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Congrats to the Western Region Resident Research Symposium winners! Thank you to our co-host ! Thanks to all who presented their research. Click here to view the winners: https://bit.ly/OREF-RRS-Western

TOMORROW is the Western Region Resident Research Symposium! OREF is committed to fostering the development of new generations of investigators through research-focused educational programs. Visit https://bit.ly/OREF-RRS-Western to view the program and more!

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One week until the Western Region Resident Research Symposium! OREF is committed to fostering the development of new generations of investigators through research-focused educational programs like our Resident Research Symposia. Visit https://bit.ly/OREF_RRS for more info.

OREF strives to improve clinical care and patient outcomes by advancing innovative research, developing new investigators & uniting the orthopaedic community in promoting health. Learn more about our mission in the 2023 OREF Annual Report: http://oref.org/report

Thanks to the generosity of our donors, OREF provides financial support that helps build a strong foundation for their research careers, like grant recipient, Collin May, MD of . Read about Dr. May's research: https://bit.ly/OREF-May

Save the Date! The Southwest Region 2024 Resident Research Symposium is Oct. 18. https://bit.ly/RRS-southwest

Applications for the $20,000 OREF Mentored Clinician Scientist Grant are due Oct. 14, 2024. This grant promotes the development of new clinician-scientists who have demonstrated success as both a clinician and a researcher. Click here for more info: https://bit.ly/47CJJr3

We're on the list! The is offering its members an opportunity to designate a charitable organization to receive a matching gift when a member contributes $100 or more until Aug. 31. Please consider OREF for the Charity Match. Click here to donate: https://bit.ly/3LU055I

Thanks to the generosity of our donors, from 2019 to 2023 OREF funded research grants in 14 different sub-specialties. Did you know the percentages and specialties change from year to year? Take a look at the research OREF funded: https://bit.ly/OREF-2023-funding

May I apply for more than one grant in a grant cycle?
Who can apply for an OREF grant?

Find these answers and more here: https://bit.ly/OREF-FAQs

OREF donors, like Dr. Weber, shared her vision of a healthier, happier future for patients, families and friends in the OREF Annual Report. Learn more about why our donors support our mission: https://bit.ly/OREF-Weber

Save the date for the Southeast Resident Research Symposium on Oct. 4, 2024. Visit https://bit.ly/3LQ73bV for more information!

Save the date, Sept. 4, for the next Resident Research Symposium! OREF is committed to fostering the development of new generations of investigators through research-focused educational programs like our Resident Research Symposia. Visit https://bit.ly/OREF_RRS for more info.

New MSK funding opportunity for members! $150,000 in funding available for studies addressing diversity, equity, inclusion and disparities in orthopaedic health care. Request for applications is now OPEN. Go to https://bit.ly/45WSMU0 learn more.

News from our partner!

Abstracts for the 2025 Annual Meeting, February 7-11, 2025 in Phoenix, AZ., are due Aug. 26.

For more info visit www.ors.org/2025annualmeeting

OREF donors, like Dr. Wright, shared his vision of a healthier, happier future for patients, families and friends in the OREF Annual Report. Learn more about Dr. Wright's commitment to OREF and why our donors support our mission here: https://bit.ly/OREF-Wright

The OREF New Investigator Grant provides $50,000 to advance the scientific training of the next generation of -scientists with seed and start-up funding for promising research projects.

For eligibility and requirements visit: https://bit.ly/47CJJr3

The $300,000 OREF Career Development Grant LOI is due Aug. 10. This encourages investigators to commit to scientific . Research may be basic, translational, clinical and/or health sciences. Visit https://bit.ly/OREF-CareerDevelopmentGrant for complete eligibility requirements.

New MSK funding opportunity for members! $150,000 in funding available for studies addressing diversity, equity, inclusion and disparities in orthopaedic health care. Request for applications are now open. Go to https://bit.ly/45WSMU0 learn more.

Now open more than $500,000 in funding opportunities, including the Career Development, New Investigator and OREF/RJOS Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Disparities in Orthopaedic Health Care research.

Visit https://bit.ly/OREFFunding to learn more.

LOIs are due August 12, 2024.

New funding opportunities, totaling $500,000! Request for applications open TOMORROW. Visit https://bit.ly/OREFFunding to learn more about these upcoming grants, including the $300,000 Career Development Grant. LOIs are due August 12, 2024.

Have a happy and safe 4th of July!