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The Association of Residency Coordinators in Orthopaedic Surgery (ARCOS) is a nationally recognized organization for program coordinators of orthopaedic surgery residencies and fellowships from across the country.
ARCOS was created to establish a national group of orthopaedic program coordinators who would be recognized by both program directors and the orthopaedic community at large, to provide a support structure and advocacy forum for coordinators and to enhance their knowledge and skills through the exchange of ideas and information. As ARCOS members gain a better understanding of their jobs and resources, they become valuable assets to their individual programs and the academic orthopaedic community.
ARCOS is now in its seventh year and we are officially recognized by the AAOS, ABOS, ACGME, AAMC, and the AOA. In October of 2001, under the guidance of Dr. Fredrick N. Meyer, Chairman of Orthopaedics at the University of South Alabama, a steering committee was formed and our first Annual Meeting was held during the 70th Annual AAOS Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana. Since then, we have been working diligently to reach as many coordinators as possible with the goal of 100% participation in our organization and at our annual meetings by all orthopaedic residency and fellowship programs.
There are many worthwhile reasons for joining ARCOS:
- Focus is solely on orthopaedic education.
- Annual Meeting comprised of lectures, discussions and workshops on the latest changes in program requirements and best methods and practices regarding the competencies; opportunity to meet national contacts such as Dr. Steven Nestler from the ACGME Orthopaedic Surgery RRC and Dr. Shepard Hurwitz from the ABOS. The 7th Annual Meeting will be in New Orleans, LA from March 10-12, 2010.
- TAGME certification by the National Board for Certification of Training Administrators of Graduate Medical Education Programs for orthopaedic coordinators. Certification was “created to establish standards for the profession, to acknowledge the expertise needed to successfully manage graduate medical education programs and to recognize those training program administrators who have achieved competence in all fields related to their profession.”
- Listserv available to members who would like to send out a question or inquiry to other ARCOS members.
The Association of Residency Coordinators in Orthopaedic Surgery (ARCOS) is a nationally recognized organization for program coordinators of orthopaedic surgery residencies and fellowships from across the country.
ARCOS was created to establish a national group of orthopaedic program coordinators who would be recognized by both program directors and the orthopaedic community at large, to provide a support structure and advocacy forum for coordinators and to enhance their knowledge and skills through the exchange of ideas and information. As ARCOS members gain a better understanding of their jobs and resources, they become valuable assets to their individual programs and the academic orthopaedic community.
ARCOS is now in its seventh year and we are officially recognized by the AAOS, ABOS, ACGME, AAMC, and the AOA. In October of 2001, under the guidance of Dr. Fredrick N. Meyer, Chairman of Orthopaedics at the University of South Alabama, a steering committee was formed and our first Annual Meeting was held during the 70th Annual AAOS Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana. Since then, we have been working diligently to reach as many coordinators as possible with the goal of 100% participation in our organization and at our annual meetings by all 153 accredited orthopaedic residency programs and all 202 fellowship programs.
There are many worthwhile reasons for joining ARCOS:
- Focus is solely on orthopaedic education.
- Annual Meeting comprised of lectures, discussions and workshops on the latest changes in program requirements and best methods and practices regarding the competencies; opportunity to meet national contacts such as Dr. Steven Nestler from the ACGME Orthopaedic Surgery RRC and Dr. Shepard Hurwitz from the ABOS. The 7th Annual Meeting will be in New Orleans, LA from March 10-12, 2010.
- TAGME certification by the National Board for Certification of Training Administrators of Graduate Medical Education Programs for orthopaedic coordinators. Certification was “created to establish standards for the profession, to acknowledge the expertise needed to successfully manage graduate medical education programs and to recognize those training program administrators who have achieved competence in all fields related to their profession.”
- Listserv available to members who would like to send out a question or inquiry to other ARCOS members.
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