ROSEMONT, Ill. (February 11, 2025)—The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons’ (AAOS) announced the recipient of the AAOS Board of Specialty Societies (BOS) Research Support Fund Award. The award funds $100,000 towards evidence-based research in musculoskeletal healthcare. All applications were reviewed for scientific merit through AAOS’ Scientific Review Group, a workgroup consisting of AAOS members representing the AAOS Research and Quality Council, the BOS and the Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation.
“Physician-led research is crucial to advancing patient care in orthopaedics,” said AAOS Research and Quality Council Chair David S. Jevsevar, MD, MBA, FAAOS. “The insights gained from this research provide valuable data on treatment approaches and help establish new perspective and standards of care for musculoskeletal conditions. Together with our partners at the orthopaedic specialty societies, we are excited to support this funding opportunity for a second year.”
About the Recipient
Primary Investigator: Jay Wunder, MD, FAAOS
Sponsoring Organization: Musculoskeletal Tumor Society
Title: “Evaluating the Implementation, Utility, and Clinical Importance of the Patient-Reported Outcome Measure Information System (PROMIS) in Sarcoma Patients: A Multi-Centered Prospective Cohort Study”
Awards for the funding cycle will be distributed immediately by the AAOS with the sponsoring organizations providing incremental funding for each project. The award is also being enhanced by a $10,000 contribution from the Sarcoma Strong Fund within the Musculoskeletal Tumor Society. For more information, email media@aaos.org.
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About the AAOS
With more than 39,000 members, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons is the world’s largest medical association of musculoskeletal specialists. The AAOS is the trusted leader in advancing musculoskeletal health. It provides the highest quality, most comprehensive education to help orthopaedic surgeons and allied health professionals at every career level to best treat patients in their daily practices. The AAOS is the source for information on bone and joint conditions, treatments and related musculoskeletal healthcare issues; and it leads the healthcare discussion on advancing quality.
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