Recently Introduced Legislation Impacts Trainees

Molly Day, MD; Kevin Cronin, MD; Samantha Tayne, MD, MBA

Legislation recently introduced in the 116th Congress supports the expansion of graduate medical education (GME) positions for medical training and facilitates interest-free deferment on student loans for borrowers serving in a medical or dental internship or residency program. Both initiatives would directly, positively affect orthopaedic surgery residents and are supported by AAOS, as well as other medical societies.

Female Orthopaedic Surgeons Are Commonly Asked Inappropriate Questions During Residency Interviews

Terry Stanton

During orthopaedic residency interviews, more than half of female applicants were asked inappropriate questions—those based on sex, race, color, religion, or national origin—and that percentage has not improved over nearly five decades, according to a study appearing in the July 15 issue of the Journal of the AAOS (JAAOS).