CORD Conferences

Summer CORD Conference Theme: Shaping Tomorrow’s Orthopaedic Workforce

Learning Objectives 

By the end of the 2026 Summer CORD Conference, attendees will be able to: 

• Explain readiness characteristics of future Orthopaedic applicants 
• Describe the impact of Orthopaedic academics on rural American care 
• Identify resiliency in Orthopaedic residents 
• Analyze private practice responses to residency training 

AGENDA  

*Residents from the Resident Leadership Forum will join the CORD Conference 8:30am – 10:40am 

 8:30am OPENING REMARKS 

8:35am MICHAEL A. SIMON CORD LECTURER  

9:20am Q&A 

9:30am SYMPOSIUM I: Building Resilient Surgeons: Addressing Occupational Hazards to Shape 

Tomorrow’s Orthopaedic Workforce 

• Radiation Safety Education for Residents  
• Career Planning and Family Considerations for Residents  
• Ergonomic Training and Injury Prevention  
• The Mental Health Emergency  

10:30am Q&A 

10:40am BREAK 

10:50am SYMPOSIUM II: Improving Orthopaedic Care in Rural America: The Role of Academic Programs 

11:45am Q&A 

12:00pm Lunch Break 

1:00pm REPORTING FROM THE RLF/CORD COLLABORATION

1:15pm OPEN PAPER PODIUM PRESENTATIONS

• Effect of a Sub-internship Preparation Course on Medical Student Preparedness of Sub-internship Rotations 
• Musculoskeletal Curriculum Duration in Medical Schools with an Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program 
• Objective Productivity and Match Success: A PubMed Analysis of Research Output Among 2025 Orthopaedic Surgery Interns,  
• Inaccuracies in Orthopaedic Research Fellowship Applications: A Study on Authorship Misrepresentations 
• Utilization of Artificial Intelligence Within the Residency Selection Process

1:45pm Q&A

2:00pm SYMPOSIUM III: Research, Readiness, and the Orthopaedic Applicant of the Future 

• What sets applicants apart in a competitive match landscape  
• Role of research in training successful orthopaedic surgeons 
• Departmental strategy in the new match landscape   

3:00pm Q&A

3:15pm OPEN MIC DISCUSSION 

3:30pm  ADJOURN CORD CONFERENCE/COCKTAIL RECEPTION TO FOLLOW 

Register now for the 2026 Summer CORD Conference at the Albuquerque Convention Center.

Book your hotel reservation for the 2026 Summer CORD Conference, held at the Albuquerque Convention Center, The Clyde Hotel, Albuquerque, NM.

CME information will be provided shortly.