2018 Resident Advocacy Fellows Share Their Experiences

Chris Anthony, MD: Ryan Eggers, MD, MA

As the AAOS Office of Government Relations’ (OGR) inaugural Resident Advocacy Fellowship winds down, 2018 fellows Chris Anthony, MD, and Ryan Eggers, MD, MA, share their experiences. The one-year program, which is directed by Stuart L. Weinstein, MD, is designed to enable AAOS to work more directly with resident members, and to give residents the opportunity to learn more about the Academy’s legislative and regulatory advocacy work in Washington, D.C.

New Survey Data Illustrate Developing Trends in Fellowship Choice

Sanar Yokhana, MD; Ryan J. Kozlowski, MD; Ali Omari, BS; Muhammad T. Padela, MD, MSc; Zain Sayeed, MD, MHA,; Sam Nasser, MD

As many as 90 percent of orthopaedic surgery residents pursue a fellowship after residency. Reasons for doing so include but are not limited to employment/marketability, academic position/research, skill development, inadequate training, additional exposure to technology, finances, malpractice protection, personal interests, and current trends. Variation in subspecialty choice exists between genders and whether the resident desires to practice in a private or academic setting.