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Orthopaedic Surgery

Conferences, Curriculum and Didactics

Lower Extremity Adult Reconstruction fellows have ample opportunities to learn outside of clinical experiences. Weekly Friday conferences with department faculty and fellows provide real-world learning opportunities. Didactics also occur each Friday morning following the OKU Hip & Knee Book and the AAHKS FOCAL Curriculum.

Fellows are expected to attend the following conferences and didactics:

  • AAHKS annual meeting in Dallas, Texas.
  • ICJR Revision Hip and Knee Course in June at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN.
  • Transition changeover lab in Charlottesville, VA, with University of Virginia and Vanderbilt University fellows at the beginning and end of the year.
  • Annual Garceau-Wray Lectureship, hosted by the department in Indianapolis, in which fellows are expected to present their highest-quality research.

Sample Schedule

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Additional Learning Opportunities

Fellows are encouraged to attend other educational courses focused on hip and knee reconstruction, including the hip and knee fellow course in Vail, CO, the ICJR Vail course and more.  

Attendance is expected at the monthly IU School of Medicine Lower Extremity and Adult Reconstruction Journal Club, quarterly Cadaver Lab and quarterly Indiana Statewide Joint Council.

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