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AAHKS announces health policy fellowship
The American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS) has created a health policy fellowship program to provide an opportunity for future AAHKS members to get involved in the policy-making process and to help them become effective advocates. The goal of this program is to provide the fellow with the requisite exposure, training, and skills to prepare for the advocacy of health policy efforts of AAHKS.

The two-year program will provide exposure to the various legislative and regulatory bodies that affect members’ ability to render healthcare services to their patients. Fellows are expected to attend the AAOS Research Capitol Hill Days, National Orthopaedic Leadership Conference, and various council/committee meetings of the AAOS, AAHKS, American Medical Association, and Board of Specialty Societies. They will also have the opportunity to participate in the AAHKS health policy committee conference calls and attend other forums, and will be required to develop a topic for a presentation or publishable paper.

The first AAHKS HPF was announced at the 2007 annual meeting (See “Pat on the back,” page 44). More information is available on the AAHKS Web site, www.aahks.org

AOSSM seeks topics for OKO
The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) is working collaboratively with the AAOS to develop topics for the orthopaedic sports medicine section of Orthopaedic Knowledge Online (OKO). Edited by Robert E. Hunter, MD, the OKO-Sports Medicine section is an online-based program that features educational information in various formats including articles, PowerPoint slides with audio and video clips. If you have a program topic or would like to develop a program, contact Keith Huff, managing editor at huff@aaos.org

Funding for geriatrics education
Residency program directors are encouraged to apply for a competitive funding program designed to increase the geriatrics education provided to residents. The 2008-2010 Geriatrics Education for Specialty Residents (GSR) program request for proposal is online at www.americangeriatrics.org

The GSR program provides small grant support for specialty-specific initiatives. Interested specialists are invited to submit proposals to work in collaboration with the geriatrics program in their institution to develop, initiate, and evaluate programs designed to increase education for residents in the geriatrics aspect of their disciplines. Complete information about the program is online at www.americangeriatrics.org

Successful applicants will receive $20,000 funding/year for each of the two years (a total of $40,000 in funding). The deadline for applications is March 2, 2008.

IOF-Servier 2008 Young Investigator Research Award
The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF)-Servier Young Investigator Research Award, presented every two years to an osteoporosis researcher under the age of 40, aims to encourage young scientists to carry out high quality research. The Award is supported by the Servier Research group in partnership with IOF, and awards euro 40,000 toward original research of significant value and international relevance in the field of osteoporosis. The project must contribute to ensuring that people with osteoporosis receive the best care possible. Applications for the IOF- Servier 2008 Young Investigator Research Award are being accepted until March 3, 2008, at www.iofbonehealth.org

USBJD Young Investigators Initiative
The United States Bone and Joint Decade (USBJD) is dedicated to raising public awareness and to increasing research of musculoskeletal diseases. The USBJD Research Committee has developed a series of workshops to provide early-career clinical investigators an opportunity to work with experienced researchers in our field to assist them in securing funding and other survival skills required for pursuing an academic career.

This workshop series is open to promising junior faculty, senior fellows or post-doctoral researchers who wish to secure funding for hypothesis driven research. Applicants must be nominated by their department or division chairs and have a faculty appointment in place or confirmed and have a commitment to protected time for research. It is also open to senior fellows or residents who are doing research and have a faculty appointment in place or confirmed.

The next Young Clinical Investigators Grant Skill-Writing and Mentoring Program is scheduled for May 2-4, 2008, in Chicago. The objective of the workshop is to provide young clinical investigators an opportunity to work with experienced clinical investigators to assist them in securing funding. Applications are due Jan. 15, 2008.

Application materials and instructions can be found online at www.usbjd.org

December 2007 AAOS Now
http://www.aaos.org/news/bulletin/dec07/youraaos10.asp

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