University of Pittsburgh HN Microsurgery and Craniofacial Trauma Research Fellowship is a predominantly clinical research fellowship focused on patient outcomes and integrating new technologies and clinical care paradigms into practice. There is also the opportunity to engage in cadaver and survey studies. The HN Craniofacial Trauma and Microsurgery Division has a dedicated, full-time research coordinator. This person manages IRB protocols, mines the data bases for specific projects, and facilitates the organization and execution of all projects. The research fellow may select from multiple active projects, proposed projects that have not been initiated, and/or develop new ideas. There are three primary research faculty, of which at least one will be the senior advisor on a given project. The fellow may be the lead on a project where the expectation is 1st authorship on a manuscript or take a supportive role on another fellow’s or resident’s project with commensurate authorship. There is an abundance of research opportunities with support at all levels to see the projects to completion. The fellow is expected to complete a minimum of two 1st authorship publications and a presentation at a national meeting, though the resources exist to be far more productive. Upon completion of the fellowship the fellow will not only have expertise in the topic of their research projects but will know how to develop new ideas, formulate hypotheses, navigate institutional regulatory oversight, review the literature, gather and analyze data, and complete and submit manuscripts. The overarching goal is to provide the fellow with the tools necessary to improve their own practice and contribute to the fields of HN reconstruction and craniofacial trauma through sound research practices.