In an Australian first, Dr Annette Holian has been appointed to lead Australia’s 1,800 orthopaedic surgeons, the first female orthopaedic surgeon to have been elected Australian Orthopaedic Association president since the foundation of the association in 1936.
Speaking about the historic appointment, Dr Holian said, “The progress of diversity within the orthopaedic profession is a passion that I intend to help advance during my presidency. We have identified areas of bias against women in training, and we will actively work towards bringing equity in every area where we have influence. It is my hope that the rate of change that we are seeing within the profession accelerates as the value of diversity at all levels in orthopaedics becomes better understood."
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