CORD Conferences

Summer CORD Conference Theme: Artificial Intelligence in Orthopaedic Education

The Summer CORD Conference is a 4.25-hour, comprehensive, CME activity which will explore aspects of artificial intelligence as it relates to orthopaedic education.

Summer CORD Conference Agenda (Download the Summer CORD Conference Agenda)
Wednesday, June 4, 2025, 9:00am CDT – 2:30pm CDT
9:00am Opening Remarks/Welcome – Nicole Schroeder, MD, FAOA, University of California, San Francisco; and Timothy S. Ackerman, DO, FAOA, UPMC Community Osteopathic,  2025 CORD Conference Program Co-Chairs

9:05am Michael A. Simon CORD Lecturer – The Future of AI in Medical Training – James Weinstein, DO, Senior Vice President, Microsoft Healthcare

9:55am Symposium I: Using AI to Enhance Medical Education, Clinical
Moderator: Joseph Rosenblatt, DO

• AI in Orthopaedic Research: Opportunities and Considerations – Charles S. Day, MD, FAOA, Henry Ford Health/Henry Ford Hospital Program
• Using Machine Learning to Enhance Resident Education – Jan Szatkowski, MD, Indiana University School of Medicine
• Integration of AI into Work Flow for Optimizing Learners and Practitioners Output – Amiethab A. Aiyer, MD, FAOA, Johns Hopkins University
• Using AI for non-ACGME skills – Charles S. Day, MD, FAOA, Henry Ford Health/Henry Ford Hospital Program

11:05am Symposium II: Practical AI Applications in Surgical Training
Moderator: Dawn LaPorte, MD, FAOA

• AI and AR Assisted Preoperative Planning in Surgical Training – Abhiram R. Bhashyam, MD, PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School
• Using AI to Enhance Residency and Fellow Education – Stephen A. Kennedy, MD, FAOA, University of Washington
• Enhancing active learning and supporting educators with easily-available AI-driven learning platforms – Saqib Rehman, MD, FAOA, Temple University Hospital

1:00pm Reporting from the RLF/CORD Collaboration

1:10pm Symposium III: Challenges and Ethical Considerations in AI Implementation
Moderator: Nikki Schroeder, MD, FAOA; Speaker: Dr. Simon Longstaff, AO FCPA FRSN FARPI, Executive Director, The Ethics Centre

1:40pm Open Paper Podium Presentations
Moderator: Timothy S. Ackerman, MD, FAOA

• Female Medical Students’ Exposure and Perceptions of the Field of Orthopaedics – Mazie Atteberry, University of Nebraska Medical Center
• Effect of Socioeconomic Disadvantage on Patient-reported Physical Outcomes after Orthopaedic Trauma – Haley Puckett, MD, TRIA Orthopaedic Center/Regions Hospital
• Representation Matters: A Higher Percentage of Women Orthopaedic Surgery Faculty is Associated with an Increased Number of Women Residents – Kassidy Webber, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
• Assessing the Fracture: A Cross-Sectional Evaluation of Musculoskeletal Education and Orthopaedic Surgery Exposure in US Allopathic Medical Schools – Winston Scambler, Burnett TCU School of Medicine
• From Likes to Rankings: How Social Media Can Predict Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Doximity Rank – Wyatt Southall, University of Kentucky College of Medicine

2:10pm American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (ABOS) UPDATE – Steven L. Frick, MD, FAOA, Chair ABOS GME Committee

2:25pm Adjourn CORD Conference

2:30pm Begin Fellowship Directors Forum

Fellowship Directors Forum Theme: Management of the Struggling Fellow

The Fellowship Directors Forum is a 90-minute session designed to bring together both Residency and Fellowship Directors across all subspecialties. For background information download the Fellowship Directors Forum flyer.

Fellowship Directors Forum Agenda (Download the Fellowship Directors Forum Agenda)
Wednesday, June 4, 2025, 2:30pm CDT- 4:00pm CDT
2:30pm Opening Remarks – Felicity Fishman, MD, FAOA, (Hand and Upper Extremity), Loyola University Medical Center, Fellowship Directors Forum Program Chair

2:35pm How to Set a Fellow Up for Success – Can Residency Programs Better Prepare Learners for Fellowship? – Adrienne R. Socci, MD, FAOA, (Residency Program Director), Yale-New Haven Medical Center

2:40pm How to Set a Fellow Up For Success – Can Fellowship Programs Pre-prepare a Fellow? – Meghan N. Imrie, MD, FAOA, (Pediatric Orthopaedics), Stanford University

2:50pm Recognizing a Struggling Fellow – Signs and Symptoms – Philip E. Blazar, MD, FAOA, (Hand and Upper Extremity), Brigham & Women’s Hospital

3:15 How to Build a Remediation Plan When You Only Have One Year – Surgical Remediation – Roman M. Natoli, MD, PhD, (Trauma), Indiana University School of Medicine

3:25 How to Build a Remediation Plan When You Only Have One Year – Knowledge Base and Professionalism – Odion Binitie, MD, FAOA (Orthopaedic Oncology), Moffitt Cancer Center

3:35pm Navigating Potential Graduation Delays – How Do You Handle a Fellow Who Isn’t Ready for Graduation? – Daniel Guss, MD, FAOA, (Foot and Ankle), Massachusetts General Brigham

4:00pm Adjourn/CORD-FDF Networking Reception

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This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the North American Spine Society and the American Orthopaedic Association. The North American Spine Society is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The North American Spine Society designates the 2025 Summer CORD Conference live activity for a maximum of 4.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM.

CME certificates will be accessible upon completion of the activity’s participant evaluation forum.

Program Education, Accreditation, and Leadership (PEAL) Forum Theme: Knowledge

The PEAL Forum is a 90-minute CME session designed specifically for new/aspiring residency and fellowship program directors, assistant program directors, residency and fellowship program coordinators, and anyone interested in orthopaedic surgery graduate medical education.

PEAL Forum Agenda (Download the PEAL Agenda)
Thursday, February 13, 2025
1:00pm Opening Remarks/Welcome – Alexander W. Aleem, MD, FAOA, Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium, 2025 PEAL Forum Program Chair
1:05pm Residency Curriculum: Do You Teach for the Test or Clinical Practice? – Byron F. Stephens, MD, FAOA, Vanderbilt University
1:20pm  OITE Remediation: How To Do It and When To Do It – Amelia Sorensen, MD, University of Missouri Kansas City
1:35pm ABOS Part 1: The How and the What – Martin I. Boyer, MD, MSc, FRCSC, FAOA, Washington University in St. Louis
1:50pm Osteopathic Board Certification – Joseph Rosenblatt, DO, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
2:30pm Adjourn/CORD Conference begins

CORD Conference Theme: Programmatic Assessment, Inside and Out

The CORD Conference is an 8-hour, comprehensive, CME activity which will explore all facets of programmatic assessment, including both didactic and interactive sessions.

CORD Conference Agenda (Download the CORD Conference Agenda)
Thursday, February 13 – Day One

2:30pm Opening Remarks/Welcome – Nikki Schroeder, MD, FAOA, University of California, San Francisco; Timothy S. Ackerman, DO, FAOA, UPMC Medical Education Harrisburg Program, 2025 CORD Conference Program Co-Chairs

2:35pm Assessment of Competence in Orthopaedic Training Programs: How Many Pixels Are Enough to Get The Picture? – Bryan Ashman, MB BS MSurgED FRACS FAOrthA, FFSTEd, Dean of Education, Australian Orthopaedic Association

3:45pm Coordinator of the Year Award

4:00pm Panel Discussion: Best Practices for the Collaboration Between Program Directors and Program Coordinators

• Timothy S. Ackerman, DO, FAOA and Carlin Luz, UPMC Medical Education Harrisburg Program (Experienced PD and New PC)
• Christina Hardesty, MD and Kerwin K. Samson, Case Western Reserve University Hospital (New PD, Experienced PC)
• William C. Eward, MD, FAOA and Wendy R. Thompson, Duke University (New PD, Experienced PC)
• Joseph Rosenblatt, DO and Angelica Marquez, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (New PD and New PC)
• Thomas G. DiPasquale, DO, FAOA and Laurel Lewis, York Hospital (Experienced PD, Experienced PC)

5:00pm Adjourn/Cocktail Reception

CORD Conference Agenda
Friday, February 14 – Day Two

7:00am Coffee and Conversations (Sponsored by AO North America)

8:00am Opening Remarks

8:05am Updates

• American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (ABOS) – Steven L. Frick, MD, FAOA, Chair ABOS GME Committe
• American Osteopathic Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (AOBOS) – M. Sean O’Brien, DO, AOBOS Chair
• Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Review Committee – Scott E. Porter, MD, FAOA, Chair ACGME Review Committee; Kristen Ward Hirsch, MBA, ACGME Executive Director
• Association of Residency Coordinators in Orthopaedic Surgery (ARCOS) – Maia Knox, C-TAGME, ARCOS President
• Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery (JBJS) – Aidan Smith, MS, JBJS Business Development Manager

9:00am Symposium 1: Understanding the Program Evaluation Committee in Orthopaedics (Sponsored by Campbell Clinic)

Moderator: Afshin E. Razi, MD, FAOA, Maimonides Medical Center

• Introduction, Brief History, and Overview of the PEC – Ann E. Van Heest, MD, FAOA, University of Minnesota
• Structuring an Effective PEC – Charles M. Jobin, MD, FAOA, New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)
• Metrics that Matter: Developing Meaningful Criteria for Program Assessment – Raffi S. Avedian, MD, FAOA, Stanford University, and Gregory F. Domson, MD, FAOA, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System

10:20am Symposium 2: Best Practices for Conducting Comprehensive Program Evaluations (Sponsored by Vanderbilt Department of Orthopaedic Surgery)

Moderator: Alexander W. Aleem, MD, FAOA, Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium

• So You Have the Data, Now What? – Alicia Harrison, MD, FAOA, University of Minnesota
• Residency Council and Their Input into PEC – Stephen A. Kennedy, MD, FAOA, University of Washington
• How to Make the Data Available – Drew A. Lansdown, MD, University of California (San Francisco)
• Challenges with Geographically Distributed Learning – Abhiram R. Bhashyam, MD, PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical Schl

12:45pm Symposium 3: FTE, eRVUs and so much more: How are Programs Addressing Education Remuneration? (Sponsored by Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society)

Moderator: Kenneth R. Gundle, MD, FAOA, Oregon Health and Science University

Panelists
J. Milo Sewards, MD, FAOA, Temple University Hospital
Duretti Fufa, MD, FAOA, Hospital for Special Surgery/Cornell Medical Center
Stephen A. Kennedy, MD, FAOA, University of Washington
Izuchukwu K. Ibe, MD, University of Mississippi
Thomas G. DiPasquale, DO, FAOA, York Hospital

2:00pm Adjourn

Click here to access a copy of the session slides. Accessible only for registrants.

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the North American Spine Society and the American Orthopaedic Association. The North American Spine Society is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The North American Spine Society designates the 2025 Winter CORD Conference live activity for a maximum of 6.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM.

The North American Spine Society designates the 2025 PEAL Forum live activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM.

CME certificates will be accessible upon completion of the activity’s participant evaluation forum.