Student Clinical Research Trainee

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Position Summary:
We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Student Clinical Research Trainee.

The Department of Orthopedic Surgery is seeking a full-time Student Clinical Research Trainee to join the Center for Clinical Research for a structured one-year clinical research training experience. This position is designed for individuals planning to pursue medical school, physician assistant or nurse practitioner education who are seeking meaningful, supervised and structured clinical research experience in an academic health system.
The Student Clinical Research Trainee will train on how to perform and support clinical research studies within the department while gaining hands-on exposure to patient-centered research, clinical workflows, regulatory processes, and scholarly activity for a maximum of one year. Under the direct supervision of experienced Research Coordinators, Research Managers, and physician investigators, the successful candidate will develop foundational skills in clinical research and academic medicine.
This role is especially well suited for current medical students taking a gap year and pre-med students taking a gap year before medical school who have a strong interest in orthopedic surgery, clinical investigation, and medicine. Candidates should possess basic clinical knowledge, familiarity with medical terminology, and a demonstrated interest in working with patients and healthcare teams in a professional and closely supervised environment.

Job Responsibilities:

• Clinical Research Coordination Learn the components of what is involved in the day-to-day coordination of clinical research studies, including patient screening, recruitment, enrollment, and follow-up activities under supervision. 

• Patient-Facing Research Activities Learn how to engage and interact with patients in clinical and research settings to support recruitment, scheduling, questionnaire administration, and study follow-up while maintaining professionalism and sensitivity. 

• Data Collection and Management Train on the rigid standards involved in the collection, entering, verification, and ensuring the integrity and maintenance of study data in REDCap, Epic, and other research databases. Conduct chart reviews and abstract relevant clinical information from the electronic medical record.  Consistently adheres to HIPAA standards at all times. 

• Regulatory and Compliance Support Learn how to assist with regulatory documentation, IRB submissions, protocol amendments, continuing reviews, and study record maintenance in accordance with institutional and sponsor requirements. 

• Outcomes Research Support Learn how to assist with the collection and tracking of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs), surveys, and study assessments for orthopedic research projects and registries. 

• Project and Administrative Coordination Learn how to coordinate study visits, patient follow-up, research meetings, and project-related activities. 

• Academic and Scholarly Development Learn how to conduct literature reviews, data summaries, abstract development, manuscript drafting, and presentation preparation. Candidates may have the opportunity to contribute to research publications and presentations. 

• Training and Professional Development Participate in departmental meetings, research training, and mentorship opportunities designed to strengthen understanding of clinical research, academic medicine, and the physician-scientist environment. 

• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:
To qualify you must have a Bachelors degree, or current completion of a degree, in biology, neuroscience, nursing, public health, psychology, health sciences, or a related field
Demonstrated interest in pursuing medical school or another health professional training pathway
Basic understanding of clinical or medical terminology and comfortable working in a healthcare or patient-facing environment
Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to manage multiple responsibilities in a fast-paced academic health system
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Office 365
Professionalism, dependability, flexibility, and strong critical thinking skills

Preferred Qualifications:
Prior experience in clinical research, healthcare, scribing, patient interaction, or an academic health system setting
Experience with REDCap, Epic, or similar research and clinical data systems
Interest in orthopedics, surgery, translational research, or patient outcomes research
Current gap-year status or intention to apply to medical school or other health professional programs
Coursework in anatomy, physiology, medical terminology, or related clinical sciences

Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.

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NYU Grossman School of Medicine is an equal opportunity employer and committed to inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration. We require applications to be completed online.

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NYU Langone Health provides a salary range to comply with the New York state Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $42,100.00 - $42,100.00 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, specialty, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.

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