TY  - JOUR
T1  - Funding of Educational Opportunities in Orthopaedic Surgery Residency TrainingA Survey of Residency Program Directors and Chairs
AU  - Jahangir, A. Alex
AU  - Flint, John H.
AU  - Mehta, Samir
Y1  - 2009/06/01
N1  - 10.2106/JBJS.H.01645
JO  - The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery
SP  - 1542
EP  - 1545
VL  - 91
IS  - 6
N2  - 
As funding for graduate medical education continues to decline, finding sources of funding for orthopaedic resident education is a major issue for residency programs, health systems, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), and the American Orthopaedic Association (AOA). The majority of funding for orthopaedic residency programs in the United States includes federal funding from Medicare and Medicaid to the academic health center, funding from faculty and endowments, contributions from individual hospitals and institutions, and industry financial support of courses and the provision of other educational resources1-10. With the continued decrease in federal government funding for graduate medical education and the decrease in funding from industry secondary to concerns about conflicts of interest, many residency programs may need to evaluate other sources of funding to meet the educational needs of their residents. We conducted a survey of residency program directors and chairs to better understand the funding sources for their educational programs. In addition, we sought to define the role of industry funding in resident education.

SN  - 0021-9355
M3  - doi: 10.2106/JBJS.H.01645
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.H.01645
ER  -