Mar 12, 2020 | Women in Arthroplasty
The new AAHKS video, “Inclusion and Mutual Respect of Women in the Orthopaedic Workplace,” premiered and reached more than 17,000 views on YouTube in four days. The Tweets from AAHKS on Twitter generated positive discussion, comments and re-tweets from every medical...
Mar 5, 2020 | Education, Video, Women in Arthroplasty
“Do you do surgery in those heels? I’d love to see that.” This is one of several actual comments said to female orthopaedic surgeons brought to light in a new video from the AAHKS Women in Arthroplasty Committee (WIA). The video features male surgeons reading...
Feb 27, 2020 | Committees and Task Forces, Women in Arthroplasty
The AAHKS Women in Arthroplasty Committee (WIA) would like to highlight a Career Development Session taking place at the AAOS Annual Meeting addressing harassment in the workplace. “Harrassment is Everyones Issue: Optimizing Your Work Environment,” will be moderated...
Aug 15, 2019 | Women in Arthroplasty
The AAHKS Women in Arthroplasty Committee (WIA) is currently in a discovery phase of content collection for a video production that will bring to light gender bias in the workplace. The video will feature comments female orthopaedic surgeons have heard that are...
May 16, 2019 | Women in Arthroplasty
The Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society (RJOS) has launched the Ambassador Mentoring Program which will match new fellowship graduates with a senior RJOS mentor. If you are an established, board-certified surgeon willing to mentor women surgeons as they begin their first...
Mar 28, 2019 | Membership, Women in Arthroplasty
The AAHKS Women in Arthroplasty Committee (WIA) has launched a Web page on the AAHKS website to help achieve their mission of providing mentorship, professional development and networking to the growing membership of women in AAHKS. Visitors can complete a form to get...
