Our mission is to help orthopaedic executives provide quality management and lead rewarding professional lives. Being a member offers you access to educational opportunities, practice management resources, and a supportive network of your peers to help elevate your career. Take advantage of the following member benefits:

​Education

SAOE Annual Meeting
Members receive a discount when registering for the SAOE Annual Meeting. The Annual Meeting features relevant and robust content designed to support professional growth for both senior and emerging leaders.

Leadership Academy
​​Take advantage of leadership coaching, instruction, and engagement with AAOE national and state/regional associations through the Leadership Academy. The academy is designed to enhance the professional growth of early career orthopedic practice administrators and emerging leaders. To learn more, click here.

Webinars
Take part in frequent members-only webinars covering hot topics in orthopaedic practice administration. Click here to see the list of past topics and speakers.

​Networking

Receptions at SAOE Annual Meeting
The SAOE Annual Meeting features opportunities to catch up with old friends and make new friends in the region who share your interests.

Regional Reception at the AAOE Annual Meeting
SAOE members are invited to the Regional Reception at AAOE's Annual Conference. You don't want to miss out on snacks, beverages, and good company as you share what you learned with your colleagues and what you will implement when you return to the office.

Connect with Vendors
During the Annual Meeting, attendees have the opportunity to ​connect with vendors that have exclusive offers for SAOE members.​

​Access to SAOE Collaborate Page
Get answers 24/7 in the online community platform, AAOE Collaborate, to discuss various orthopaedic practice management topics, issues, and ideas with peers in the region

​Practice Resources + Professional Enrichment

Practice Management Resources
​Members have unlimited access to our online practice management resources, which includes our e-news archive, the Leadership Book Nook, and unlimited access to our webinar archive.

Monthly E-Newsletters
​​Get the latest news, articles of interest, and invites to upcoming events in our monthly e-newsletters.