COTA Grant Information

Center for Orthopaedic Trauma Advancement Fellowship Grants Awarded 2010-2011

"Unencumbered grants were disbursed based upon competitive peer review for research, educational programs, fellowship funding, faculty career development, resident education and patient care"
— Brendan Patterson, MD, President of COTA

“We are proud to donate the first funds to COTA as they create an important avenue for the independent distribution of grants. This agreement reinforces our commitment to training and education for the physicians who deliver life-restoring trauma technology to patients.”
— Bill Shopoff, president of Smith & Nephew Orthopaedic Trauma Business

“It is a great pleasure for Stryker to support the COTA initiative to offer non-commercial fellowships to deserving candidates and institutions. We hope to continue to support the COTA vision!!”
— Sharon Brown, V.P. General Manager, Trauma and Extremities

The following grants were awarded:

• Carolinas Medical Center Orthopaedic Trauma Fellowship, Charlotte, NC
• Denver Health Orthopaedic Trauma Fellowship, Denver, CO
• OrthoIndy Orthopaedic Trauma Fellowship, Indianapolis, IN
• Orthopaedic Trauma Service, Tampa General, Tampa, FL
• Parkland University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX
• Regions Trauma Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
• Sonoran Orthopaedic Trauma Fellowship, Scottsdale, AZ
• St Louis University Orthopaedic Trauma Fellowship, St. Louis, MO
• Washington University School of Medicine, Orthopaedic Trauma Institute, St Louis, MO
• University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA
• University of California, San Francisco, Orthopaedic Trauma Institute, San Francisco, CA
• University of Miami, Orthopaedic Trauma Fellowship – Miami, FL
• University of Washington at Harborview Orthopaedic Trauma Fellowship, Seattle, WA
• University of Maryland, Shock Trauma Center, Baltimore, MD
• Vanderbilt Orthopaedic Institute, Division of Orthopaedic Trauma, Nashville, TN
• Wake Forest University Health Sciences Orthopaedic Trauma Fellowship, Winston-Salem, NC

Process and Deadlines

The grant application has been closed. (Applications were due by February 15, 2010).

Thank you to those of you who have submitted applications for Grants for the 2010-2011 Fellowship Year. Applications are currently under review and notification will be sent by April 1.

Watch this website for further information.

About the COTA Grants Program

The Center Orthopaedic Trauma Advancement (COTA) was chartered in 2009 to serve as a non-conflicted intermediary to distribute support for fellowships and postgraduate education from unrestricted grants donated by industry. COTA has secured funding to provide support for orthopaedic trauma fellowships in the United States. Funding will be determined on the basis of the quality of the fellowship program and is expected to be a competitive process.

The COTA board has established a committee to review applications and distribute grants. Grants will range between $25,000 and $75,000 and will be awarded annually based upon the program application in the first year and the program application as well as the report of the graduating fellow in subsequent years. COTA currently expects to fund 15 to 20 fellowships depending upon our capacity to attract grants from industry.