Michael Zinner Health services research Fellowship

Program Highlights

• • One year fellowship for trainees and junior faculty

  • Up to 4 fellows accepted each year

  • Fellows are matched with an established SOC Member who will serve as their mentor and consultant

  • Fellows will develop and execute a project under the guidance of their mentor

  • The research fellowship program is of no cost to the participants

OBJECTIVES

Upon completion of the program, fellows will be able to:

• • Access and review the surgical outcomes research literature

  • Design an outcomes research project using appropriate methods

  • Manage an outcomes research project

  • Translate outcomes research into academic presentations and publications

  • Establish a network of surgical outcomes research colleagues

PROGRAM EXPECTATIONS

• • Attend the mid-year Zinner Fellowship Reception, which is held at the Academic Surgical Congress

  • Attend the SOC Annual Scientific Session during the fellowship year and present your research project in a dedicated session for Zinner fellows.

  • Submit an abstract to a national meeting based on collaborative with your mentor 

  • Prepare and submit at least one manuscript with your mentor for peer review and/or development of specific aims for future grant submission

WHO MAY APPLY

• • Members of the Surgical Outcomes Club that are interested in pursuing surgical outcomes and health services research may apply to this fellowship.

application process

Applicants must submit the application for along with the following:

• • Application form

  • Current copy of your curriculum vitae

  • A two-page statement of interest, including:

    • Prior and/or current activities and responsibilities in surgical outcomes research

    • A description of current surgical outcomes research interests

    • Potential research questions that may serve as a focus of the fellowship research project. 

    • Previously published and/or presented surgical outcomes research

    • Why a SOC mentor is needed

  • Letter of Support from department chair is required, confirming the support for attending the mid-year Zinner Fellowship Reception and the Annual Scientific Session.  

The application process will open in Spring 2025.