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Nomination Committee Announcement
Nominations for PAOS elected officers are now being accepted. Nominations will be accepted from January 1, 2015 until midnight EST February 15, 2015. Positions for election include President-elect, Secretary, Northeast Regional Director, Southeast Regional Director, and South Central Regional Director.
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Recent PAOS News
JAAOS - New PAOS Member Benefit!
PAOS has signed an agreement with Wolters Kluwer to provide PAOS members access to the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (JAAOS) more commonly referred to as Learn More...
Harris Poll Shows PAs Are Trusted Healthcare Providers Who Improve Access
93 percent of respondents who have seen a PA agree PAs provide excellent patient service
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A new nationwide study confirms that patients Learn More...
Thank you for joining us in Orlando!
It was a great week of learning and networking in Orlando at the PAOS 15th Annual CME Conference with 59.25 hours of CME available! 653 attendees joined us this year for an Learn More...
Join us in Orlando!
Join us in Orland for the 15th Annual PAOS CME conference September 29 - October 1, 2014.
Registration is now open at Learn More...
PAOS advocacy at AAOE meeting
PAOS was represented at the American Association of Orthopaedic Executives annual meeting in Washington DC June 1 - 3, 2014. A great opportunity for advocacy as we answered questions about Learn More...
PAOS @ AAPA Impact 2014
Thanks to PAOS President Paul Desillier for representing PAOS in the exhibit hall at Impact 2014 in Boston! PAOS President-Elect Tom Gocke and Vice-President Dennis Gregory advocated for Learn More...
PAOS advocates for PAs at the AAOS Annual Meeting in NOLA!
On behalf of PAOS, Tom Gocke, Kemuel Carey, Tricia Marriott and Danny Engle advocated for PAs while exhibiting at the 2014 AAOS Annual Meeting! We enjoyed our time in New Orleans while Learn More...
2014 PAOS Officer Nominations
Nominations are now being accepted for Vice-President, Treasure, and 3 Regional Directors (Northwest, Southwest and North Central) Board of Director positions for our upcoming election to be held Learn More...
2014 Practice/Salary Survey
to the 1160 PAs who participated in the 2014 survey!
2014 Survey data is now available!
2014 PAOS Practice/Salary Full REPORT - www.PAOS.org/members - "Survey Report" tab
1160 PAs completed the 2014 PAOS Practice / Salary Survey! We provide the most comprehensive survey related to PAs practicing in orthopaedic surgery. (* For comparison, the latest MGMA data reports data for 323 PAs who work in orthopaedic surgery)
- Congrats to Sarah B. for completing the survey and being randomly selected to receive the FREE 2015 PAOS CME Registration!
- Congrats to Paul C., Jeniffer J., Byron G., Courtney W., and Tara S. for completing the survey and being randomly selected to receive a FREE ANNUAL PAOS membership!
A few stats:
- Mean compensation: $115,906.67 (view full report for break down by years of experience and region)
- Mean annual bonus: $15,784.70 (view full report for additional details)
- Only 14.12% of PAs share a clinic schedule with their SP all of the time.
- 52.82% of PAs take call for their practice (see the full report for details including compensation)
- Details on Gender, on-call, benefits, tasks, plus much more is available in the 47 page report.
Report Cost:
PAOS members: FREE! If you are not a member, join us for the nominal fee of $125/year!
Non-members: contact us for pricing.
Become a Member
Membership has its benefits:
+ ORTHOPEDICS TODAY print publication
(12/1/2014) Learn more...
January 2015, Volume 23, Issue 1
Access via the PAOS website members section (Link Here)
Orthopaedic Advances:
Review Articles:
- Mimickers of Lumbar Radiculopathy
- A Comparison of the Lateral Decubitus and Beach-chair Positions for Shoulder Surgery: Advantages and Complications
- Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Bone and Joint Infections in Children
- Management of Metastatic Cervical Spine Tumors
- Human and Other Mammalian Bite Injuries of the Hand: Evaluation and Management
- Entrapment Neuropathy About the Foot and Ankle: An Update
On the Horizon From the ORS:
2015 PAOS CME Conference
forthcoming
We are looking forward to more than 600 PAs joining us in Chicago, IL, August 17 - 21, 2015 - as we continue our commitment to providing excellent orthopaedic specific CME lectures and workshops in a great location! Learn More...
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Susan Lindahl Memorial Scholarship
The Susan Lindahl Memorial Scholarship was established in 1998. The establishment of this Memorial Scholarship fund was to cultivate and attract young physician assistant students into the field of orthopedics.
Learn more about the difference between the Physician Assistant (PA-C) in Orthopaedic Surgery and the Orthopedic Physician's Assistant.
