Your Final Shot at ABOS Success – Get Expert Answers Before Exam Day!

Description: Join us for this high-yield, last-chance opportunity tailored for orthopaedic residents preparing for the 2025 ABOS board exam. This interactive webinar features a panel of expert faculty alongside recently board-certified surgeons from the 2023 and 2024 cohorts who will share their firsthand insights and strategies for success.

Get answers to your most pressing questions, hear what to expect on exam day, and gain practical advice on how to fine-tune your final weeks of preparation. Whether you're looking to clarify key concepts or calm pre-exam nerves, this session is designed to help you feel more confident and focused as the big day approaches.

Don’t miss your chance to connect with those who’ve been in your shoes—register today! 

Learning Objectives:

• Gain practical tips and study strategies from recently board-certified orthopaedic surgeons who successfully navigated the ABOS board exam in 2023 and 2024.
• Ask personalized questions and clarify last-minute concerns with expert faculty to boost confidence ahead of the 2025 exam.
• Understand the exam structure, timing, and common pitfalls to develop a focused and effective final preparation plan.

Co-Directors: Vidyadhar Upasani, MD, FAAOS, and Youssra Marjoua, MD

Faculty: Patrick Curran, MD 

If you have registered to participate in the Part II course, you will be auto enrolled and receive complimentary registration into the webinar.  

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education (CME) for physicians. The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This webinar is an AAOS member benefit: members attend for FREE! 

Description

Join us for an engaging and insightful webinar that dives into the art of critically evaluating literature, with a special focus on JAAOS articles. Whether you’re just starting out or are a seasoned expert, this session will empower you to assess key research from multiple career stages. Gain essential skills for dissecting complex studies, understanding current trends in orthopaedic foot and ankle literature, and enhancing your ability to contribute meaningfully to journal club discussions.

Learning Objectives

1. Identify optimal ways to review journal articles in preparation for journal club presentations
2. Understand nuances of current literature in orthopaedic foot and ankle arena
3. Understand how to best identify strengths and weakness of a given paper and critically evaluate and discuss their findings with confidence

Director

Amiethab Aiyer, MD

Tie in key takeaways from a recent podcast episode related to this topic, giving you a real-world connection to the skills you're learning.

Refer to Episode 17: JAAOS/Orthomentor Journal Club: Evaluating Resident Selection and Impacts of Mentorship.

https://journals.lww.com/jaaos/pages/podcastepisodes.aspx?podcastid=3 

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education (CME) for physicians. The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

If you are unable to attend the live webinar, you may still register to be notified upon the availability of the recorded session. Access to the recording will be granted for a duration of 2 years.

An interactive learning experience designed exclusively for residents

Experience 2.5 content-packed days, rotating between classroom sessions and hands-on cadaver labs, building your foundation of numerous knee and shoulder arthroscopy procedures. Working in pairs with another attendee, you'll have your own knee and shoulder cadaver specimens to practice arthroscopy skills. Stay engaged with a dynamic mix of lectures, live and video surgical demonstrations, knot-tying sessions and faculty-participant discussion. Spend the majority of the course in the hands-on cadaver lab practicing:

• ACL Reconstruction
• Partial Meniscectomy
• Rotator Cuff Repair
• Subacromial Decompression
• Labral Surgery
• Biceps Procedures
• Meniscus Repair