SOOr Awards

Young Investigators Awards
The AAP Section on Orthopaedics presents awards to students, residents, and fellows as part of the Section's annual two-day academic and scientific program at the AAP National Conference and Exhibition.

Distinguished Service Award
The AAP Section on Orthopaedics established the Distinguished Service Award in 1995 to recognize an individual in the field of pediatric orthopaedics who has contributed to the AAP's mission of excellence in patient care, research, and teaching.

Nominations for the Distinguished Service Award may be submitted through the contact us page.

2022 Norman Otsuka, MD, FAAP
2021 Keith Gabriel, MD, FAAP
2020 Ellen Raney, MD, FAAP
2019 Richard Schwend, MD, FAAP
2018 William L Oppenheim, MD, FAAP
2017 Paul Esposito, MD, FAAP
2016 William Hennrikus, MD, FAAP
2015 John Sarwark , MD, FAAP
2014 Behrooz A Akbarnia, MD
2013 Walter B Greene, MD, FAAP
2012 Perry L Schoenecker, MD, FAAP
2011 Paul Griffin, MD, FAAP
2010 Vernon Tolo, MD, FAAP
2009 David D Aronsson, MD, FAAP
2008 Richard H Gross, MD, FAAP
2007 Dennis Weiner, MD, FAAP
2006 Peter Pizzutillo, MD, FAAP
2005 Richard J Haynes, MD, FAAP
2004 Walter W Huurman, MD, FAAP
2003 Robert B Cady, MD, FAAP
2002 Michael J Goldberg, MD, FAAP
2001 Thomas F Kling, Jr, MD, FAAP
2000 E Dennis Lyne, MD, FAAP
1999 Howard H Steel, MD, FAAP
1998 Kaye E Wilkins, MD, FAAP
1997 E William Schmitt, MD, FAAP
1996 John F Hall, MD, FAAP
1995 Lynn T Staheli, MD, FAAP

Global Mentored Scholarship Program
The AAP Section on Orthopaedics offers awards of up to $1,500 to orthopaedic residents and pediatric orthopaedic fellows in the United States and Canada who are interested in providing musculoskeletal care to children in resource-poor regions of the world. The scholarship program facilitates mentored experiences for young surgeons in training.

The SOOr Scholarship Program is ON HOLD until further notice.

This program is offered through a generous grant from K2M Corporation.

For more information on past recipients and to access application materials, see below.

• Scholarship Recipients
• Highlights from Past Trips
• Application Form
• Photo Release Form
• Post-trip Report Form

Educational Travel Scholarships 
The AAP Section on Orthopaedics offers "in-training" physicians (medical students; residents; future, current, or former fellows) who are planning to attend the Section's annual program during the AAP National Conference & Exhibition an opportunity to apply for $500 scholarships to use toward travel and meeting-related expenses. Application instructions are scheduled to be circulated in late summer. For details contact us.