Past Presidents

2022: Artina Dawkins, C-TAGME
2019-2022: Kim Reising
2017-2019: Julia Panzo, C-TAGME
2015-2017: Vicky Norton, C-TAGME
2013-2015: Cindy Thompson, C-TAGME
2011-2013: Anne Kinowski, C-TAGME
2009-2011: Fran Nelson, C-TAGME
2007-2009: Chris Tutsch, C-TAGME
2005-2007: Linda Miller, C-TAGME
2004-2005: Norma Jean Simonsen, C-TAGME
2003-2004: Todd Godfrey

Board of Directors

Officers
President
Laurel Lewis
Senior Orthopaedic Residency & Fellowships Coordinator
WellSpan York Hospital
Past President
Kim Reising
Academic Program Manager
University of Cincinnati
President-Elect
Maia Knox, C-TAGME
Sports Medicine & Shoulder Fellowship Coordinator
TRIA Orthopaedic Center
Secretary
Stacey Wilson, C-TAGME
Academic Program Manager
Cedars Sinai Medical Center
Treasurer
Melissa Wheeler, MA
Residency Education Coordinator
Summa Health System

Founded in 2003

The Association of Residency Coordinators in Orthopaedic Surgery (ARCOS, LLC) is a national professional organization for program coordinators of orthopaedic surgery residencies and fellowships.

ARCOS, a not-for-profit organization, was officially founded in February 2003 during the 70th Annual AAOS Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana. The first inaugural conference was held in San Francisco, California, in March 2004.

ARCOS was created to establish a national group of orthopaedic program coordinators who would be recognized by both program directors and the orthopaedic community at large; to provide a support structure and advocacy forum for coordinators; and to further coordinators’ knowledge and skills through the exchange of ideas and information.

Membership

Membership is extended to all program coordinators of orthopaedic surgery residency and fellowship programs.

Board of Directors

The ARCOS Board of Directors consists of a maximum of eleven members. Each member serves a five-year term.

The Board is comprised of a president, president-elect, secretary, treasurer, immediate past president, and six members-at-large.

To serve as a member of the Board of Directors an applicant must:

• Be a current member of ARCOS

• Be a coordinator of an ACGME accredited residency or fellowship program

• Have attended at least two Annual ARCOS Conferences prior to serving on the Board of Directors

• Be able to attend the ARCOS Board of Directors planning meetings in May and September each year and the Annual ARCOS Conference. The Board of Directors meets three times a year (two planning meetings and the annual conference).

• Be elected by the general membership during the annual business meeting

Members-At-Large


Laurie Lynch, C-TAGME
Program Coordinator II
Western Michigan University

Annie Detrick
Educational Administrator
The University of Chicago

Bonnie Schuster
Education Administrator, Orthopaedics
University of Rochester Medical Center

Courtney Matlach, C-TAGME
Residency Program Administrator
Montefiore Medical Center

ARCOS Today

  • ARCOS received its not-for-profit incorporated status in November 2022.
  • ARCOS is officially recognized by the ABOS, ACGME, AAMC, AOA and CORD.
  • The Association’s focus is solely on orthopaedic education.
  • ARCOS has a current membership of over 250 residency and fellowship program coordinators.
  • The ARCOS Annual Conferences are comprised of presentations, discussions, and workshops on the latest in program requirements while promoting networking and professionalism among members.
  • ARCOS is striving to achieve 100% participation among all orthopaedic programs at the ARCOS Annual Conference.
  • TAGME certification by the National Board for Certification of Training Administrators of Graduate Medical Education Programs was created “to establish standards for the profession, to acknowledge the expertise needed to successfully manage graduate medical education programs, and to recognize those training program administrators who have achieved competence in all fields related to their profession.” This certification is available to some 28 specialties who have applied for and been approved by the TAGME National Board. ARCOS has many members who have become TAGME certified.
  • ARCOS website (www.arcosonline.org) has become a valuable tool for information, education and networking among coordinators.

Past Coordinators of the Year