Romine Selected for Elite Orthopaedic Program
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 23, 2008) − The University of Kentucky Department of
Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine is proud to announce that third-year resident Dr.
Spencer Romine was recently accepted into the American Academy
of Orthopaedic Surgeons Clinicians Scientist Development Program (CSDP). This is the second
straight year that a UK resident has been selected for the elite program after Dr. Michael Horan
attended in 2008.
"Only a handful of orthopaedic residents are selected for this honor. Traditionally, residents from the large research universities, such as Iowa, Pennsylvania and Northwestern have the inside track for these positions," Professor, Vice-Chairman and Residency Program Director William O. Shaffer said. "Dr. Romine securing this honor is a recognition of his talents and the success of our research endeavors here at the University of Kentucky. Dr. Horan represented the university last year. So for two years in a row, we have placed two outstanding residents in this program. It is a credit to the individual residents and our entire research team."
The CSDP seeks residents in their second, third, fourth and fifth year of training who have the potential and desire to become orthopaedic clinician scientists. Up to 15 residents are selected from a pool of applicants to participate in the CSDP Training Workshop, aligned with the American Orthopaedic Association (AOA)/Zimmer/Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation (OREF) Resident Leadership Forum. The 2009 program will be held over a two-day span, June 7-9, in Bonita Springs, Fla.
The workshop provides residents with an orientation to the research environment including research history, funding sources, and orthopaedic research organizations. It also provides the opportunity to meet and interact with research professors and establish a mentor relationship with selected faculty.
The CSDP is a first step in the career path for clinician scientists. Completion of this program is likely to lead to participation in the Traveling Fellowship Program and OREF and NIH-sponsored research grants and programs. This program offers the orthopaedic profession a new source of clinician scientists engaged in research that advances orthopaedic surgery and musculoskeletal medicine.
The CSDP is hosted immediately prior to the American Orthopaedic Association (AOA) Resident Leadership Forum which is a two day forum that introduces the concepts of leadership development as well as peer-to-peer and resident-to-leader interaction. Residents, should they elect, may participate in the RLF in conjunction with the CSDP.
"I am honored to represent the University of Kentucky and the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine in the upcoming Orthopaedic Clinical Scientist Development Program," said Romine. "Through the leadership and support of Dr. Darren Johnson and Dr. Shaffer, orthopaedic research opportunities at UK continue to thrive. As my mentor, Dr. Christian Lattermann has sparked my interest in the possibility of clinical research as a career."
Romine is a 2000 graduate of Duke where he served as the Blue Devil's starting quarterback for four seasons. He received his medical degree from Alabama in 2006.
"Only a handful of orthopaedic residents are selected for this honor. Traditionally, residents from the large research universities, such as Iowa, Pennsylvania and Northwestern have the inside track for these positions," Professor, Vice-Chairman and Residency Program Director William O. Shaffer said. "Dr. Romine securing this honor is a recognition of his talents and the success of our research endeavors here at the University of Kentucky. Dr. Horan represented the university last year. So for two years in a row, we have placed two outstanding residents in this program. It is a credit to the individual residents and our entire research team."
The CSDP seeks residents in their second, third, fourth and fifth year of training who have the potential and desire to become orthopaedic clinician scientists. Up to 15 residents are selected from a pool of applicants to participate in the CSDP Training Workshop, aligned with the American Orthopaedic Association (AOA)/Zimmer/Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation (OREF) Resident Leadership Forum. The 2009 program will be held over a two-day span, June 7-9, in Bonita Springs, Fla.
The workshop provides residents with an orientation to the research environment including research history, funding sources, and orthopaedic research organizations. It also provides the opportunity to meet and interact with research professors and establish a mentor relationship with selected faculty.
The CSDP is a first step in the career path for clinician scientists. Completion of this program is likely to lead to participation in the Traveling Fellowship Program and OREF and NIH-sponsored research grants and programs. This program offers the orthopaedic profession a new source of clinician scientists engaged in research that advances orthopaedic surgery and musculoskeletal medicine.
The CSDP is hosted immediately prior to the American Orthopaedic Association (AOA) Resident Leadership Forum which is a two day forum that introduces the concepts of leadership development as well as peer-to-peer and resident-to-leader interaction. Residents, should they elect, may participate in the RLF in conjunction with the CSDP.
"I am honored to represent the University of Kentucky and the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine in the upcoming Orthopaedic Clinical Scientist Development Program," said Romine. "Through the leadership and support of Dr. Darren Johnson and Dr. Shaffer, orthopaedic research opportunities at UK continue to thrive. As my mentor, Dr. Christian Lattermann has sparked my interest in the possibility of clinical research as a career."
Romine is a 2000 graduate of Duke where he served as the Blue Devil's starting quarterback for four seasons. He received his medical degree from Alabama in 2006.