Open
Worldwide participation based on each project's needs and feasibility.
Orthopaedic research collaboration without borders
Important clinical questions require broader collaboration.
GORC is a proposed Indonesia-initiated academic platform connecting research ideas, investigators and orthopaedic centres worldwide—then helping those collaborations progress towards useful evidence.
Academic pilot • Non-commercial • Project-based
FIND RESEARCH→FIND INVESTIGATORS→FIND CENTRES→COLLABORATE
GORC / 01
More than a researcher directory.
GORC is designed as a collaborative research delivery platform: helping teams identify the right questions, form equitable partnerships, run governed studies and complete publications.
Measurable
Success means ethical, completed and useful studies—not membership volume.
Equitable
Roles, data access and authorship are made transparent from the start.
THE GAP
Ideas exist. Investigators exist. Centres exist. The pathway connecting them remains limited.
- 01Collaborators are hard to discover beyond established circles.
- 02Small studies are repeated when capacity could be pooled.
- 03Not every idea receives method and coordination support through publication.
GLOBAL BENCHMARKS / 02
Global models prove that large-scale collaboration can work.
GORC learns from them while taking a distinct position: an orthopaedic-specific platform supporting multiple study designs.
01GlobalSurgGlobal surgery5,000+ clinicians · 100+ countriesOpen distributed delivery↗02SICOT GRNOrthopaedicsOperational task force evolvingSociety-based governance↗03UCSF IGOTGlobal orthopaedics45 projects · 10 countriesLMIC capacity partnership↗04Harvard HGOCGlobal orthopaedicsPartners in 8 countriesBilateral health-equity model↗05ResearcherCollabAll disciplinesResearcher matching platformDiscovery—not study delivery↗
Verified against official programme websites · August 2026
OPERATING MODEL / 03
Four steps from an idea to collaboration.
Find research
Structured calls for relevant, feasible questions.
→Find investigators
Match clinical, methodological and contribution needs.
→Find centres
Recruit eligible sites with local accountability.
→Collaborate
Govern protocol, ethics, data, analysis and publication.
One platform, multiple study designs.
SPECIALTY VERTICALS / 04
Focus through subspecialty verticals.
Each vertical develops its own scientific community while sharing one governance standard and operational backbone.
Shoulder & Elbow Research Network
PILOTHip & Knee Research Network
FUTURESpine Research Network
FUTURETrauma Research Network
FUTUREPaediatric Orthopaedic Research Network
FUTUREFoot & Ankle Research Network
FUTURESERN FOUNDING PROJECT
International modified Delphi: infections associated with shoulder arthroscopy.
The pilot tests the network's ability to identify a diverse panel, coordinate international contributions and create reusable operating procedures.
GOVERNANCE / 05
Trust begins with clear governance.
Scientific integrity
Protocol review, registration and reporting guidelines.
Ethics & data
Local approval, data minimisation and access rules.
Contribution
ICMJE + CRediT; roles recorded prospectively.
Equity
Geographic, career-stage, gender and resource-setting inclusion.
Independence
Conflict declaration and publication freedom.
Accountability
Decision gates, documentation and verified KPI reporting.
A lean structure for an academic pilot.
Institutional sponsor→Steering Committee→Scientific & Methods Board→Operations Secretariat→Vertical leads→Project teams
ROADMAP / 06
Scale only after the model is repeatable.
90 DAYS
Charter, name review, investigator map, SOPs and one registered pilot.
YEAR 1
Prove SERN; 2–3 governed projects; first manuscripts submitted.
YEAR 3
3–4 active verticals, recurring multicentre pipeline and external partnerships.
YEAR 5
Sustainable global portfolio and a collaborative research training pathway.
EXPECTED OUTCOMES / 07
Academic outcomes worth building.
More indexed orthopaedic publications with appropriate affiliations.
Stronger international co-authorship and institutional research visibility.
Greater methodology, project-management and authorship capability for staff and trainees.
Long-term contribution to research performance and university reputation—without promising a direct ranking change.
JOIN THE DEVELOPMENT PHASE
Help shape a new way to collaborate in orthopaedic research.
GORC remains a working title and academic pilot. Expressions of interest currently help map potential investigators, methodologists and centres.