FacultyFocus AO VET

Dear colleagues,

Welcome to the third 2023 edition of FacultyFocus, featuring a wide array of educational content curated with you—our AO VET faculty—in mind.

In this edition, we bring you a detailed update on our educational activities: Curriculum developing is the key focus of AO VET Education Commission (AO VEC) activities in 2023. We invite you to learn more about our new courses, AO VEC goals, our AO Davos Courses 2023 educational events—including our AO VET Symposium—Bridging the Gap: Translating Clinical Research to Clinical Practice—as well as our plans for 2024.

Additionally, in this FacultyFocus, you won’t want to miss the news from across the AO, including:

• Positive Faculty Education Program (FEP) feedback from operating room personnel (ORP)
• The ongoing transformation of the AO Education Institute (AO EI), now live in its new setup
• Transparent and inclusive recruitment practices driven by AO Access
• New education research output from collaborations between the clinical specialties and the AO Education Institute
• AO Access recommendations for inclusive language—and why inclusive language matters
• 10 tips for instructional design

I hope you will enjoy reading this especially informative edition of FacultyFocus!

Best regards,

Mark Glyde

Chairperson, AO VET Education Commission