Developing leaders is at the core of AOA’s mission. AOA leadership programming is valuable to any orthopaedic surgeon seeking to gain new skills or further enhance existing knowledge.
AOA addresses stimulating and controversial issues impacting the orthopaedic profession. By assembling leaders across all subspecialities, the AOA tackles the most relevant topics to provide improved musculoskeletal care.
AOA’s Council of Orthopaedic Residency Directors (CORD) program provides a forum for orthopaedic educators to exchange best practices and ideas. CORD affiliates collaborate to advance resident and fellow education.
Own the Bone Orthopaedic Bone Health ECHO® session. Free event, pre-registration required.
The 2022 Spring CORD Conference will address Assessments in Education: Subjective vs Objective
Being a Fellow of the American Orthopaedic Association (FAOA) signifies leadership, achievement, and recognition for exceptional accomplishments across all subspecialties and practice settings within the profession. More than 1700 members have completed the rigorous membership process to earn this designation.
This continuum of learning for developing orthopaedic leaders in their 5th year of residency through their 13th year of clinical practice provides rising orthopaedists, newly in practice, a peer network poised to impact the specialty now and in the future.
Facilitating excellence in musculoskeletal graduate medical education, CORD leads the advancement of best practices by providing a forum to exchange ideas and search for solutions to major challenges
This program engages the orthopaedic community to close the 82% osteoporosis treatment gap and encourage the bone health management of fragility fractures with tools and education to support hospitals, practice groups, and health.
“The AOA is an important institution that I want to support. I believe we should give to the AOA to support our profession and to keep leadership as part of the development of orthopaedic surgeons of the future.”
– Ann E. Van Heest, MD, FAOA
Programs and resources for medical students, residents, fellows, and Emerging Leaders.
Emerging Leaders, members, and others in the peak of their careers can find AOA tools and education helpful.
AOA can assist established leaders looking to connect and collaborate with peers.
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