Sexual Medicine Clinical Research Scholarship

We’ve established a scholarship specifically targeting those taking a gap or research year before residency.

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We are a nationally-recognized urology and sexual medicine practice that sees patients of all genders for issues related to sexual function (including desire, arousal, orgasm, and erectile function), pelvic pain, urinary tract and vaginal infection prevention, incontinence, and prolapse, menopause care, and more. 

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​​​As a small growing private practice, you’ll be exposed to the practice of sexual medicine, but you’ll be in the midst of a budding private practice seeing firsthand the business of medicine. You join a team of leading physicians and sexual medicine pre-med interns. Our goal is to grow the pipeline of physicians knowledgeable about sexual medicine! 

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​You will:​

• Receive mentorship from leading physicians in urology and sexual medicine

• Help with under-researched medical conditions

• Join a practice where physicians take time with patients 

• Provide clinical and research support to the practice

• Work to improve patient quality of life and actually see the results

• Collaborate in a supportive work and learning environment​

 

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Clinical Research: Lead multiple clinical research projects; supervise student-led research projects; participate in Sexual Medicine Research Team meetings; prepare conference presentations & publications to ISSWSH, SMSNA, support creation of research materials (e.g., abstracts, IRB materials, etc)

• Direct clinical support: provide incredible customer service to patients; support clinical procedures and assist throughout the clinic

• Advocacy and Education: participate in practice wide efforts in advocacy and external education campaigns and possibly with small research

• Practice support: write newsletters and blog posts; create educational content

 

Qualifications:

• Currently in medical school

• Strong interest/background in Sexual Medicine

• Experience in conducting clinical research

• Friendly and can-do attitude with patients and coworkers

• Self-starter, problem solver, willing to lean-in to new work and ideas

• Adaptable and flexible and able to work in a dynamic start-up private practice

• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills

• Detail-oriented, a flexible and adaptable team player, and the ability to work in a continuously evolving environment

• Computer/IT proficiency/social media savvy

• Be immunized against standard communicable diseases before starting the job

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