The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American). 2008;90:205-207.
doi:10.2106/JBJS.G.01116
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AOA 2005 John J. Fahey, MD, Memorial North American Traveling Fellowship: Fellows' Travel Diary

Matthew T. Provencher, MD, LCDR, MC, USNR1, Kevin J. Bozic, MD, MBA2, Rex Haydon, MD, PhD3, Johnny T.C. Lau, MD, MSc, FRCSC4 and Heather A. Vallier, MD5

1 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Division of Shoulder and Sports Surgery, Naval Medical Center San Diego, 34800 Bob Wilson Drive, San Diego, CA 92134-1112. E-mail address: matthew.provencher@med.navy.mil
2 University of California, San Francisco, 500 Parnassus Avenue, MU 320W, San Francisco, CA 94143-0728
3 University of Chicago, 5841 South Maryland Avenue, MC3079, Chicago, IL 60637
4 University of Toronto, University Health Network-Toronto Western Division, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, 399 Bathurst Street, 1 East Wing-438, Toronto, ON M5T 2S8, Canada
5 Case Western Reserve University, The MetroHealth System, 2500 MetroHealth Drive, Cleveland, OH 44109

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In 1960, the American Orthopaedic Association (AOA) established the North American Traveling Fellowship (NATF). Inspired by John Fahey, MD, the AOA NATF has served as a mechanism to stimulate an intellectual exchange of ideas and leadership in the field of orthopaedics. The NATF has since evolved into a venue whereby young orthopaedic surgeons who are commencing a potential career in academics may learn by sharing ideas regarding the current leadership and research challenges in orthopaedics. Although it has been held more frequently, the current NATF model is one in which five fellows (four American and one Canadian) are selected every odd year to travel to the East Coast, Midwest, or West Coast of the United States and Canada. Our 2005 tour was organized by Kristy L. Weber, MD (Chief, Division of Orthopaedic Oncology, Johns Hopkins University), who coordinated all of our visits on the West Coast.

The five traveling fellows . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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