Thanks for joining us. So the Orthopedic Learning Center, many of you have probably already experienced it, at least as learners. They have an abundance of courses and it's a wonderful way to get involved with ANA. So the first thing I would recommend that you do if you're interested in something like this is look at the website. So go to the ANA website and you can go to the OLC section and just peruse what courses are available. So for instance, I'm a nerd about the kneecap, which you probably have realized if you went to this morning's session. And there's an every other year course on patellofemoral instability. And so that's where I got started because I had a mentor who's very interested in that topic. And what you might not realize, even if you attend as a learner, is that there are an abundance of faculty that need to be helpful for this because there are a myriad of stations, right? So this is a state of the art learning facility. They want to have a great ratio of faculty to learners. And so they want lots of people involved, even if you're not the keynote person who's the expert on all the things, they want somebody who's going to stand at a station and help to teach the learners. So I wouldn't hesitate to take a look at what interests you and reach out. So the next step is to ask. So I would start with your mentors. If you have anybody in your circle of training that is involved in courses, just ask how to be involved from there because they can point you in the right direction. Your partners might already be involved when you start your early practice. And then the OLC staff are super helpful if you are able to find them, or if you want to find them through me or just ask me. But it's a wonderful way to connect with the giants in our field. So here's an example of the osteotomy course that I helped to teach. I taught tibial tubercle osteotomy. I feel like that is a very simple thing in my world and I got to learn, you know, osteotomies about the rest of the knee from like Ned Amendola. And I was standing there teaching this. But you don't have to worry too much about being an expert in all the things because there's a bunch of faculty roaming around, some of whom are the uber experts that have a different color to set them apart so you can go grab someone if you don't have the expertise to teach that one procedure that the learners are interested in. So don't be afraid to reach out. I think in early practice I was a little insecure about that sort of thing because I was like, well, I'm not an expert yet. I still need practice in this. But realize that recent training means the latest and greatest information, the most up and coming technology. And so you have something to contribute. I wouldn't hesitate to reach out. And we need lots and lots of faculty. So just ask. Ask me. Ask anybody here. Look on the website and ask a mentor. All right. Thanks.

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