2024 AOSSM Annual Meeting Recordings no CME-Robert E. Leach Award and Presidential Address Medallion Exchange

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Eric McCarty announced the recipient of the Robert E. Leach Award, Bruce Reiter, honoring his extensive contributions and leadership in sports medicine. Reiter grew up in Queens, New York, attended Yale, and shifted from English to Orthopedics after a friend's soccer injury. He attended Harvard Med School, did residencies, and fellowships with notable figures and institutions, and built his career at the University of Chicago, becoming team physician and contributing significantly to the field, including leading AOSSM and editing a top journal.<br /><br />Moreover, Mark Miller introduced Dean C. Taylor as the 52nd president of AOSSM, highlighting Taylor’s extensive career in military and medical fields, from West Point to Duke. Taylor emphasized leadership and collaboration in medical education, initiated the Fagan Leadership Program at Duke, and actively participated in the Magellan Society of traveling sports medicine fellows.<br /><br />Furthermore, initiatives such as the Building Orthopedic Leaders Development Program (BOLD) emerged, fostering leadership among early career members. Noteworthy achievements include collaborative efforts with organizations like SOMOS, ANA, and ESC. Reiter's and Taylor's speeches underscored the importance of teamwork, collaborative leadership, and educational innovation within AOSSM, aiming for a bright future for sports medicine.

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2:20 pm - 3:20 pm

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Speaker Eric C. McCarty, MD

Speaker Bruce Reider, MD

Speaker Dean C. Taylor, MD

Speaker Christopher C. Kaeding, MD

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Eric C. McCarty, MD

Bruce Reider, MD

Dean C. Taylor, MD

Christopher C. Kaeding, MD

Robert E. Leach Award

Bruce Reiter

sports medicine

AOSSM

Dean C. Taylor

leadership

medical education

BOLD Program

collaboration

orthopedics