AANA24 Knee All-Access Pass-CONCURRENT SCIENTIFIC SESSION 2B: Residents/Fellows Program

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The transcript summarizes a professional meeting focused on orthopedic surgery residents and fellows, particularly in sports medicine and arthroscopy. Seth Sherman from Stanford introduces a packed agenda including welcomes, career advice, research competitions, and breakout sessions. JT Tokish, the organization’s president, emphasizes being part of the Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA), highlighting its revolutionary origins, culture valuing innovation over pedigree, and welcoming environment for young surgeons with ideas. He urges attendees to find their own mission in their career paths rather than conform to a single mold.<br /><br />Rachel discusses getting involved with AANA, stressing its supportive, inclusive community, extensive educational resources like courses and webinars, and a variety of committee roles available even for early career surgeons. She encourages participation, networking, and mentorship as keys to professional growth.<br /><br />Mary Mulcahy provides practical guidance on finding and keeping a first job, stressing use of networks, society job sites, self-reflection, thorough interviewing, and contract negotiation tips. She highlights the importance of understanding institutional culture, job expectations, and balancing personal and professional goals.<br /><br />Seth Sherman then shares his “top 10 pearls” for young orthopedic surgeons, underlining family support, personal health, hobbies, integrity, lifelong learning, building a supportive team, pacing one’s learning curve responsibly, embracing complications, mentorship, and humility.<br /><br />Finally, the session includes presentations of research papers on anterior shoulder instability outcomes in overhead vs. non-overhead athletes and the association between posterior tibial slope and bilateral ACL reconstructions, followed by breakout discussions with faculty to facilitate guidance and networking opportunities. The meeting emphasizes community, education, personal growth, and research integration as foundational to early surgeon success.

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Moderator: Seth L. Sherman, M.D.

Keywords

orthopedic surgery

sports medicine

arthroscopy

AANA

career advice

research competition

mentorship

job search

professional development

networking