The HSS Sports Medicine Institute (SMI) invites medical students taking a research year between 3rd and 4th year of medical school to apply for a Sports Medicine Medical Student Mentorship and Research Program at Hospital for Special Surgery. The Sports Medicine Medical Student Mentorship and Research Program is a yearlong program designed to introduce medical students to formal training in all aspects of sports medicine research including, but not limited to, clinical shadowing opportunities, mentored research in clinical, registry, basic science and translational research projects, attendance at weekly lectures/ presentations, and shadowing of attendings. Students will work closely with and report directly to a Sports Medicine physician (Principal Investigator) and collaborate with investigators (Co-PIs) within the SMI.
This program is open to students who have completed three years at an accredited US medical school and are taking a research year or gap year between 3rd and 4th year. Preference will be given to highly motivated medical students who are applying for residency in orthopaedic surgery. Applicants are required to submit a cover letter expressing their interest in this program, a CV, and one letter of recommendation.
Duration: 1 year (July 2025-July 2026)
Stipend: $15,000
Application deadline: April 2025
For all interested individuals please submit a CV/resumes and one letter of recommendation to smimedstudentresearchprogram@hss.edu. Application deadline will be April 2025. A selection committee will review the applications and determine the final candidates. Applicants will be notified of the status of their applications by April/May 2025.
For inquiries, please contact Jessica Rios at riosj@hss.edu