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 7, 2023 | Diversity, eMentor, Residents
The Diversity Advisory Board (DAB) Mentorship Program recruits and enriches the professional development of young arthroplasty surgeons of color by matching trainees and early practice surgeons with established professional mentors who help support them as they begin...
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...
Feb 23, 2023 | AAHKS Leadership, Awards, Diversity, Video
In a two-part video series, AAHKS interviewed 2022 Diversity Award recipient Richard E. Grant, MD to discuss his remarkable journey from childhood in Gary, Indiana to becoming a highly respected board-certified orthopaedic surgeon. Throughout Dr. Grant’s 30-plus year...
Feb 2, 2023 | Certification, Diversity, Education, Women in Arthroplasty
This week AAHKS President Bryan D. Springer, MD and Women in Arthroplasty Committee Chair Rina Jain, MD, FRCSC wrote to American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (ABOS) President April D. Armstrong, MD to request adaptation of modifications to travel and case collection...
