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The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 80:1826-50 (1998)
© 1998 The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

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Symposium - Orthopaedic Surgery Fellowships: A Ten-Year Assessment

MICHAEL A. SIMON, M.D., CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, REGINALD R. COOPER, M.D., IOWA CITY, IOWA, JAMES R. URBANIAK, M.D., DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA, JOHN A. BERGFELD, M.D., CLEVELAND, OHIO, JAMES H. HERNDON, M.D., BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, JAMES W. STRICKLAND, M.D., INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, STEVEN P. NESTLER, PH.D., CHICAGO, ILLINOIS and MICHAEL A. SIMON, M.D., CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

Evolution of the Present Status of Orthopaedic Surgery Fellowships

This symposium is jointly sponsored by the Academic Orthopaedic Society, the American Orthopaedic Association, and the Council on Musculoskeletal Specialties. It gives me great personal pleasure to be able to sponsor a very important topic a little more than one decade after the formal accreditation of the first orthopaedic surgery fellowships. We have a very distinguished panel of participants for the symposium who will address different issues that have arisen or will arise.

My task as the moderator is to describe the evolution and the present status of orthopaedic surgery fellowships. I will discuss the definition, history, present number, distribution, and goals of orthopaedic surgery fellowships. Reginald Cooper and James Urbaniak will discuss the impact of fellowships on orthopaedic surgery residencies, patient care, and orthopaedic practice. John Bergfeld will discuss issues relating to the accreditation and certification of fellowships. James Herndon will talk about the ideal fellowship and the problems . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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