Membership


Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

 

Everyone has a story. AOFAS celebrates member diversity through storytelling. Read stories from your colleagues or share your own.

The AOFAS Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Initiative was established in 2021 to:

  • conduct an assessment of the current AOFAS environment

  • identify ways to address DEI issues in the workplace and in patient care

  • work toward increased representation of under-represented minorities (URM) in foot and ankle orthopaedics as a profession as well as in AOFAS leadership roles.

The DEI Committee reports directly to the AOFAS Board of Directors with representation from the Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Foundation Board of Directors as well.

 

AOFAS Members, please help the DEI Committee by participating in the Member Census. Go to your Member Profile and update the information in "My Demographics" (under My Account Links).


Current Programs


AOFAS On the Same Page

These discussions address books and journal articles on healthcare inequities along with diversity and inclusion issues for the profession.

Stay tuned for details on our next event!


 
Bioskills Workshops

AOFAS Bioskills Workshops offer opportunities for medical students to gain hands-on experience with orthopaedic instruments and techniques. At the workshops, AOFAS faculty guide students through foot and ankle procedures on Sawbones in an interactive, small-group setting.

Next Event:
Saturday, November 16

Resurgens Orthopaedics (Atlanta, GA)

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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.

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See our Instagram page for highlights from past workshops: