2021 Annual Meeting Startup & Practice Management Access Pass-Welcome

Video Transcription

Thank you, Brian. My name is Mike O'Brien. I'm at Tulane University in New Orleans, and I'm the Fellowship Committee Chair.  And I just want to echo Dr. Cole's comments that this day is for you. And so ANNA is a phenomenal organization that's about education, about mentorship, and about inclusion.  And so there's many ways to get involved early on. So that's kind of the point of this program this afternoon, is to give you some tips on  early career advice, contracts, but also ways to get you engaged in the arthroscopy association.  And there's discussion at the board level about creating committee positions for residents and fellows. So that's something that you will hear from us about.  So if you're interested in that, you can reach out. We're going to be reestablishing a mentorship program. So especially for fellows and early career.  So the thing I really want to echo what Brian mentioned is you've got these giant names. You've got Brian Cole. We've got a room full of past presidents.  Everyone's incredibly approachable. So super nice, super laid back. So don't be intimidated. Don't be afraid to go up and say hi.  I know when I was a fellow, I was terrified to go introduce myself to folks. So everyone is very approachable.  And we're here to make this day for you guys and help get you more involved in this organization, because we all love this organization and feel very strongly about it.  So one of the things we want to highlight is the Anna Traveling Fellowship. So this year, our traveling fellow godfather was Dr. Rick Angelo.  So Rick is a past president of the Arthroscopy Association of North America. The 2020 fellowship got canceled due to COVID.  So Rick was gracious enough to do it again to stay on an extra year. And normally it's four fellows a year, 2020 got canceled.  So we kept the four from last year and added two from this year. So Rick's going to speak about the traveling fellowship and their amazing experience and  talk about why this is something you should all consider in a couple of years when you're early in your practice. And I have a nice token here for Dr. Angelo.  So Rick, thank you so much for your contribution.

Video Summary

In this video, Mike O'Brien, the Fellowship Committee Chair at Tulane University, discusses the importance of ANNA (Arthroscopy Association of North America) and its focus on education, mentorship, and inclusion. He encourages viewers to get involved early on and mentions the possibility of committee positions for residents and fellows. O'Brien also mentions the reestablishment of a mentorship program and emphasizes that prominent figures in the organization, like Brian Cole and past presidents, are approachable and welcoming. He highlights the Anna Traveling Fellowship, led by Dr. Rick Angelo, which offers a valuable experience for early career professionals. O'Brien acknowledges Dr. Angelo's contribution with a token of gratitude.

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Dr. Michael O'Brien

Keywords

ANNA

education

mentorship

inclusion

committee positions