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Research Division

Brent Graham, MD- Division Director

Click on the links below to read the charges for committees of interest to you. For further information on any of the committees contact Alexzandra Wallace at awallace@assh.org.

GENERAL NOTE: Committee appointments are 3 year terms, unless otherwise noted. Liaison appointments are 1 year terms. Members and liaisons can be reappointed except when stated otherwise. Appointments commence at the time of the annual meeting.

Research Division
Clinical Trials and Outcomes Committee
Research Management Committee
Traveling Fellowship Committee

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Clinical Trials and Outcomes Committee

CHARGES:

To solicit and organize collaborative multi-center clinical trials by the ASSH membership.
To provide clinical outcomes data on treatments and procedures in hand surgery.

CHARGES:

To present a policy statement for grant scoring criteria by considering the following factors: (1) Principal Investigator’s credential, (2) Research Design, and (3)Innovation
To select and mentor applicants for ASSH-funded training programs by structuring the programs in collaboration with the NIH and/or the RWJ Foundation
To perform scheduled audits of ASSH research grants through progress reports, conference calls and face-to-face meetings with the investigators
To conduct site visits with ASSH-Scholars
To select participants for the research symposium in collaboration with AAOS and the ACS

CHARGES:

To select the Sterling Bunnell Fellow.
To oversee and administer the Sterling Bunnell Traveling Fellowships in Hand Surgery.
To annually review and revise the necessary logistics such as application process, reporting, and expenses & funding.