Footnotes - Fall 2024 - 11

2024 Stone Award recipients met with the ABFAS Board of Directors at the ACFAS Annual Scientific CONFERENCE Awards in Tampa, Florida, last February.
by advancing the art and science of foot and ankle surgery. "
I have implemented this mission in everything I have done
and continue to do-from teaching students, residents, and
fellows, to patient care.
On ABFAS Board Certification
DH: What is one thing students and residents
should know about ABFAS Board Certification?
CL: I think students and residents should be aware of
ABFAS Board Certification and what it means to the
profession. It is, in my opinion, the highest honor and
credentialing board for our profession. I think that they
have done a really good job determining how an individual
becomes certified, and I think that is important to help
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progress our profession forward. Students and residents
should ultimately know that it is the goal within the
profession to be credentialed by this certifying group of
individuals.
KL: How has ABFAS Board Certification benefitted
you in your career?
DR: Being ABFAS Board Certified has allowed me
higher compensation, surgical privileges, and consulting
agreements. It has allowed patients to trust that the
physician they chose has achieved the highest standards
in surgical certification. Many patients say they chose me
specifically because I am ABFAS Board Certified. Amongst
our medical colleagues, I have earned respect simply by
being board-certified by ABFAS.
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