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Clinician Scholar Career Development Program

 

Congratulations to the 2023 AOFAS CSCDP Participants, Lorraine Boakye, MD, and Jensen Henry, MD! Watch this page for information on the 2024 program.

The Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS) Clinician Scholar Career Development Program (CSCDP) is a comprehensive training workshop designed to encourage and educate future orthopaedic clinician-scientists and investigators. Session topics include Beginning Your Career as a Clinician-Scientist, Building Blocks for a Successful Clinician-Scientist Career, Work-Life Balance, and Resources and Opportunities for Research Funding.

The annual program is open to residents in PGY-2 to PGY-5, fellows, and junior faculty through year three who have the potential and desire to become orthopaedic clinician-scientists.

AOFAS sponsors 1-2 members to participate in the CSCDP each year. The 2023 workshop will take place September 21-23, 2023, in Rosemont, Illinois.

 

2023 Participants

Lorraine A.T. Boakye, MD

Lorraine A.T. Boakye, MD

Dr. Boakye is an Assistant Professor at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine and serves as Director of Clinical Research for the foot and ankle division. She completed her foot and ankle fellowship at Harvard/Brigham and Women’s Hospital and orthopaedic residency at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, where she served as chief resident. Dr. Boakye’s research was recently featured as a podium presentation during AOFAS Annual Meeting 2022 and in the April issue of Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics.

 

Jensen K. Henry, MD

Jensen K. Henry, MD

Dr. Henry is an Assistant Attending Orthopedic Surgeon at the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) and an Instructor at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York. After graduating from NYU School of Medicine, she completed both orthopaedic residency and foot and ankle fellowship at HSS. Dr. Henry's research is focused on ankle arthritis, ankle replacement, and biomechanics. She has presented research at multiple AOFAS meetings and received research grants from the Orthopaedic Research & Education Fund and the Orthopaedic Research Society/Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society.

 

Past Participants

Matthew S. Conti, MD

Matthew S. Conti, MD
2022

"The CSCDP program provides a solid foundation for young clinical-scientists to build a research career. One of the highlights of the course is connecting with leaders in the field to discuss their experiences, get advice on avoiding pitfalls, and illuminate numerous paths to success. It has helped me transition from executing others’ research ideas to developing and implementing my own."

 

Daniel J. Scott, MD, MBA

Daniel J. Scott, MD, MBA
2022

"The CSCDP was a wonderful two days focused on (among other things) building collaborative relationships, mentorship, expanding research opportunities, funding sources, and networking. I strongly recommend this program to anyone truly interested in making a lasting impact in clinical or basic science orthopaedic research."

 

Daniel Bohl, MD, MPH

Daniel D. Bohl, MD, MPH
2021

"The CSCDP was a 48-hour immersion into the world of an orthopaedic clinician-scientist and featured a 'who's who' of the most prominent orthopaedic researchers nationwide. I recommend this program to anyone who is towards the beginning of their orthopaedic career and is serious about making a difference through clinical or basic orthopaedic research."

 

Natalie R. Danna, MD

Natalie R. Danna, MD
2021

"The CSCDP was comprehensive. Speakers addressed idea generation, funding opportunities, scholarly writing, academic promotion, time management, and work/life balance. The faculty was engaging and approachable. Rather than feeling fried after hours of presentations and discussions, I felt invigorated and excited for the opportunities ahead."

 

Niall Smyth, MD

Niall A. Smyth, MD
2019

"The CSCDP allows the attendees extensive insight into what is required to obtain extramural funding, from local grants all the way to federal dollars. One thing made abundantly clear was that it is not easy! That being said, attending this course lays the groundwork to embark on a rewarding academic career."

 

Christopher Reb, DO

Christopher W. Reb, DO
2019

"The opportunities to gain insights were everywhere... Much time was allocated to encouraging introspection and cultivating peer-to-peer conversations. In these dialogues, I encountered much empathy, new ideas, and opportunities to mentor and be mentored."

 

Michael C. Aynardi, MD

Michael C. Aynardi, MD
2018

"While I learned a lot about additional opportunities and research tips to help progress my ideas, the most valuable aspects were the networking and connections I developed with the faculty who are all highly accomplished scientists in orthopaedics... I would highly recommend this program."

 

Jonathan Kaplan, MD

Jonathan R.M. Kaplan, MD
2018

"As clinician scholars we had the opportunity to hear firsthand experiences from faculty members with a wide array of backgrounds... Upon leaving the CSCDP I have already developed a series of program ideas to take back to my institution and research team."