Children's Hospital Colorado Pediatric Orthopedic Summer Internship
Each year, the Musculoskeletal Research Center (MRC) and Center for Gait and Movement Analysis (CGMA) of Children’s Hospital Colorado (CHCO) offer summer internship positions to undergraduates or recent college graduates. Chosen applicants will participate in a 10-week clinical research or biomechanical engineering internship from June 2, 2025 to August 8, 2025.
The MRC was founded in 2006 to facilitate pediatric orthopedic research. Areas of research interests include the role of genetics in musculoskeletal disorders, sports medicine, spinal deformities, trauma, musculoskeletal tumors, concussion, and hip pathologies. The state-of-the-art facilities at CGMA provide accurate measurements of human movement and muscle activity that are essential to the study of complex musculoskeletal disorders and motion abnormalities. Primary areas of research in CGMA include neuromuscular pathologies that impact ambulation.
For more information about the summer internship and the MRC, please visit our websites:
https://medschool.cuanschutz.edu/orthopedics/research/mrc-childrens-hospital
https://medschool.cuanschutz.edu/orthopedics/research/mrc-childrens-hospital/mrc-summer-internship#ac-clinical-research-internship-learning-objectives-2
Interns will work with clinicians (including physicians, physician assistants, physical therapists, athletic trainers, nurse practitioners, prosthetists, etc.), engineers, and researchers. Clinical research activities include literature reviews, chart reviews, data collection, and preparation of abstracts and manuscripts. Engineering activities include utilizing and adapting technology as a data tool for clinicians, encompassing problem solving and optimizing technological tools. All interns will present their research findings during the final week of the internship. Interns will have the opportunity to shadow various clinical professionals in both a clinic and operating room environment, participate in a journal club, and attend relevant lectures. Qualifications expected of applicants include proficiency in writing and a general understanding of musculoskeletal anatomy and physiology. Research experience is preferred but not required.