Jun 16, 2023 | AAHKS Leadership, Awards, Women in Arthroplasty
The AAHKS Women in Arthroplasty (WIA) Committee is looking to recognize an AAHKS member that has taken the initiative to support women in the arthroplasty community in an impactful way with the Women in Arthroplasty Empowerment Award. If you know someone who has gone...
May 26, 2023 | Fellowships, Women in Arthroplasty
The AAHKS Women in Arthroplasty (WIA) Traveling Fellowship promotes women surgeons by providing two recipients with networking, mentorship, education, research and practice management opportunities at two different host sites and at the AAHKS Annual Meeting. At host...
Apr 28, 2023 | Diversity, Video, Women in Arthroplasty
Less than 1 percent of practicing orthopaedic surgeons are Black women. AAHKS had the pleasure of sitting down with seven of these remarkable fellowship-trained arthroplasty surgeons during the 2022 Annual Meeting to hear their stories. Against remarkable odds, these...
Apr 21, 2023 | Fellowships, Women in Arthroplasty
The AAHKS Women in Arthroplasty (WIA) Traveling Fellowship promotes women surgeons by providing two recipients with networking, mentorship, education, research and practice management opportunities at two different host sites and at the AAHKS Annual Meeting. At host...
Apr 3, 2023 | Education, Fellowships, Women in Arthroplasty
The AAHKS Women in Arthroplasty (WIA) Traveling Fellowship promotes women surgeons by providing two recipients with networking, mentorship, education, research and practice management opportunities at two different host sites and at the AAHKS Annual Meeting. At host...
Mar 3, 2023 | Diversity, Membership, Women in Arthroplasty
Of the estimated 29,613 orthopaedic surgeons, only 6.5 percent are women. What’s even more staggering is that less than 1 percent are Black women. AAHKS collected the stories of the only African American females who are fellowship trained in orthopaedics. Navigating...
