Membership Benefits for International Resident Members

AAOS is all about YOU! Your valuable AAOS benefits include:

Special advanced registration rate of $100 USD for the AAOS Annual Meeting

(Please note: special rate is only valid during the advanced registration period. After the deadline all members are required to register onsite and pay $150 USD onsite registration fee).

AAOS Annual Meeting is the premier annual gathering of orthopaedic surgeons from around the world featuring scientific papers, instructional course lectures, surgical skills courses, symposia, technical and scientific exhibits, and the unique opportunity to meet informally with leading domestic and international surgeons.

Online Subscription to the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

JAAOS is the official clinical journal of the AAOS. Outstanding, peer-reviewed articles have made it the most widely read orthopaedic journal in the US. You will have online access to abstracts and full texts of all articles through the AAOS Web site. (www.jaaos.org)

Online subscription to Orthopaedic Knowledge

OKO puts you in touch with current, reliable peer-reviewed information on the Internet. Watch nationally recognized surgeons demonstrate their techniques with narrated step-by-step videos. Read selected articles that expand on the issues presented. (orthoportal.aaos.org/oko/default.aspx)

Online access to AAOS Now

The monthly AAOS Now, the official member newsmagazine of the AAOS, presents timely news and in-depth reviews of orthopaedic practice and risk management, socioeconomic trends, regulatory issues, clinical and subspecialty topics, continuing medical education, technology updates, AAOS activities and other relevant information of interest to AAOS members. Articles are archived online on the AAOS Web site. (www.aaos.org/now)

Notice of and Preferred Rates for AAOS Courses

Premier educational events, held throughout the country and at the Orthopaedic Learning Center in Rosemont, IL, bring together internationally recognized experts with a high faculty to participant ratio, offering Category 1 CME credit to orthopaedic surgeons in every subspecialty. In addition, numerous short courses are available to members on the AAOS Web site. (www.aaos.org/courses)

CME Transcript Service

Your personalized transcript contains a summary of all AAOS CME credits that you have earned. You can also enter credits earned elsewhere for a comprehensive record of your CME hours. Claim your CME and print your transcript directly from this Web site. (www.aaos.org/transcript)

Resident Member Pricing

Significant discounts are available on hundreds of topical publications, CDs, DVDs, and brochures that are designed to help you add to your orthopaedic knowledge and improve patient care and communication. (www.aaos.org/products)

Access to AAOS Job Placement Service

The Physician Job Placement Service is the most comprehensive online job placement service for the orthopaedic community.  AAOS members can create and post job seeker listings which are searchable by over 1,000 potential employers.  Members can also search for job opportunities based on their specific needs.  Visit the Job Placement Center at the Annual Meeting for on-site recruiting. (www.aaos.org/placement)

AAOS Members Only Web Site - Selected Features Include:

• Build your own individual and group practice Web sites (Free) (orthodoc.aaos.org/info)
• Manage your demographic and contact information (www.aaos.org/yourprofile)
• Create customized patient information and education (www.aaos.org/rx)
• Link to Your Orthopaedic Connection, the AAOS’ public education Web site that contains hundreds of articles with information concerning orthopaedic conditions, treatments, and rehabilitation exercises (orthoinfo.aaos.org)