Medical Student Resources

AOFAS offers a variety of educational programs and resources to help you expand your medical training, gain valuable experience, and learn about orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery.

Medical Student BioSkills Workshops

AOFAS orthopaedic skills workshops offer opportunities for medical students to gain hands-on experience with orthopaedic instruments and techniques. The half-day workshop includes a series of "challenges" using orthopaedic powertools, followed by a Sawbones lab where AOFAS faculty will guide attendees through orthopaedic foot and ankle procedures in interactive small groups.

BioSkills Workshops are FREE for medical students, but you must register in advance.

Register now for our upcoming BioSkills Workshops! Choose from any of the following dates:

• Saturday, May 3
  Chicago, IL (Northwestern Memorial Hospital)
  Hosted by the AOFAS Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Committee

• Saturday, May 31
  New York, NY (Hospital for Special Surgery)
  Hosted by the AOFAS Postgraduate Education Committee

• Saturday, June 14
  Pittsburgh, PA (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center)
  Hosted by the AOFAS Postgraduate Education Committee

In collaboration with Nth Dimensions, AOFAS holds half-day skills workshops to introduce first- and second-year medical students to orthopaedic surgery, specifically foot and ankle surgery.

See our Instagram page for highlights from past workshops:

• October 5, 2024 at Meharry Medical College (Nashville, TN)

• October 28, 2023 at Morehouse University (Atlanta, GA)

• August 26, 2023 at the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA)

• October 22, 2022 at Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science (Los Angeles, CA)

• July 16, 2022 at Emory University (Atlanta, GA)

Join AOFAS as a Student Affiliate!

Medical students and allied health students with an interest in orthopaedic surgery or research may join AOFAS as Student Affiliates. Get involved with AOFAS and access valuable foot and ankle education with no annual dues. Students must be enrolled in an accredited medical school to become an MD or DO or enrolled in an accredited allied health program.

Student Affiliates get free access to the AOFAS OnDemand Education Center (ONE) and AOFAS webinars for up to four (4) years, ending at the completion of medical school.

Download the Application

Please note that Student Affiliates are not AOFAS members, do not receive Foot & Ankle International, and are not eligible to vote or serve on committees.