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American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Sandy Kirkley Clinical Outcome Research Grant

The late Dr. Sandy Kirkley was a passionate advocate for well-conducted randomized controlled trials to evaluate the efficacy of interventions in orthopaedic sports medicine. It was her strong contention that the field must "rise to the challenge of designing and implementing clinical trials that provide the same level of evidence in support of treatments as our nonsurgical colleagues demand." It is one of her intellectual legacies, then, that our profession in general and the Society specifically embrace and support outcome research that has the potential to inform evidence-based practice.

To honor the memory and spirit of Dr. Kirkley, AOSSM established a $20,000 grant that provides start-up, "seed," or supplemental funding for an outcome research project or pilot study. One grant will be awarded each year and eligible applicants are not restricted to newer investigators as is the case for the Young Investigator Grants.

Deadline: December 1, 2013

American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Young Investigators Grant

The Young Investigator Grant provides awards in amounts of up to $40,000 aimed at providing "seed money," or start-up funds, for pilot projects. The principal investigator must be an early career orthopaedic surgeon, fellow, or resident with interests in sports medicine research. Any investigational team seeking such a grant must include at least one member of AOSSM in good standing.

Pre-reviews: In an effort to improve the quality and competitiveness of submissions, the AOSSM Research Committee will pre-review and critique applications prior to the final application deadline. This pre-review is STRONGLY RECOMMENDED but not required. It is anticipated that by participating in the pre-review process, the applicant's chances for funding will improve.

The pre-review will focus on:

Significance of proposed research

Scientific quality

Statistical methods

Realistic nature of goals

Long term value of results

Pilot data

Pre-Review Deadline: August 15th, 2013. You do not need to include any signatures for pre-review.

Final Deadline: December 1, 2013

Note: Final submission deadline: December 1st before midnight. Please contact Bart Mann with any questions.