Now accepting applications for the 2023-2024 academic year.  We anticipate hiring 5 fellows this year.

Research fellows are involved in developing new projects and assisting with ongoing projects. The clinical research fellowship includes close mentorship from the Department Chair and Otolaryngology faculty engaged in clinical research.

Fellowship highlights:

• Broad portfolio with robust clinical research opportunities in 1) all otolaryngology subspecialties as well as 2) all medical specialties through the new Center for Health Innovation and Transformative Care, a joint effort of The University of Kansas Medical Center, The University of Kansas Health System, and The University of Kansas System.
• Research opportunities in novel and emerging "hot topics" in medicine while working with clinical and research faculty with active grant support, for example:
  • Advancing health care delivery innovation including digital care delivery
  • Leveraging AI and machine learning to inform diagnosis and treatment, predict outcomes, and enable precision medicine
  • Understanding the impact of social determinants of health on outcomes and quality of life
  • Using a novel olfaction test to inform diagnosis and treatment of a range of issues, including dementia, chronic sinusitis, and COVID-19
  • Developing and testing new devices
  • Improving multi-modal pain management and assessment for surgical patients
  • Enhancing medical education and surgical training through interactive simulations
• Leadership and professional development in healthcare
  • Opportunity to work directly with a clinical department chair, vice chair for innovation, and clinical research director as well as a VP for health system strategic planning and other university and hospital leaders supporting the Center for Health Innovation and Transformative Care 
  • Dissemination and implementation (D&I) to accelerate advancement in medicine
  • Focused scholarship, which can lead to multiple publications from the fellowship year

Qualifications

• M.D. degree (or anticipated) from an accredited institution, or 1st, 2nd, or 3rd year medical student planning a research year
• Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, flexibility, ability to activate and complete projects, strong verbal and written communication
• Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with multidisciplinary teams, including physicians and administrative staff with varying levels of education and knowledge of health care practices
• High quality professionalism, empathy, and respectfulness necessary for working with patients and caregivers

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with electronic medical records
• Data management experience with Microsoft Excel, REDCap, Access, or other electronic data capture systems
• Experience with statistical analysis software

Responsibilities

Clinical Research Fellows work closely with the Director of Clinical Research, research faculty, reseach coordinators, and residents to execute clinical research projects; recruit and enroll patients and caregivers in clinical research registries and trials; develop and maintain project-specific databases; lead data collection efforts with responsibilities including creating data collection tools, developing data collection workflow plans, and entering data; assist residents, surgical fellows, and faculty with data analysis and manuscript development; actively participate in weekly research meetings to develop solutions for problems with existing research methodology and brainstorm ideas for new projects; and provide weekly progress and status updates to the Director of Clinical Research.

Allocation of Fellow's Time:

40% - Patient enrollment, data collection, and database management
30% - Data analysis and manuscript development
20% - Meetings with clinical research leaders and department faculty, residents, and surgical fellows to discuss new and ongoing projects
10% - Planning for and initiating new clinical research projects including IRB application development and management

Interested applicants should email a current CV, cover letter, and two letters of reference to our Senior Coordinator for Residency and Fellowships, Toni Holthaus at . ERAS letters of reference are acceptable.

Contacts

Program Director
Kevin Sykes, PhD, MPH
(913) 588-7154

Senior Coordinator
Toni Holthaus, MBA
(913) 588-6739