Andrew S. Bi, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Resident, PGY4
NYU Langone Health
New York, NY
How has the AAOS helped you during residency?
Although not directly due to the Academy, I still associate my orthopaedic career starting with AAOS; the first Academy I attended was as a medical student in Las Vegas 2019, and that's where I found out I matched into residency. I still remember all the 4th year medical students celebrating together that night. That Academy was also my first eye-opening experience to orthopaedics nationally, the scope of academic productivity, and a network that has continued to grow to this day.
As a Resident Member, which AAOS resources do you use most and why?
AAOS resources are a key part of my OITE and day-to-day preparation. AAOS webinars, the JAAOS Unplugged podcast, yellow journal review articles, AAOS Resident Orthopaedic Core Knowledge (ROCK) summaries, ResStudy practice questions, and Orthopaedic Video Theater (OVT) are all resources I utilize at least monthly.
What’s the best advice you were ever given? Who was it from?
The best (or most impressionable) advice I was ever given was from my parents as a young kid - there were four of us including my sister in the Bi household and every day before we left for school they would say, "there are only 4 B's allowed in this house".
What’s your go-to productivity trick?
My go-to productivity trick is Celsius and no Instagram. In all seriousness, it mostly involves staying organized with immediate, intermediate, and standing to-do lists.
What’s one thing you’re currently trying to make a habit?
Duolingo, 10 minutes a day for Spanish. Going off the prior question, the worst advice I ever received was to take French in high school.
What hobbies do you enjoy in your spare time?
I enjoy sketching and painting in my free time, that I've modified to medical illustrations during residency. I also need to stay active, whether skiing, a NYC rec basketball league with the residency team, or lifting weights in our hospital basement gym.
Tell us a fun fact about yourself that not many people know?
I tore my Achilles playing basketball the day before the San Diego 2021 Academy and got a free iWalk crutch at the exhibition hall.