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Plan to attend AOA education forum
The American Orthopaedic Association (AOA) Effective Orthopaedic Educators Forum will take place June 21–22, 2011, in Boston. This interactive course will cover the principles of adult learning, program planning, curriculum development, challenges in orthopaedic education, and much more.

Register for AOA Own the Bone symposium
The AOA Own the Bone New England Regional Symposium will be held June 25, 2011, in conjunction with the AOA Annual Meeting in Boston. Attendees will learn to recognize best practices in fragility fracture programs and learn how structured programs, like Own the Bone, can improve patient outcomes.

ASES Research Grant Award
The American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES) 2012 Research Grant Award is a $20,000 grant for basic or clinical investigations and is open to orthopaedic departments only; proposals must be in NIH R01 format and no longer than 10 pages. Applications are due Sept. 8, 2011.

For more information and to obtain an application, visit www.ases-assn.org and click on the Research Grant link, or e-mail ases@aaos.org

CSRS seeks abstract submissions
The Cervical Spine Research Society (CSRS) is currently accepting abstracts for paper and poster presentations at its 2011 annual meeting, Dec. 8–10, in Scottsdale, Ariz. The submission deadline is May 17.

For more information, visit www.csrs.org and click on the 2011 Abstract Guidelines & Information link.

Knee Society issues call for abstracts
June 1 is the deadline for abstract submissions for the 2011 Knee Society members meeting (Sept. 15–17, 2011, in London, Ontario, Canada) and the 2012 Specialty Day (Feb. 11, 2012, in San Francisco). Only Knee Society members can submit abstracts for consideration for the 2011 members meeting; anyone may submit abstracts for Award Paper consideration for the 2012 Specialty Day. To submit an abstract, visit http://kneesoc.conference-services.net/directory.asp

For more information about The Knee Society, contact The Knee Society office at (847) 698-1632 or via e-mail at knee@aaos.org

Hip Society Awards 2012
The Hip Society announces three awards for papers submitted from the various training programs or from practicing orthopaedic surgeons for presentation at the 2012 Hip Society meeting. The Otto Aufranc and John Charnley Awards recognize innovative research, either clinical or basic, encompassing important advances in the management of hip disorders. The Frank Stinchfield Award is given to a resident or fellow in training who submits an outstanding contribution concerning hip problems.

Any or all of these awards will be granted annually at the discretion of the Society’s Awards Committee. The author(s) of each winning award paper will receive a $2,000 honorarium. Papers must be submitted by Dec. 1, 2011.

For more information, including guidelines and instructions, click on Awards at www.hipsoc.org

OMeGA accepting applications for 2011–2012
OMeGA Medical Grants Association will be accepting residency/general education grant applications for the 2011–2012 academic year up until 5:00 p.m. on May 6, 2011. Orthopaedic residency programs may apply for a grant up to $5,000. Applications with a broader benefit to the residency program are given special consideration. OMeGA grants are available to allopathic and osteopathic programs in the Americas.

For more information and application materials, visit www.omegamedicalgrants.org

Apply for RJOS funding
Various opportunities for 2012, including student scholarships, resident awards, and grants, are available through the Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society (RJOS). The deadline for award and grant applications is Oct. 1, 2011. For more information, visit www.rjos.org

USBJD seeks young investigators
The United States Bone and Joint Decade (USBJD) grant mentoring program provides early-career clinical investigators an opportunity to work with experienced researchers in their fields to assist them in securing funding and developing other survival skills required for an academic career. This program offers attendees the opportunity to maintain relationships with mentors until their application is funded.

The grant mentoring program is open to promising junior faculty, senior fellows, or postdoctoral researchers nominated by their department or division chairs. Senior fellows or residents who are doing research and have a faculty appointment in place or confirmed may also apply. Basic and clinical investigators, without or with training awards (including K awards), are invited to apply.

Investigators selected to take part in the program attend two workshops, 12 months apart, and work with faculty between workshops to develop their grant applications. The next workshop will take place Nov. 10–12, 2011, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

The deadline for applications is July 15. For more information and to apply, visit www.usbjd.org/rd/?yii

AAOS Now
April 2011 Issue
http://www.aaos.org/news/aaosnow/apr11/youraaos6.asp

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