RESIDENTS

The Resident Paper Contest is NOW OPEN!
Winners will be announced in mid-February 2025.

Call for Resident Papers – COA’s 2025 Annual Meeting

  • More Resident Awards – 10+ Resident Papers will be winners.
  • A session just for residents How to Win in Practice
  • How to Compare Private, Academic, and Employed Jobs in CA
  • How to adjust to like as Attending

When is this happening?
May 1-4, 2025 – Hilton Universal City, Los Angeles Area.  
Papers will be presented on Saturday and Sunday mornings.

 

Resident’s awards will be:

  • Lloyd W. Taylor, MD Resident Award
  • Orthopaedic Institute for Children Resident Award
  • Clinical Awards
  • OREF Resident Award
  • Harold La Briola, MD Resident Award 

How Can You Participate?
Submit your papers no later than December 31, 2024. You can submit more than one paper.

Eligibility:

  • You must be a current Resident in a California Orthopaedic Program.
  • You must be a member of COA – just $25 – (the PAC is optional) Renew/Become a Member     (Username is your email Password: COA2024!)
  • Papers submitted for consideration must be in CLINICAL RESEARCH only – no basic science papers will be accepted). You must submit the full paper and an abstract limited to 500 words.
  • The Clinical Research must have been performed during your residency and you must be the primary author.
  • Your paper can already have been presented or published.

Thank you for joining the competition!

James Chen, MD Program Co-Chair
Milton Little, MD Program Co-Chair
Raymond Raven, MD, MHCI MBA, COA President

Questions? – coa454@gmail.com