Editor’s Note: An uplifting example followed by a reminder of harsh reality. During my career, I have aspired to change the face of orthopaedics and to defy stereotypes. My method was to offer opportunity to underrepresented minorities who had the aptitude to succeed....
Editor’s Note: This is a gut-wrenching story about memories and feelings surrounding a profound personal loss. “My husband and I carefully planned the timing of our first pregnancy.” I was a third-year orthopaedic resident in a very small program. When I became...
Editor’s Note: This account reveals the complexity of what it takes to match into an orthopaedic surgery residency program today. Those of us in practice and beyond may not fully understand the realities that present day medical students, both MD and DO, must contend...
