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OREF Highlights 1955 - 2004

In celebration of its 50th Anniversary, OREF produced a brochure describing major highlights in its first half-century of contributions to orthopaedics. Please click on the links below to view specific sections.

A Summary of OREF Milestones
1955	Introduction
1955	The Formation of OREF
1956	Research Grant
1961	Resident Research Award
1963	Educational Grant
1981	OREF Order of Merit
1982	Fred W. Hark, M.D. and William A. Hark, M.D. Lectureship
1984	Career Development Award
1984	Department Grant
1988	Institutional Grant
1989	State Society Lectureship Grant
1993	Health Services Research Fellowship
1994	Alfred R. Shands Jr., M.D. Circle
1994	Designated Giving Program
1995	Corporate Associates Program
1996	Prospective Clinical Research Grant
1997	Web Site Launched
1998	Directed Funding Research Award
1998	Resident Research Symposium
2000	Grant Writing Workshop
2001	JBJS Resident Journal Club Grant
2001	Resident Giving Program
2003	Medical Student Summer Orthopaedic Research Fellowship
2004	Clinician Scientist Award

"OREF was founded more than 50 years ago through the leadership of Alfred R. Shands Jr., M.D. and five other orthopaedic surgeons, who, along with the AAOS, the American Orthopaedic Association, and the American Orthopaedic Society, recognized the need for a single foundation to raise money to fund orthopaedic research."

H. Michael Immel, FACMPE
Treasurer, OREF Board of Trustees

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