Apply to be an Emerging Leader

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The Emerging Leaders Program delivers essential skills for leadership development.

AOA Emerging Leaders gain a solid foundation for success as they:

• Network with established AOA members and orthopaedic giants
• Connect and work with accomplished peers across the US and Canada
• Obtain CME credits through interactive leadership development programs and events; including the newly redesigned Scott D. Boden Emerging Leaders Forum
• Receive a complimentary Subscription to the Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery (JBJS), the essential peer-reviewed scientific orthopaedic journal for orthopaedic surgeons worldwide
• Access insight into critical issues with an invitation to attend the AOA’s Annual Meeting to participate in Symposiums and other events

Other benefits include:

• Eligibility to submit a scientific abstract to be presented at the AOA’s Annual Meeting–a fantastic opportunity to demonstrate orthopaedic thought leadership
• Opportunity to sit on the AOA’s Leadership/Fellowship Committee in an ex-officio capacity
• A chance to serve on the JBJS Associate Editorial Board as an AOA Emerging Leader