More Than 290 Attend 2019 Spring CORD Conference

On March 15 in Las Vegas, more than 290 CORD Conference attendees gathered to share knowledge and experiences while exploring the Conference theme: The Future of ABOS Assessment. Conference attendees can now access presentation slides. Login is required.

Pictured clockwise from top right:

  • ABOS Director Michael S. Bednar, MD, FAOA presented ABOS’s Residency Knowledge Assessment Program.
  • April D. Armstrong, MD, FRCSC, FAOA spoke about an ABOS behavioral assessment tool currently being piloted in orthopaedic residency programs.
  • J. Lawrence Marsh, MD, FAOA, April D. Armstrong, MD, FRCSC, FAOA, and Ann E. Van Heest, MD, FAOA answered questions about ABOS’s Resident Knowledge, Skills, and Behavior Assessment Project.
  • Terrance D. Peabody, MD, FAOA served as a moderator for the panel “Knowledge Assessment During Residency Training.”
  • Paul Tornetta, MD, FAOA shared the AAOS strategy for improving resident education.

The next AOA CORD Conference will be held in June at the AOA Annual Leadership Meetings in San Diego. The theme will be “The Myth of the Perfect Mentor: Mentorship from Medical School to Attending.” Click here for more information and to register.