Making of a Team Physician

Terry Stanton

So you want to be a team physician? If so, you might want to take stock of observations recently shared by three surgeons with high profile experience in that role at a "The Way I See It" session held during the 2016 AAOS Annual Meeting.

Acronyms 101: Sifting Through Alphabet Soup, Part 3

Douglas W. Lundy, MD, MBA; Thomas C. Barber, MD

In this third article of our series, we cover acronyms and abbreviations pertaining to quality measures espoused and promulgated by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), specifically the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS). Because CMS has driven many of these initiatives through Medicare, we begin with a brief discussion of that federal health insurance program.

OREF Welcomes New Board Members

Sharon K. Mellor, PhD, CAE

The board of trustees of the Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation (OREF) is pleased to announce these new trustees and executive committee members: began his term as president this year, succeeding John J. Callaghan, MD, who remains on the board as past president. Michael L. Parks, MD, is OREF's new president-elect. Richard F. Kyle, MD, will serve as chair, corporate development, succeeding Thomas P. Schmalzried, MD in that role.

Medical Students' Program Debuts at Annual Meeting

Maureen Leahy

Each year, the AAOS Annual Meeting provides outstanding learning opportunities for orthopaedic professionals at every stage of their careers. At the 2016 Annual Meeting in Orlando, Fla., AAOS introduced a new educational program focused specifically on medical students.