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The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 79:481-4 (1997)
© 1997 The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

A Time for Renewal*

DOUGLAS W. JACKSON, M.D.{dagger}, LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA

*First Vice-President's Address. Read at the Annual Meeting of The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, San Francisco, California, February 15, 1997.


   Introduction
 

Renewal entails monitoring and evaluating what is working, reaffirming what is essential, and making the adaptations to the changing environment. Renewal is a process that every established organization and profession must go through in changing times if they are to remain vibrant and relevant. The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons has a renewal process, a dynamic strategic plan, in place for our organization. This was developed with broad-based input from members. This living document is constantly renewed by the Board of Directors. This renewal process for our organization is working. The challenge before us is the renewal of our profession and the role that the orthopaedic surgeon will play in the health-care-delivery systems of the twenty-first century.

Because the changes that we are experiencing in our professional lives as orthopaedic surgeons are so profound, I want to reassure you that I am focused on the present. While I feel strongly . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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