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ABJS/CORR seek submissions for Urist, Andry Awards
The Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons (ABJS), in conjunction with Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research (CORR), has issued a call for manuscripts for the Marshall R. Urist Young Investigator Award and the Nicolas Andry Award. The deadline for submissions for either award is Oct. 1, 2012.

The $5,000 Urist Award is limited to orthopaedic surgeon investigators younger than age 40 or with fewer than 7 years of post-training (including fellowships) at the time of application. The submitted work must deal with clinically relevant laboratory or clinical research related to the musculoskeletal system and should reflect work primarily done by the young investigator. This research may not have won an award or been previously published as a full paper. Only one manuscript per principal investigator may be submitted.

The $25,000 Andry Award is open to experienced orthopaedic investigators, including surgeons doing clinically relevant basic or patient-oriented research. Submissions should review a body of musculoskeletal research that has significantly contributed to orthopaedic knowledge and has been conducted and published over an extended period of time. The work may be ongoing. Bodies of work that in substance have received previous awards are not eligible.

Submission for one of these awards precludes simultaneous submission for the other. All submissions must be submitted electronically. Guidelines and instructions can be found on the website, http://www.editorialmanager.com/corr/

Questions should be directed to the ABJS awards committee chair, Karl R. Hamson, MD, 6300 N. River Rd, Suite 605, Rosemont, IL 60018-4237.

AAHKS Orthopaedic Team Members Course
The American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS) Orthopaedic Team Member Course will be held in Dallas, Nov. 2, 2012, prior to the AAHKS annual meeting. This course has been specifically created for advanced practice nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, registered nurses, physical therapists, and surgical assistants specializing in total joint arthroplasty. Expert faculty will present diagnostic and radiographic work-ups and review physical exams, office-based procedures, and differential diagnoses. For more information, visit www.aahks.org/meetings/meetings.asp

AAHKS Fair Market Value Task Force reports now available
AAHKS Fair Market Value Task Force reports help hip and knee orthopaedic surgeons determine fair compensation levels for clinical, call coverage, administrative, and teaching services. To view the reports, which include the results of the Orthopaedic Hip & Knee Physician Compensation Survey, visit www.aahks.org

AAHKS/OREF Research Grant
The AAHKS/Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation (OREF) Research Grant in Adult Reconstruction is a $40,000 single-project year (2013) grant in total hip/total knee arthroplasty (THA/TKA). Grant proposals should address appropriate indications for, or cost effectiveness of, THA/TKA. The principal or the coprincipal investigator must be an orthopaedic surgeon and a member of AAHKS; PhDs and DVMs who are affiliated with an orthopaedic department are also eligible. Applications are due Sept. 14, 2012; grant recipients will be notified in January 2013. For more information and to submit an application, visit www.oref.org

Hip Society announces new traveling fellowship
The Hip Society Rothman-Ranawat Traveling Fellowship is open to four young orthopaedic surgeons from around the world who have completed all appropriate training in orthopaedic surgery and have accomplished specific training in the field of hip surgery. Applications and accompanying documents must be submitted via email to The Hip Society at hip@aaos.org by Aug. 15, 2012. For more information, visit www.hipsoc.org and click on the Educational Offerings tab, call 847-698-1638, or email hip@aaos.org

OMeGA accepting grant proposals
The OMeGA Medical Grants Association is now accepting applications for Core Competency Innovation (CCI) Grants for the 2012–2013 residency program year. CCI grants (up to $20,000 each) support out-of-the-box thinking in teaching the six ACGME core competencies. Project proposals should describe how the six core competencies (patient care, medical knowledge, practice-based learning and improvement, systems-based practice, professionalism, and interpersonal skills and communication) are advanced and include concrete metrics with which to judge results. Proposals will be accepted until 5 p.m. CDT on Sept. 12. More information is available at www.omegamedicalgrants.org

Residency/general education grants (up to $5,000) for the 2012–2013 academic year have recently been announced; the list of winners is available online at www.omegamedicalgrants.org

OMeGA Medical Grants Association extends thanks to residency category donors and contributors Zimmer, Medtronic, Biomet Orthopedics, and Integra Foundation for their support of orthopaedic general medical education.

Volunteer with Operation Walk USA
Operation Walk USA is a medical humanitarian organization that provides free hip or knee replacement surgeries to uninsured, underinsured, or poverty-stricken patients in the United States who have disabling arthritis and other debilitating bone and joint conditions. Through its national network of volunteer orthopaedic surgeons, hospitals, nurses, physical therapists, and others, Operation Walk USA is committed to restoring mobility, dignity, and productivity to patients in need. This year, Operation Walk USA will take place on Dec. 7, 2012. For more information, call 847-384-4245 or email foley@aaos.org

New trauma courses at OTA annual meeting
New trauma courses—including a 1-day grant writing workshop cosponsored by the Orthopaedic Research Society—will be offered as part of the Orthopaedic Trauma Association’s (OTA) 2012 annual meeting, Oct. 3–6, 2012, in Minneapolis. Also being offered are a 2-day orthopaedic trauma boot camp co-chaired by Robert F. Ostrum, MD; Daniel S. Horwitz, MD; and Steven J. Morgan, MD; an orthopaedic trauma nursing course chaired by Paul J. Dougherty, MD; and an orthopaedic trauma course for nurse practitioners and physician assistants led by Michael T. Archdeacon, MD; Daniel J. Coll, MHS, PA-C; and Clifford B. Jones, MD. Registration for these courses is limited. For more information, visit www.ota.org

AAOS Now
August 2012 Issue
http://www.aaos.org/news/aaosnow/aug12/youraaos10.asp

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