by February 4, 2008. Return this form to Dr. Robert Strandburg (201 Clough).
Download the letter of recommendation form (PDF) and ask a member of the Rhodes faculty to complete and return this form to Dr. Robert Strandburg by February 4, 2008. You should try to select the Rhodes professor who knows you best, but it is especially helpful if you can solicit this letter from a member of the faculty who has observed (and can comment on) your work in a laboratory.
