LFP Program Information

The Leadership Fellows Program (LFP) is a one-year program whose goal is to facilitate the development of future AAOS leaders. The LFP combines didactic leadership training with an ongoing mentoring program that matches the participants with an established leader within the AAOS Fellowship.

The LFP identifies future leaders from the younger members of AAOS who have previous volunteer or leadership experience and prepares them to assume roles of responsibility within AAOS.

The LFP combines didactic leadership training with an ongoing mentoring program that matches the participants with an established leader within the orthopaedic community. The role of Mentor is viewed as an integral part of the LFP. As advisor and confidant to the LFP Fellow, the Mentor will foster a close professional and personal relationship with his/her Fellow that continues throughout the fellowship year and beyond.

PROGRAM GOALS

The goals of this program are to:

• Provide formal leadership training for members of the fellowship who desire to develop their volunteer or leadership skills and become more active in the AAOS
• Establish a formal mentoring relationship between participants and established AAOS leaders.
• Enhance skills for those members who have already assumed leadership roles with the AAOS.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

• Open to AAOS Fellows, 45 years or younger as of January 31st of the following calendar year. Only AAOS Fellows who meet the eligibility criteria should apply. The Leadership Development Committee cannot consider applications from ineligible applicants, nor grant exemptions from these requirements.

APPLICATION PROCESS:

• Applications for the LFP are available online at the AAOS website, http://www.aaos.org/lfp, beginning in May of each year.
• A complete application will include:
• A completed online application
• Letters of support from two AAOS Fellows who have in-depth knowledge of the applicant’s practice and leadership skills.

LFP PROJECT

• The AAOS will provide the LFP Fellows the opportunity to participate in an AAOS related project. These projects will be through an AAOS Council, Committee, subspecialty or staff project and will provide the LFP Fellows with the opportunity to collaborate with their mentor along with members of the Academy and Academy staff. The project will also allow LFP Fellows to learn about various aspects of the AAOS and to provide a meaningful contribution.

LFP SITE VISIT

• The LFP Fellows are allowed one site visit to their mentor's institution (or the mentor may visit the Fellow's institution) at the expense of the AAOS.

For additional information, please contact Jennifer Shapiro at:

Leadership Fellows Program
Attn: Department of Education Programs
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
6300 North River Road
Rosemont, IL 60018-4262
Tel: 847-384-4343
Fax: 847-823-8027
Email: shapiro@aaos.org