Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Optimizing Femoral Tunnel Position With Flexible Curved Reamers

BEST PRACTICE. For orthopedic specialists at Rush, good medicine and good teaching are inextricably linked. In this issue, 4 of our faculty discuss the many facets of orthopedic education at Rush—and why both teaching and learning are lifelong pursuits (see page 62). To view the 2016 Rush Orthopedics Journal online or to view past issues of the journal, please visit www.rush.edu/orthopedicsjournal. 2 The theme of this year's Rush Orthopedics Journal is education, and were I not confined to a single page, I could write volumes on the topic. Education is a core mission of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Rush, just as education is a foundational pillar of Rush itself. Rush Medical College was the first medical school in Chicago, and the early faculty became nationally recognized for patient care, research, and teaching. After suspending its educational program from 1942 to 1969, the college reactivated its charter and merged with what was then Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, because the leaders envisioned a learning environment where practitioners would take a leading role in the education of students. The practitioner-teacher model is alive and well at Rush today, and it's evident in all of our department's educational endeavors. Our faculty members are committed to training and mentoring students, residents, and fellows, providing them with the knowledge and skills to become successful and productive members of the health care community. We are also producing the next generation of translational researchers in orthopedics—through our highly competitive orthopedic residency and fellowship programs, and through graduate programs at Rush University. Rush offers both master's and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in integrated biomedical sciences, which train students to find innovative solutions to critical biomedical problems and, in conjunction with our faculty, to bring advances from the laboratory to the patient. Enabling trainees and graduate students to apply the principles they are learning to solve real-world health issues improves both the educational experience and patient care. It also gives our clinicians and basic scientists opportunities to share their expertise with the men and women who represent the future of orthopedics. were kind enough to share their personal experiences as teachers and mentors in this year's interview feature (see p 62). I hope you'll take a few moments to read their stories, which highlight the breadth and quality of orthopedic education at Rush. Chairman's Letter " Our faculty members are committed to training and mentoring students, residents, and …