Town Hall Updates Membership on AAOS’ Ongoing Commitment to DEI Initiatives

Terry Stanton

At a town hall webinar hosted by the AAOS Diversity Advisory Board (DAB) in June, Anthony E. “AJ” Johnson, MD, FAAOS, chair of the DAB, updated attendees on progress and recent milestones in AAOS’ ongoing efforts to encourage and expand diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) throughout the organization.

Specialty Groups Promote Female Orthopaedic Surgeons

Anna Cohen-Rosenblum, MD, MSc; Jothi Murali, MD; Lisa K. Cannada, MD

As a growing number of female orthopaedic surgery residents go on to complete specialty fellowships and become attending surgeons, it is important that efforts to diversify the field of orthopaedics do not stop with resident recruitment.

Study Finds Attendings Are the No. 1 Cause of LGBTQ+ Resident Mistreatment

Jaime Bellamy, DO, FAAOS; Julie Balch Samora, MD, PhD, MPH, FAAOS, FAOA

The prevalence is likely even greater for underrepresented minorities, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and other sexual and gender minority (LGBTQ+) residents.