Education

Committee Profile

Roles and Responsibilities:

• The Education Committee identifies, develops, administers, and evaluates all live CME and non-CME educational activities other than the Annual Meeting and Specialty Day.
  • This committee, however, is responsible for the Instructional
    Courses at the Annual Meeting – selection, evaluation, and ROI.
• The committee members may serve in workgroups based on particular goals and objectives of the committee. For example, there may be a workgroup dedicated to prospective course development and another on revising STOP tip sheets.
• The committee reviews any live educational projects with which the Society is concerned and makes recommendations to the Board of Directors.
• The committee oversees coordination of national and international educational outreach meetings by identifying faculty and topics.

Time Commitment:

• Most of the committee’s work will be conducted via email and group chat.
  • Virtual Zoom calls, or teleconference calls as needed…
• Typically, there are three-to-five committee meetings annually, including one in-person meeting at Annual Meeting
• Committee members identify, develop, administer, and evaluate live CME and non-CME activities throughout the year.

Qualifications:

• All members, except those in the International category, are eligible to serve as committee members at large.
• Chairperson must be an AOSSM Active Member.
• Passion for education and continuous learning for orthopaedic sports medicine professionals including team physicians, and the holistic healthcare team caring for athletes.
• Experience as a participant or developer of orthopaedic surgery/sports medicine educational content.
• Familiarity with virtual/on-demand learning.