Lifelong Learning
- Opportunity to purchase +CME, offering unlimited access to the online AANA Learning Center throughout your subscription for only $350 – savings of over $5,500!
- Discounted continuing education courses through the online AANA Learning Center, the hub for arthroscopy-focused education.
- FREE, members-only access to an online educational video library housing more than 100 videos addressing arthroscopy in each joint.
- Special member registration rates to attend the AANA Annual Meeting, Specialty Day and more.
- Hands-on, personalized arthroscopic skills training at the cadaver Advanced Lab Courses at member-exclusive prices.
Practice Development
- Members-only Coding Resources to help members receive proper payment.
- Career & Practice Management Tools, including tips for writing your CV and interviewing, to help members prepare for the demands of a successful practice.
Scientific and Technical Resources
- FREE print subscription and online access to AANA's peer-reviewed journal Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery.
- FREE online access to AANA's peer-reviewed journal Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery.
- FREE access to the online video-based journal companion, Arthroscopy Techniques.
- FREE access to the members-only Online Educational Video Library.
Innovation and Advocacy
- Research awards and grants that drive arthroscopy into the future.
- Support of the future through the availability of the AANA Traveling Fellowship Program and the Health Policy Fellowship.
- Protection of the specialty through powerful lobbying efforts.
Personal Achievement & Advancement
- Volunteer leadership roles on Committees.
- Publishing opportunities through the Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery and members-only Pearls.
- Teaching and presenting opportunities at the cadaver lab courses and AANA Annual Meetings.
- Access to the AANA DocMatter Community − a global medical platform for high-quality, clinical discussions among AANA members. This secure, private community will allow for open, in-depth discussions between members; from questions on cases to best practices and more, AANA members will now be able to connect with their peers easier than ever before.
Networking
- A built-in network of more than 5,000 peers.
- Online member directory to make connections.
- Participate in the AANA Mentorship Program.
Prerequisites
- Be a medical or osteopathic doctor
- Have completed an orthopaedic surgery residency
- Be within two years post-orthopaedic surgery residency completion or within two years post-fellowship
- Practice or reside in the continent of North America
Obligations of Membership
- Pay your dues
- Adhere to all rules, regulations and criteria as outlined in AANA’s Bylaws