AOA Strategic Organizational Priorities

The AOA’s strategic priorities are honed by the executive leadership to further and reflect its central mission of engaging the orthopaedic community to develop leaders, strategies and resources to guide the future of musculoskeletal care.

Membership

1.     Increase membership talent pool, conversion, and retention to increase capacity for and recognize excellence in orthopaedic practice, education, research, and leadership.

  • Expand recognition, awareness, and value of the Emerging Leaders Program as a pathway to membership
  • Set annual membership recruitment goals and strategies
  • AOA will be comprised of and engage orthopaedic leaders to guide the future of MSK healthcare
  • Explore fast track for vetted, mission-centric leadership into membership

Leadership Development

2.    Optimize value through education and resources across all orthopaedic surgeon career stages to engage and strengthen orthopaedic leadership in guiding the future of musculoskeletal healthcare.

  • Tackle critical issues for the profession and other programming vital to Academic Medical Centers, and to the benefit of the greater orthopaedic community, with a focus on safeguarding the specialty
  • Focus on increasing peer mentorship and expanding networking opportunities where experienced leaders help cultivate leadership

Philanthropy

3.     Cultivate philanthropy in support of the organizational mission.

Leadership Value

4.     Reinforce AOA value proposition through increased branding and awareness efforts.