CORD Conferences

2021 Virtual Summer CORD Conference Agenda
June 11 – 12, 2021
Zoom Webinar

Transitions in Medical Education

FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 2021 (Eastern Time) – DAY ONE

7:00pm – 7:05pm           OPENING REMARKS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Joshua C. Patt, MD, MPH, FAOA, CORD/Academics Committee Chair, Carolinas Medical Center-Atrium Health
• Dawn LaPorte, MD, FAOA, 2021 CORD Program Chair, Johns Hopkins University 

7:05pm – 7:40pm           MICHAEL A. SIMON CORD LECTURER

• Christie Pearce Rampone, former captain of the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team during two gold medal runs and one FIFA Women’s World Cup title 

7:40pm – 7:45pm           Q&A

7:45pm – 8:00pm          Break

• Optional: The Anatomy of a Decision: How Virtual Reality May Help Support Surgical Education, PrecisionOS Industry Showcase – Danny P. Goel, MD, MBA

8:00pm – 8:45pm            SYMPOSIUM I: Medical School to Internship

• Moderator: Jaysson T. Brooks, MD, University of Mississippi Medical Center
• OIGs/preparation – Cara Cipriano, MD, MSc, FAOA, Washington Univ, St. Louis
• Advising – Letitia Bradford, MD, FAAOS, FACS, Nth dimensions
• Intern Boot Camp – Duretti Fufa, MD, Hospital for Special Surgery/Cornell Medical Center
• Intern Surgical Simulation Month – Nady Hamid, MD, FAOA, Carolinas Medical Center-Atrium Health 

8:45pm – 9:00pm           Q&A

9:00pm – 9:10pm           ABOS UPDATE

• April D. Armstrong, MD, FRCSC, FAOA, Director, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery 

9:10pm – 9:15pm           Q&A

9:15pm                           ADJOURN

SATURDAY, JUNE 12, 2021 – DAY TWO

9:00am – 9:05am            OPENING REMARKS

• Dawn LaPorte, MD, FAOA, 2021 CORD Program Chair, Johns Hopkins University 

9:05am – 9:40am            SYMPOSIUM II: Junior Resident to Senior Resident

• Moderator: Lauren E. Geaney, MD, FAOA, University of Connecticut
• Graduated autonomy/how to identify who is not ready to progress and how to address that – Paul Tornetta III, MD, FAOA, Boston University Medical Center
• How to identify/address struggling trainee – Brian P. Scannell, MD, FAOA, Carolinas Medical Center-Atrium Health
• Evaluation/feedback – George Dyer, MD, FAOA, Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School
• Quality over quantity/how to optimize education within hour – M. Daniel Wongworawat, MD, FAOA, Loma Linda University Health Education Consortium 

9:40am – 10:00am          Q&A

10:00am – 10:25am       OPEN PAPER PODIUM PRESENTATIONS

• Moderator: Charles S. Day, MD, MBA, FAOA, Henry Ford Hospital/Wayne State University
• Resident Selection in the Wake of USMLE Step 1 Transition to Pass/Fail Scoring – Matthew Ryan Cohn, MD, Rush University Medical Center
• Bringing Physical Exam Skills Back from The Dead: Thiel-Embalmed Cadavers for Identifying a Positive Lachman Test – James Ross Bailey, MD, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
• Where Are All of the Black Applicants? A Cross-Sectional Evaluation of Medical Schools Based on the J. Robert Gladden Orthopaedic Society Database – Tyler Nsekpong, MD, University of Mississippi Medical Center
• In 2020, Are We Still Interviewing Orthopaedic Surgery Candidates with Illicit Questions? – Shikha Sachdeva, MD, University of Louisville School of Medicine
• Exploring the Generalizability of Wire Navigation Skills – Matthew D. Karam, MD, FAOA, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics 

10:25am – 10:35am       Q&A

10:35am – 11:15am       SYMPOSIUM III: Residency and Beyond

• Moderator: Lisa A. Taitsman, MD, FAOA, MPH, University of Washington
• Professional identity during residency – Michael Suk, MD, JD, MBA, MPH, FACS, FAOA, Geisinger Health System
• Transition to fellowship – Anthony E. Johnson, MD, FACS, FAOA, The University of Texas At Austin Dell Medical School and Melvyn A. Harrington. Jr., MD, FAOA, Baylor College of Medicine
• Readiness for practice – James Holmes, MD, FAOA, University of Michigan 

11:15am – 11:25am       Q&A

11:25am – 11:30am       CLOSING REMARKS

11:30am                         ADJOURN