Academic Leadership Education 

120th AOA Annual Meeting

The Annual Meeting includes several academic focused symposia geared towards orthopaedic leadership and faculty members.  Click here to learn more about the AOA Annual Meeting.

Program Directors Forum

In 2007, the AOA launched the second part of a three-year curriculum specifically designed to address relevant issues and provide effective tools for successful management of Orthopaedic Residency Programs.  The Forum is held in conjunction with the Annual Meeting; registration for the Annual Meeting is required in order to attend the Forum.  Click here to learn more about the Annual Meeting and the Program Directors Forum.

Topics planned for this year include:

Resident Selection and Recruitment

• What methods assure the best fit for the resident and the program?

• The role of externships and auditions

• Business models that result in a meaningful interview process

• How best to promote diversity and fairness

• The role of personality and manual dexterity testing

• Warning signs in the recruitment process

Topics planned for the third year include:

Inspiration and Perspiration

• Getting the most from your faculty and residents in sharing an educational mission
• Inspiring residents to a commitment to lifelong learning
• Encouraging responsibility and professionalism in an 80 hour work week
• How to get resources from the academic center to fund education
• Role of technology in making education more efficient
• Improving the stature of the clinician-educator in the academic medical center
• Confronting the problem resident or faculty member

Department Chair Luncheon

In 2007, the AOA launched the second year of a three-year curriculum for Orthopaedic Department Chairs.  The luncheon will be held in conjunction with the Annual Meeting; registration for the Annual Meeting is required to attend the luncheon.  Click here to learn more about the Annual Meeting and the Department Chair Luncheon.

Topics planned for for this year include:

• Gen Xers & Millenials: Sociology and Strategy for New Residents and Faculty
• How to Fund a Research Enterprise

Topics planned for the third year include:

• Faculty Compensation: Incentivizing Scholarship in a Clinical Dollar Era Resident Education and Fellowship Training: Conflict or Synergy?

New/Prospective Chair Session

The new/prospective chair session will provide a forum for new Chairs and those interested in becoming a Chair, to meet and discuss challenges and gain valuable information from their peers.  The session will be held in conjunction with the Annual Meeting; registration for the Annual Meeting is required to attend.  Click here to learn more about the Annual Meeting and the New Chair Session.

AOA~Kellogg Leadership Series

The AOA~Kellogg Leadership Series is widely attended by Department Chairs and Program Directors.  Of the Department Chairs and Program Directors who have attended the Series, 85 percent have attended two or more courses. These orthopaedic leaders require the kind of training that only a top-ranked business school can offer. The Series is designed to empower and amplify the leadership and executive management skills of these academic leaders by providing the tools and resources needed to lead both individuals and organizations more effectively. Series participants exchange and examine knowledge and experiences, applying lessons learned to their personal, professional and civic endeavors in a fast paced, weekend learning event for busy orthopaedic leaders looking to maximize critical skills needed outside of the practice setting. In 2007 the Series is expanding from three modules to six with the new modules focusing on executive management skill development.  Click here to learn more about the AOA~Kellogg Leadership Series.