Leadership and Academic Services

The AOA works to equip orthopaedic surgeons with knowledge and skills necessary to lead effectively in the ever-changing landscape of the healthcare environment. 

The AOA focuses on leadership issues associated with orthopaedics, unlike other orthopaedic organizations that focus primarily on continuing medical education, advocacy and clinical/subspecialty issues.

AOA provides leadership and educational programs for orthopaedic surgeons in all phases of their careers, along with academic offerings and educational tools to support academic faculty.

Leadership Services

AOA-OREF Resident Leadership Forum (RLF)
The Forum seeks to identify residents - the future leaders of orthopaedics, and to offer them an opportunity to interact with and learn from current orthopaedic leaders, while developing their personal leadership skills.

Emerging Leaders Program & Forum (ELP/ELF)
The Emerging Leaders Program and Forum introduce orthopaedists who are poised to make an impact on the specialty to AOA members and encourages them to further develop their leadership skills.

 AOA~Kellogg Leadership Series
Comprised of a series of modules, the AOA~Kellogg Leadership Series teaches skills not typically taught by medical schools. The Series focuses on executive management and leadership skills as they relates to business issues, community involvement, advisory appointments and governance affairs. 

Academic Services: 
When the Academic Orthopaedic Society was incorporated into the AOA, the AOA's membership received a critical mass of leaders from academic medicine. AOA's membership includes current and aspiring orthopaedic department chairs and program directors. The AOA's academic offerings have been further expanded to meet the needs of the academic audience, particularly in the areas of:

- graduate and medical education
- faculty development and department administration and management
- educational tools to support academic faculty