AAOS creates initiative to inspire inclusion, diversity, equity and access in orthopedics

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons has announced the creation of the AAOS IDEA grant program, an initiative that will fund educational, community and outreach programs that inspire diversity across orthopedics.
According to a press release, the AAOS intends on committing at least $1 million in the next 5 years to four tracks of grants with the following diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) focuses:
“The AAOS is committed to helping address decades of inertia surrounding persistent disparities across orthopedics to better serve our patients,” Felix H. “Buddy”

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons has announced the creation of the AAOS IDEA grant program, an initiative that will fund educational, community and outreach programs that inspire diversity across orthopedics.
According to a press release, the AAOS intends on committing at least $1 million in the next 5 years to four tracks of grants with the following diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) focuses:
“The AAOS is committed to helping address decades of inertia surrounding persistent disparities across orthopedics to better serve our patients,” Felix H. “Buddy”