Diversity Award

Nominate an Academy Fellow for the 2009 Diversity Award
Deadline for nominations is June 9, 2008.

The Diversity Award recognizes Academy Fellows who have distinguished themselves through their outstanding commitment to making orthopaedics more representative of and accessible to the diverse population it serves. This award is presented annually at the AAOS Annual Meeting and the recipient receives a $5,000 honorarium.

Examples of activities that qualify for the Diversity Award include, but are not limited to:

• Actively working to reduce obstacles that prevent greater numbers of women and under-represented ethnic groups from entering the field of orthopaedics in the U.S.
• Teaching culturally competent care in a clinical and/or institutional setting.
• Sponsoring, mentoring and/or guiding young orthopaedists, culturally diverse and female medical students.
• Acting as a role model to colleagues and leading by example in promoting diversity.
• Staffing clinics that provide musculoskeletal care for underserved U.S. populations.
• Recruiting and encouraging diverse ethnic and/or female medical and pre-med students to pursue a career in orthopaedics.
• Acting in a leadership role in eliminating disparities in health care and/or promoting culturally competent care.
• Supporting diversity-related legislation, activities, and issues in health care.
• Writing and publishing materials that relate to culturally competent care and/or health care disparities.

General Guidelines:

• Candidate must be nominated by a sponsor.
• Candidate must be a living Academy Fellow in good standing.
• Candidate cannot be a current member of the AAOS Diversity Advisory Board.
• If selected to receive the award, candidate agrees to attend the AAOS Annual Meeting at his/her own expense. Candidate agrees to release his/her image and an approved biography of his/her diversity activities for publicity purposes.

Who may nominate:

• An Academy Fellow in good standing or a Candidate Member eligible for fellowship.
• An orthopaedic resident who has directly and professionally benefited from the activities of the nominee.

Nominate an Academy Fellow for the 2009 Diversity Award
Deadline for nominations is June 9, 2008.

Diversity Award Winners

• Claudia Thomas, MD - 2008
• Alvin H. Crawford, MD - 2007
• Augustus A. White III, MD, PhD - 2006
• Laura L. Tosi, MD - 2005
• Henry J. Mankin, MD - 2004
• Wayne O. Southwick, MD - 2003