In this episode, Marc and Mo discuss the upcoming JBJS article and accompanying editorial focusing on the often unpaid and unsupervised research year for medical students who wish to enter orthopaedics, with a call for faculty members to hold to up their part of the deal when mentoring medical students.

Links:

Tidd JL, Piuzzi NS. The Orthopaedic Forum. A Research Year for Medical Students. J Bone Joint Surg. 2024 Jan 3;106(1):78-83. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.23.00340. https://bit.ly/3R0hBZm

Swiontkowski MF: Editorial. The Orthopaedic Research Year: Faculty Mentors Must Hold up Their Part of the Deal. 2024 Jan 3;106(1):1. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.23.01167. https://bit.ly/47AvDpY

Subspecialties:

• Education and Training
• Orthopaedic Essentials