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admitted to sit for the recertification examination.4 The ABOS website is invaluable at helping to plan and start the process for recertification as this becomes due. The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons can also help. Planning, managing and achieving required continuing education for those already certified is made easy with educational programs and services. Earning CMEs and keeping track of personal CME hours is made available through the AAOS. Included is the availability of scored and recorded self-assessment resources (self-assessment examinations) to help evaluate knowledge, satisfy the MOC requirement and keep orthopedic knowledge up-to-date. To help maintain certification with lifelong learning and continuing education, a vast array of educational choices are made available through the AAOS. Some items are free, and others are sold as educational CME units. Found on the AAOS website are various certification, recertification and board exam preparation resources, which include, but not limited to, the following: online CMEs, self examinations in numerous sub-specialties and general orthopedics, and various courses held in numerous places and attended by those wishing to earn CMEs. Various courses can also be used to keep abreast of new techniques, learn practical skills, learn to communicate better with patients, and to better manage one’s practice. The AAOS Annual Meeting attracts thousands of orthopedic surgeons and also offers opportunities for earning CMEs. Specific Board Review Courses are held yearly for preparation for certification and recertification. Grant Funding, Research Fellowships, and Travel Fellowships 1. Medical students: Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society (RJOS) Medical Student Scholarship. To encourage students to enter the field of orthopedic surgery, RJOS provides up to $1,500 each to 2 medical students to attend the American Academy Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS) Annual Meeting, including the RJOS Annual Luncheon. Applicants should be current medical stuL.M.B. Gehrig Orthopedic surgery 365 dents. Application deadline date is October 1. Applications completed after this date will not be reviewed until the following year. 2. Residents: Jacquelin Perry, M.D., resident research award. RJOS encourages orthopedic residents to submit abstracts of research projects for this annual award. Applicants must be current residents in accredited orthopedic surgical residency programs. The resident must be the primary investigator of the submitted research project. The winner presents his/her paper at the RJOS Annual Luncheon at the AAOS Annual Meeting, and receives an award of $2,000. 3. Faculty: RJOS traveling fellowships.5–7 Two RJOS traveling fellowships are awarded to RJOS members each year: an academic fellowship and a practice enrichment fellowship. The academic fellowship, recently named in memory of Alexandra Kirkley, M.D., provides funds to allow the winning applicant to travel to enrich his/her academic career. The practice enrichment fellowship allows the winner to travel to learn new techniques or expand his/her subspecialty interests. Applicants must be RJOS members in good standing who are board-certified or board-eligible orthopedic surgeons and citizens of the United States or Canada. The awards are up to $6,000 travel expense reimbursement for each fellowship. This award is supported by funds from Zimmer, Inc. These awards are supported by funds from Zimmer, Inc. In addition, Zimmer, Inc., has generously provided funding for 2 separate $30,000 grant awards targeted to RJOS members. There is no age restriction, but the applicants should be board eligible or board certified. The grant application can be on any topic, but preference will be given to topics related to women’s musculoskeletal health issues.6 The Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation (OREF) is the 1 foundation serving the entire orthopedic community supporting research and education toward building the scientific base of clinical practice. Since 1955, the foundation has raised more than $100 million and holds a unique place in American medicine.5 The following OREF grants6,7 are available: 1. RJOS/OREF/DePuy Career Development Grant in Women’s Musculoskeletal Health: with support from DePuy Orthopedics, this grant will help train and develop female orthopedic surgeons to improve knowledge in the area of women’s musculoskeletal health and enhance the understanding of gender and diversity differences in the outcomes of orthopedic procedures. The candidate must be a female orthopedic surgeon who is a member of the RJOS. The amount of the grant is $45,000 for up to 1 year. 2. Career Development Grant in Total Joint and Trauma Surgery: this 1-year grant provides up to $45,000 to advance the training of the next generation of orthopedists who have a clinical or scientific interest in total joint surgery and/or trauma treatment. Physicians currently completing formal orthopedic surgical training, currently enrolled in advanced surgical training, or having completed formal training within the last 4 years may apply by submitting a proposal for an individual plan for further research investigation or surgical training. (This requirement is flexible if a sabbatical or leave of absence was taken during the candidate’s early career and will be
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