SICOT 30th Young Surgeons Meeting Highlights Global Orthopaedic Innovation Knowledge Exchange and Collaboration Across Low Resource and High Resource Healthcare Systems

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What makes SICOT special and unique?On a personal level, I’d say it’s because I’m honored to present at the podium our study on the variability of standardized outcome thresholds following medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction under the mentorship of Dr. Mary K Mulcahey at Loyola. Publication coming soon! On a deeper level, I’d say it’s because, of all the conferences I’ve attended this academic year, it was only at the 30th SICOT Young Surgeons’ Meeting that I met another Filipino, Dr. Jose Maria Carlos Camagay , who flew 20+ hours and traveled 13,000+ kilometers to present a practical solution for assessing syndesmotic malreduction in low-resource settings, where CT scan availability is limited, by evaluating the diagnostic validity of fibular station in our population. 👏I used to think coming from a third world country was a disadvantage because, rather than the gold standard, our brains were wired to provide care based on what is accessible and to create solutions by being resourceful.A year into my research fellowship in Chicago, I now see it as a privilege for trainees with backgrounds like mine to gain access to the tools, resources, and mentorship that shape excellence.It takes a different kind of perspective to see the difference in advancement and to create solutions we can actually implement in low-resource areas. And that’s what we discussed with Dr. Camagay:- With the physician shortage of only ~1 ortho surgeon per 100,000 people, we need to build early pipelines. My intentional involvement with ORS Open Door Program, RJOS, and the Perry Initiative has laid the blueprint for what I am building.- At a systems level, traditional pen-and-paper health records pose difficulty in tracking outcomes. By leading change toward a unified EHR system, we can efficiently gather data and monitor patients. Eventually, how can we establish implant database registries, and how can we create consensus?- Seeing patients go home the same day after their surgery here in the US highlights the market opportunity of building ambulatory surgical centers in the Philippines. I’ll share more of this progress in the coming years. These are just some of the ideas we shared. Although our paths may separate, I trust that his international fellowship in adult reconstruction and the path I am heading toward will both help pave the way for meaningful change back home.And this pin he gave me of our flag reminds me of my why. My purpose. Where I come from was once a disadvantage. But when you overcome that adversity and rise to the standards, the privilege of training here becomes a responsibility for me to bridge the gap. So if you ask me again what makes SICOT unique and special, it is because it bridges the future through global impact. So grateful to those who made this possible, Dr. Anna Cohen-Rosenblum of Young SICOT, Dr. Linda Suleiman, MD FAAOS of RJOS, and Dr. Antonia Chen during AAHKS Meeting - women role models I look up to.

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