Hiring an orthopaedic surgeon can take seven months and cost upwards of $12,000. Here's how employers reach thousands of qualified candidates for a fraction of that — directly inside the country's largest academic orthopaedic community.
Twenty Years of Connecting the Leaders of Academic Orthopaedics Two decades ago, academic orthopaedics had a fragmentation problem. Department chairs navigated complex operational challenges in silos. Best practices stayed locked inside individual institutions. Emerging leaders had few structured pathways to…
We are thrilled to announce that Grant Garrigues, MD has been promoted from Associate Chief Medical Officer to Chief Medical Officer of the Academic Orthopaedic Consortium (AOC). Dr. Garrigues has been a driving force in shaping the future of the Academic Orthopaedic Consortium, and his continued leadership and vision will...
We reached out to one of our favorite attorneys in the corporate healthcare space, Mr. Bruce Armon, to better understand the recent changes to non-compete agreements and the implications for those in the academic medical center (AMC) environment. Read Bruce’s…
As we celebrate National Athletic Training Month this March, it is with great pride and gratitude that I reflect on the invaluable partnership between the National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) and the Academic Orthopaedic Consortium (AOC). Our collaboration serves as…
Some of us choose to set high goals, pushing our limits as a way to motivate ourselves to new levels of personal or professional success. Most of us, however, probably haven’t taken ourselves to the extremes that Philip Clark, Associate…
Like many of you in the AOC community, I’ve devoted a good portion of my professional career to service within an academic institution. I learned – and benefitted – a great deal over the twenty years I spent leading technology…
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