Newly appointed AO Access Liaisons will play important ambassadorial role

AO Access
Samir Mehta

Samir Mehta,
AO Trauma

“A world-wide organization, the AO has a tremendous opportunity to be a leader in creating a just, equitable, diverse, and inclusionary environment.  By bridging different societies and cultures, the AO naturally creates opportunities for communication, discussion, and engagement.  In addition to working towards DEI among its members, as an organization that focuses on health care, the AO also has a tremendous opportunity to impact the delivery of care to encompass all patients.”

Muhammad Wajid

Muhammad Wajid,
AO Trauma

Community Development Chairperson elect

“Diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives lead to better integration and decision making at leadership levels.”

Norman Chutkan

Norman Chutkan,
AO Spine

“As an organization we cannot achieve our core values if we are not inclusive and reflective of the community we serve.”

Michael_Dittmar

Michael Dittmar,
AO Spine

Community Development Chairperson elect

“AO Access is our opportunity to establish an inspiring model of an inclusive community development and management with transcendent results. These specific efforts strategically focused on the integration of various societies and cultures will provide us all with the mastery of knowledge that lies within diversity; it will open doors to create enthusiastic bonds to promote talent involvement and engagement in new leadership roles inside AO Spine. And it for sure will be driving towards reducing biases and encouraging new memberships.”

Sabine Girod

Sabine Girod,
AO CMF

“Fostering diversity and inclusion at all levels of the organization is a top challenge that AO Access addresses. The more diverse a team, the better we are at identifying what others see as problems and opportunities: diversity thus drives innovation and lays the groundwork for a successful future.”

Bruno Peirone

Bruno Peirone,
AO VET

“AO Access is the bridge that will connect AO to the future”

Michael Huo

Michael Huo,
AO Recon

“AO Access and its vision/mission of creating and sustaining a connection across the globe through which all the leaders in education, in training, and in research and innovation can collectively promote the best treatments for musculoskeletal injuries and conditions. The needs for education and training are different from different communities. The AO Access and its programs will ensure representation from a diverse and inclusive group of leaders who will work collaboratively to target the needs specific to each community.”