Apply Now for the Resident Scholarship Program
The AOAO is offering a scholarship program for 4th and 5th year AOAO resident members who take the Part I Written Exam through the American Osteopathic Board of Orthopedic Surgery (AOBOS). The AOAO will reimburse $500 to each resident who has registered and paid for this exam.
What You Need to Do:
If you have registered and paid for the Part I Written Exam offered by the AOBOS, submit the form below to the AOAO along with proof of payment. Please allow 5-7 business days for your reimbursement to be issued by check. Reimbursement is only provided once per resident.
Chief Resident Travel Scholarship Program
What’s Covered in the Travel Scholarship:
Free Registration includes:
- 2026 Annual Spring Meeting Lectures
- Orthopedic Board Review Course (1 1/2 Day Course)
- Access to all session recordings
Travel reimbursement:
- Coach airfare up to $350
- $300 toward your hotel stay
Here’s How it Works:
- Complete the funding program request form. Once your form is received you will be notified of acceptance by email within one week.
- We will register you for the meeting.
- You will book your own flight and make your own hotel reservations.
- A reimbursement form will be provided to you at the end of the meeting to complete and submit with your flight and hotel receipts. The reimbursement form must be submitted within 30 days after the meeting. Reimbursement will be sent to you by check with 10 days after we receive your form along with proof of expenses.
- Member log in required to access the form. Click here for log in assistance.
Research Funding and Award Opportunities
The AOAO Foundation:
- Collaborates with AOAO specialty sections to provide research funding.
- Supports residents and fellows, as well as medical students, with research funding through grants and scholarships.
- Recognizes AOAO members for outstanding commitment to patient care and the osteopathic orthopedic profession.
Membership in the Academy is free to any physician enrolled in an allopathic or osteopathic residency or fellowship training program in the United States or Canada.
Join AOAO! Benefits include:
- Networking with osteopathic surgeons by getting involved in AOAO committees
- Join specialty sections of the AOAO for FREE
- Reduced or free registration to attend AOAO national meetings
- Subscription to the JB & JS Portfolio of Journals
- Opportunity for Awards and Grants through the AOAO and the AOAO Foundation
- Opportunities for scholarly activity through submissions to the Annual Fall Meeting and The Orthopod
- Access to search for osteopathic orthopedic fellowship training sites among members enrolled in those programs
- Spring Board Review Course
- Chief Residents Funding Program – travel costs to attend the AOAO Annual Spring Meeting are reimbursed for chief resident members.
- Career Workshops: loan repayment, coding/billing, contract negotiation, practice management
- Opportunity to give back by getting involved with the Student AOAO through their annual educational meetings and webinars
- Connect with students and other programs to enhance your research project through the Resident Research Dashboard
- Access to the Basics of Scholarly Research Course – tips on developing your project from start to publication
Online Membership Application Form
What is RAOAO?
The RAOAO is a branch of the American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopedics (AOAO), made up of resident members of the AOAO. The purpose of the RAOAO is to unify osteopathic residents of orthopedic surgery through enhanced communication between residents. In addition, residents may serve on AOAO committees and join specialty sections. The RAOAO serves as the collective “voice” of the residents to the AOAO Board of Directors. The RAOAO provides information and mentorship to osteopathic medical students interested in orthopedic surgery.
What is AOAO?
Dr. Fred McAlpin answers questions about member benefits, osteopathic board certification and more!
Board Certification – Stay true to your roots!
The American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopedics encourages all residents who graduated from an osteopathic medical college to seek board certification through the American Osteopathic Board of Orthopedic Surgery (AOBOS).
Contact the AOBOS:
(312) 202-8208
[email protected]
Scientific Paper Award
Award Description and Purpose
Evaluating research requires that an opinion be formed regarding the overall credibility of a study. In addition, the ability to communicate new and essential medical information to the medical and lay community is a critical skill that all osteopathic orthopedic surgical residents should strive to acquire. Through this process, the resident should improve cognitive skills and learn to manage and communicate medical information. AOAO seeks to recognize residents for their commitment to outstanding research through their annual Scientific Paper Award.
Reviewers
The AOAO Residents and Fellows Committee consists of members from within the Academy who specialize in the surgical areas of Adult Reconstruction (total joints), Foot and Ankle, General, Hand, Pediatrics, Shoulder and Elbow, Spine, Sports and Trauma. Members of this committee are selected on an annual basis by the AOAO President.
Timeline and Review Process
Research projects submitted as an abstract for the AOAO Annual Fall Meeting will be reviewed and scored. Authors of abstracts receiving the highest score in each surgical area will be selected for the Award and invited to present during a specialty session during the Annual Fall Meeting.
Criteria
Only AOAO members who are the lead author will be considered for the award. Submitted abstracts must meet the guidelines outlined in the submission system. The abstract submission process usually opens Jan/Feb each year.
Award Description
Scientific Paper Award winners are invited to present at specialty sessions at the Annual Fall Meeting. Award recipients who agree to present receive:
- A monetary award of $900
- Recognition in the Fall Meeting app
- Complimentary meeting registration at the meeting in which they present
- Travel reimbursement: coach airfare (round-trip for one), one night’s room and tax in the host hotel, and a $75 per diem toward meals.