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...
Nov 11, 2022 | Annual Meeting, Diversity, Education
Last week, AAHKS hosted a hands-on workshop for over 50 minority STEM students from Dallas high schools to nurture students’ curiosity in medicine and orthopaedics through surgeon-led talks and interactive mock surgeries using real surgical tools and lifelike bones....
Nov 5, 2022 | Annual Meeting, Awards, Diversity, Research
In addition to the winning research, three individuals received awards for their leadership, advocacy and excellence: The inaugural AAHKS Diversity Award was presented to Richard E. Grant, MD, a retired orthopaedic surgeon known for his outreach to underserved...
Oct 20, 2022 | AAHKS Leadership, Diversity, Video, Women in Arthroplasty
The AAHKS Women in Arthroplasty (WIA) and AAHKS leadership introduce a new video demonstrating ACTION you can take if you overhear discrimination toward female colleagues. We hope to give you tools to allow you to intervene when you witness harassment. AAHKS is...
