AAHKS Fellowship Recognition Program
The AAHKS Fellowship Recognition Program sets forth a common set of standards for adult reconstruction fellowship training programs and a process for recognizing adherence to such standards.
Adult Reconstruction Fellowship Match
The American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS), The Hip Society (THS) and The Knee Society (TKS) have established this Fellowship Match Program to assist orthopaedic residents in obtaining fellowships in adult reconstruction and to assist fellowship programs in obtaining fellows in these specialties.
The Match is vital to the future of our specialties. The leadership of AAHKS, THS and TKS as well as the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) are fully committed to ensuring the program’s success. A task force established by the three organizations developed this Match program with assistance from other orthopaedic societies, with established matches providing valuable resources as our Match program developed.
The program is governed by the Fellowship Committee composed of representatives and alternates from each of the three organizations, as well as a chair elected by the Committee.
For questions, please contact connect@aahks.org.
SF Match Services
Administration of the Adult Reconstruction Fellowship Match Program is done through the San Francisco (SF) Match. Access their website (www.SFMatch.org) to register for the Match, review open positions, and update program information. If you need assistance with your SF Match account, please email Help@SFMatch.org.
For Applicants
Review the Match timeline, get answers to common questions in the FAQ, read the code of conduct, learn how to register for the Match.
For Programs
Apply as a new program, contact AAHKS, update existing information, read the code of conduct, and review the Match timeline.
Match Statistics
Prior Match statistics can be seen in the table below. The SF Match lists the open positions on their website (click the Vacancies tab), and applicants can contact those programs directly to apply.
Fellowship Program List
Review institution contact information including website addresses for details on each program. Go to the AAHKS Hip/Knee Fellowship program listing. Detailed descriptions of these programs are also listed in the Postgraduate Orthopaedic Fellowships online directory published by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
FOCAL Guidelines for Programs
Recognizing the need for a more structured fellowship education in adult reconstruction, the AAHKS FOCAL Committee created Fellowship Guidelines and a suggested curriculum for Adult Reconstruction Fellowship Programs. Access the Guidelines here.
FOCAL Webinars for Fellows
Fellows Orthopaedic Continued AAHKS Learning is a series of online lectures for arthroplasty surgeons in training. Fellows and senior residents are invited to join this free, lecture and case-based, live webinar series aimed at supplementing the adult reconstruction fellowship curriculum. Register for these free sessions.
Fellowship Match Statistics
| Year: | 2017 * | 2018 * | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Number of Applicants: | 254 | 247 | 235 | 238 | 268 | 251 | 269 | 281 |
| Number of Matched Applicants: | 169 | 177 | 177 | 189 | 201 | 191 | 200 | 211 |
| Positions Offered: | 177 | 193 | 183 | 193 | 202 | 217 | 226 | 231 |
| Positions Filled: | 169 | 177 | 177 | 189 | 201 | 191 | 200 | 211 |
| Positions Vacant: | 8 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 26 | 20 |
| Number of Programs: | 90 | 99 | 90 | 96 | 102 | 111 | 114 | 119 |
| * Note: 2015-2018 data also accounts for the Musculoskeletal Oncology Match results. Prior to 2018, Adult Reconstruction and MSK Onc Matches were combined. | ||||||||
