Research Grants & Peer Review Committees
The Research Grants Committee allocates research funding to advance research in the specialty of orthopaedics and is responsible for:
- establishing criteria for the distribution of available funds
- conducting an independent peer review process
- overseeing the preparation and distribution of promotional information and applications for research grants and awards
- making decisions regarding the awarding of funds for research consistent with OREF’s goals and objectives
The members of the Research Grants Committee are appointed by the OREF Board of Trustees and must be non-conflicted. Membership, inclusive of participation on any peer review committee, is limited to a maximum of seven years.
All appointments to any of the research peer review committees are by nomination of the Research Grants Committee, which determines the number of peer review committees and their members. The Research Grants Committee may request recommendations from orthopaedic societies or any other organization which has a substantial interest in research consistent with OREF’s goals and objectives.
Research Grants Committee |
James D. Heckman, MD, Chair |
Manchester, VT |
R. Tracy Ballock, MD |
Cleveland, OH |
J. Sybil Biermann, MD |
Ann Arbor, MI |
Matthew B. Dobbs, MD |
St. Louis, MO |
Farshid Guilak, PhD |
Durham, NC |
Shepard R. Hurwitz, MD |
Chapel Hill, NC |
Educational Grants Committee
The Educational Grants Committee allocates educational funding under the Clinician Development Program to advance graduate and post-graduate education and continuing medical education in orthopaedics. The Educational Grants Committee is responsible for:
- establishing criteria for the distribution of available funds
- selecting grant recipients from among qualified applicants in a transparent and unbiased manner, including a blinded funding match—all independent of donor knowledge/involvement in accordance with procedures reviewed and approved by federal monitors appointed by the U.S. Department of Justice
- overseeing the preparation and distribution of promotional information and applications for educational program awards
- making decisions regarding the awarding of funds for educational programs consistent with OREF’s goals and objectives
The members of the Educational Grants Committee are appointed by the OREF Board of Trustees and must be non-conflicted. Membership, inclusive of participation on any selection committee, is limited to a maximum of seven years.
All appointments to any of the educational selection committees are by nomination of the Educational Grants Committee, which determines the number of selection committees and their members.
Educational Grants Committee |
Frank B. Kelly Jr., MD, Chair |
Macon, GA |
John H. Healey, MD |
New York, NY |
William C. McMaster, MD |
Orange, CA |
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