OREF Clinician Development Program UPDATE
Fellowship Grants Awarded
50 Grants in Eight Categories

We are pleased to announce that on June 10th, 2009, the OREF Educational Grants Board completed the process of awarding OREF Clinician Development Program fellowship grants for the 2009-2010 academic year. With generous support from seven industry leaders, OREF was able to award 50 grants in eight orthopaedic subspecialties using the random selection process developed by OREF and approved by monitors appointed by the Department of Justice for three orthopaedic device companies. All applicants have been notified as to whether they were selected. The institutions receiving the awards and the corporate supporters will be posted on our Web site once the institutions have acknowledged their grants. 

We are very grateful to the following corporate supporters for demonstrating their commitment to OREF’s mission. Their contributions to advancing orthopaedics through the OREF Clinician Development Program in varying amounts have made this first effort possible.

DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.; Biomet, Inc.;
Smith & Nephew, Inc.; Tornier, Inc.; DJO Incorporated; Synthes, Inc.; and Wright Medical Group, Inc. 

      

Sincerely,

William P. Cooney III, M.D. Chair, Board of Trustees

Gene R. Wurth     President and CEO