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Clinician Scholar Career Development Program

 

Congratulations to Albert Anastasio, MD, and Edward Haupt, MD, for being selected as the 2024 AOFAS CSCDP participants! Watch this page for information on the 2025 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 2024 workshop will take place October 3-5, 2024, in Rosemont, Illinois.

 

2024 Participants

Albert Anastasio, MD

Albert T. Anastasio, MD

Dr. Anastasio is a PGY5 orthopaedic resident at Duke University and will begin his foot and ankle fellowship at Duke University this summer. In collaboration with researchers at Duke University Hospital, Dr. Anastasio was awarded the prestigious Roger Mann Award at AOFAS Annual Meeting 2023 for his work in total ankle arthroplasty. He has authored more than 170 publications in peer-reviewed journals and more than 150 oral or poster presentations at national and international conferences.

 

Edward Haupt, MD

Edward T. Haupt, MD

Dr. Haupt is an assistant professor and practicing foot and ankle orthopaedic surgeon at the Mayo Clinic in Florida. He completed his medical school training and orthopedic surgery residency at the University of Florida in Gainesville. After completing a foot and ankle fellowship at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, he returned to his home state to begin practice at Mayo Clinic. Dr. Haupt has numerous publications and presentations in basic science, translational, biomechanics, and clinical research and has won several awards for his work.

 

Past Participants

Lorraine A.T. Boakye, MD

Lorraine A.T. Boakye, MD
2023

"The CSCDP was an incredible opportunity to develop a network of orthopaedic surgeon scientists who are similarly committed to advancing the field through evidence-based research. It was a comprehensive, thoughtfully curated weekend that armed us with resources, data, and insight to drive our careers. I am incredibly grateful to AOFAS for their sponsorship and to my mentors for their support."

 

Jensen K. Henry, MD

Jensen K. Henry, MD
2023

"The CSCDP was better than anything I could have expected. The speakers were dynamic, empathetic, and gave motivating and pragmatic advice to build a career as a clinician-scholar. I returned home to my institution energized and full of ideas to build and lead programmatic research."

 

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."