Committee Profile
| Reports To: | Knowledge Access (Education) Council |
The Fellowship Committee consists of members who are all involved in fellowship training and represent university and non-university orthopaedic surgery sports medicine fellowship programs. The committee's function is to oversee the fellowship activities and education for orthopaedic sports medicine fellowship programs and fellows. | |
| Committee Term: | Members-at-large serve three (3) consecutive years upon appointment; Chairperson can serve either two (2) consecutive years or (3) consecutive years, depending on when they were named to the chair role. |
| Committee Size: | Maximum of 12 total, including 11 members-at-large and 1 chairperson. |
| Rotation Schedule: | 3/4/5 (2024: 3; 2025: 4; 2026: 5; 2027: 3, and so on) |
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Oversee the fellowship activities and education for orthopaedic sports medicine fellowship programs and fellows, including the annual match.
- Liaison with ACGME to assist fellowship programs in delivering high quality training to fellows.
- Contribute to the development of the Residents and Fellows Forum at the annual meeting.
Time Commitment:
- Most of the committee’s work will be conducted via email and group chat.
- Typically, the committee meets 3 to 4 times a year as needed, which can include one in-person meeting at the Annual Meeting.
Qualifications:
- Committee consists of members who are all involved in fellowship training and represent university and non-university orthopaedic surgery sports medicine fellowship programs.
- All members, except those in the International category, are eligible to serve as committee members at large.
- Chairperson must be an AOSSM Active Member.
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