The Resident Assembly has six subject committees: Career Development, DEI, Education, Health Policy, Innovation,and Research. Committee positions are open for application through the AAOS Committee Appointment Process each spring.
Career Development Committee
Charges
Provide information on starting a career in orthopaedics, including:
- Fellowship opportunities and
- Employment
- Develop, refine, and present practice management actions to the executive
2023-2024 Members
- Marcus Hoof, MD, Chair
- Alexander Adams, MD
- Tyler Calkins, MD
- Manuela Gaviria, MD
- Taylor Paskey, MD
- Kyle Paul, MD
- Michael Schallmo, MD
- Nathan Sherman, MD, MBA
- Maggie Sinkler, MD
Education Committee
Charges
- Review AAOS created educational resources and provide educational opportunities for
- Provide a forum for collaborative discussion of educational issues among and between residents and the AAOS.
- Educate residents about critical education
- Promote ideas and develop projects that advance orthopaedic
- Develop, refine, and present education actions to the Resident Assembly Executive Committee
2023 - 2024 Members
- Joseph Kocan, MD, Chair
- Rex Lutz, DO, Vice Chair
- Todd Alter, MD
- William Harkin, MD
- Conor McCarthy, MD
- Andrew Reese, PA-C
- Mitchell Solano, MD
- Patrick Szukics, DO
Health Policy Committee
Charges
- Address issues affecting the field of orthopaedic surgery and orthopaedic residency
- Develop, refine, and present health policy actions to the executive
- Collaborate with AAOS to promote resident engagement in political issues locally and
- Educate residents on the Orthopaedic Political Action Committee (PAC) and current political issues impacting orthopaedics.
2023 - 2024 Members
- William Hill, MD, Chair
- James Clemmons, MD
- Mary Crowe, DO
- Alexandra Ernst, MD, MPH
- Jack Haglin, MD, MS
- Bradley Lezak, MD, MPH
- Kevin Weisz, MD
Innovation Committee
Charges
- Empower AAOS to engage with residents and fellows in training in pursuit of new technologies and to create educational opportunities.
2023-2024 Committee Members
- Heather Haeberle, MD, Chair
- Justin Chan, MD
- Patrick Curtin, MD
- David Deckey, MD
- Logan Hansen, MD
- Akhil Sharma, MD
- Matthew Wells, DO
Research Committee
Charges
- Promote research opportunities available to residents, including:
- Awards,
- Grants, and
- Sub-specialty research
- Promote the value of orthopaedic research among the orthopaedic resident
- Develop, refine, and present research actions to the executive committee
2023-2024 Committee Members
- Gregory Kirchner, MD, MPH, Chair
- Nicole George, DO
- Alex Gu, MD
- Alexander Hysong, MD
- Andrew Kuhn, MD
- Patrick Mescher, MD
- Lasun Oladeji, MD, MS