CORD Conferences

Summer CORD Conference Theme: Shaping Tomorrow’s Orthopaedic Workforce

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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

AGENDA  

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

 8:30am OPENING REMARKS – J. Milo Sewards, MD, FAOA, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, 2026 CORD Conference Program Chair

8:35am MICHAEL A. SIMON CORD LECTURER – Warren P. Newton, MD, MPH, President and CEO of the American Board of Family Medicine 

9:20am Q&A 

9:30am SYMPOSIUM I: Building Resilient Surgeons: Addressing Occupational Hazards to Shape Tomorrow’s Orthopaedic Workforce- Moderator: Lisa K. Cannada, MD, FAOA, University of North Carolina Hospitals

• Radiation Safety Education for Residents- Lisa K. Cannada, MD, FAOA
• Career Planning and Family Considerations for Residents-  Sara Van Nortwick, MD, FAOA, Medical University of South Carolina
• Ergonomic Training and Injury Prevention- Erin Stockwell, MD, Yale University School of Medicine 
• The Mental Health Emergency- Randy M. Cohn, MD, FAOA, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell

10:30am Q&A 

10:40am BREAK 

10:50am SYMPOSIUM II: Improving Orthopaedic Care in Rural America: The Role of Academic Programs- Moderator: James William Barber, MD, FAOA, Southeastern Orthopaedics

• Current status of orthopaedic care in rural America – James William Barber, MD, FAOA
• Perceived barriers to rural practice – Isaiah Roepe, MD, University of Kansas
• Opportunities to increase exposure to rural practice for residents – Laney McDougal, ACGME; Ann E. Van Heest, MD, FAOA, ACGME RRC Workgroup

11:45am Q&A 

12:00pm Lunch

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- Ellen Lutnick, MD, University at Buffalo
• Musculoskeletal Curriculum Duration in Medical Schools with an Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program- David N. Shau, MD, MBA, Texas Hip and Knee Center
• Objective Productivity and Match Success: A PubMed Analysis of Research Output Among 2025 Orthopaedic Surgery Interns- Adrian Bozocea, MD, Medical College of Georgia
• Inaccuracies in Orthopaedic Research Fellowship Applications: A Study on Authorship Misrepresentations- Natalia Cruz Ossa, MD, University of Miami Health System
• Utilization of Artificial Intelligence Within the Residency Selection Process- Alan T. Blank, MD, MS, Rush University

1:45pm Q&A

2:00pm SYMPOSIUM III: Research, Readiness, and the Orthopaedic Applicant of the Future - Moderator: Charles S. Day, MD, MBA, FAOA, Henry Ford Health/Henry Ford Hospital Program

• What sets applicants apart in a competitive match landscape- Dawn LaPorte, MD, FAOA, Johns Hopkins University
• Role of research in training successful orthopaedic surgeons- Brent Ponce, MD, FAOA, Medical University of South Carolina
• Departmental strategy in the new match landscape- C. Benjamin Ma, MD, FAOA, University of California, San Francisco

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.

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