The AAOS has more than 70 committees that report under its current Governance structure. The majority of committees report to one of the AAOS Councils with several committees reporting directly to the AAOS Board of Directors.
Each AAOS Council has been created by the Board of Directors, and its existence is not time-limited. The function of an AAOS Council is to plan, organize, direct, and evaluate an entire category of AAOS programs, products, and services.
There are four AAOS Councils:
Advocacy Council
Adam J. Bruggeman, MD, FAAOS, FAOrthA - Chair
Education Council
Andrew H. Schmidt, MD, FAAOS - Chair
Research and Quality Council
David S. Jevsevar, MD, MBA, FAAOS – Chair
Membership Council
Valerae O. Lewis, MD, FAAOS – Chair
The Academy has launched the AAOS Leadership Institute (ALI) — a program exclusively for AAOS members that provides training, mentoring, and networking opportunities to help them acquire and enhance the key skills needed to succeed as a volunteer leader at AAOS.
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