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I am pleased to welcome you to the second issue of the Harvard Orthopaedic Journal. Our first issue was a huge success due to the outstanding efforts of the resident editorial board and especially the editor, David Ring, M.D. I have had nothing but positive feedback from our faculty and alumni about the value of this publication. This second volume continues this early tradition of excellence. I hope you enjoy it. I would like to thank all of you who have contributed articles to this issue and encourage everyone in the Harvard Orthopaedic family to contribute to future issues. Because our Program is dispersed across four large institutions, The Journal provides an important opportunity for sharing our research and new developments.

In my role as Head of the Residency Program, I am pleased to report that we had a very successful site visit last summer which has resulted in full accreditation for our program for the next five years. We were acknowledged for the many new ele-ments that have been added to our residency program, as well as the addition of greater clarity around the responsibilities of junior and senior residents and goals for each of our rotations. The ACGME's letter stated, "The Committee commended you and your teaching staff for the steps that have been taken to establish one, integrated Harvard program and improve the structure and organization of resident education." The Core Curriculum and Anatomy Course continue to be well received by our residents. I applaud the efforts of Mark Gebhardt and the Core Curriculum faculty, as well as the efforts of Richard Ozuna and faculty that contribute to the Anatomy Course. In addition, the combined Grand Rounds continues to provide an excellent learning opportunity for residents and faculty alike as reflected in the list of distinguished speakers and their topics. I am hopeful that more of our own faculty will share their par-ticular expertise as Grand Round speakers in the coming year. We are working to make our Grand Rounds series regularly available via teleconference to orthopaedic surgeons throughout the Partners HealthCare System.

The group of residents who will graduate in June have contributed greatly to the success of our program through their participation and planning of the Core Curriculum and subspecialty conferences during their rotations. Individually, they have distinguished themselves as authors, physician-scientists and recipients of a number of impressive awards. On behalf of the Harvard Orthopaedic faculty, I want congratulate them on their acceptance to many of the best fellowship programs in the country. As a faculty we take great pride in having launched such an accomplished group of young surgeons.

On the research side, I am delighted to report the arrival of Chris Evans and his colleague Steve Ghivizzani and their efforts to establish the Partners Center for Molecular Orthopaedics. The Center and its laboratories are based in the Boston Lying-In Building on Longwood Avenue. Since arriving, Chris as submitted a Clinical Trials Planning Grant to begin work on a Phase II gene therapy trial and completed a corporate research agreement for stem cell research. Drs. Evans and Ghivizzani are working toward submission of a core center grant in musculoskeletal diseases later this year. This grant will enable the type of collaborative work made possible in the Longwood Medical Area. I know Chris and Steve look forward to building an impressive research program in molec-ular biology and working with the Harvard Orthopaedic faculty to pursue innovative advances in the treatment of musculoskeletal disease.

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