Research
One of the main goals of the residency at Thomas Jefferson University is to promote the productive interaction of basic and clinical researchers. Thus, the orthopaedic department has ongoing collaborations with the departments of biochemistry and molecular biology, medicine, and microbiology, as well as research departments in other institutions. The amount of clinical pathology experienced at our institutions ensures an abundance of material for resident research.
The Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, headed by Maurizio Pacifici, Ph.D., offers residents an excellent environment for advanced study in basic sciences.
The residents are expected to complete two publishable research projects by the end of their residency. Both basic science and clinical research projects are stressed. Residents are also expected to present grand rounds on selected topics once during their PGY-5 year. The Jefferson Orthopaedic Society meeting, held annually in November, is an excellent forum for these papers to be presented and also critiqued by our many visiting professors.
Residents also serve on the editorial board of the Jefferson Orthopaedic Journal which is also sponsored by the Jefferson Orthopaedic Society and endeavors to publish original papers, representing the residents research projects.
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