A Full Range of Year-Round Educational Resources and Networking Opportunities
The Benefits of ORS Membership Include:
- Access to joining any number of ORS Research Sections
- Access to LearnORS, our on-demand, online learning platform
- No-Cost registration to virtual scientific and career development webinars
- Complimentary access to the LearnORS Video Library, featuring recordings of past webinars
- Discounted registration rates for ORS meetings, conferences, and workshops
- Opportunities to participate and lead as a workshop organizer, speaker, committee member, or research interest group organizer
- Eligibility for ORS funding opportunities, including travel grants, research grants, and fellowships
- Annual online access to the Journal of Orthopaedic Research (JOR)
- No-cost manuscript submissions to JOR for members
- Special member pricing to post career or postdoctoral opportunities on the ORS Career Center
ORS Categories of Membership and Descriptions
ORS 2026 Annual Membership Dues
If you join ORS now, your membership will be active through December 31, 2026.
| Member Category | Annual Membership Dues |
|---|---|
| Student | $75 |
| Post-Graduate Trainee | $105 |
| Affiliate | $180 |
| Early Career | $250 |
| Established | $325 |
ORS Member Testimonials
I have been a member of ORS for more than a decade. Throughout the years, I have had the privilege of serving as a volunteer in various capacities, including abstract reviewer, podium session moderator, and function committee member. In my experience, ORS stands as a remarkable community that bridges the gap between academic and industrial researchers and engineers committed to advancing orthopedic research and developing solutions. Volunteering has not only provided me with ample opportunities to engage with fellow members but has also deepened my sense of involvement in this noble mission.”
“The DEIA Committee launched the ORS Underrepresented Minority (URM) Undergraduate Travel Program at the 2023 Annual Meeting. This program allows eligible undergraduate students who are interested in orthopaedics to attend the conference for free. Approximately 20 undergraduate students from around the country attended in 2023, and that number jumped to ~30 in 2024. For many of the students, the ORS Annual Meeting is the first conference of their life. Seeing the students enthusiastically absorb all of the exciting research, career development, and networking opportunities that the ORS has to offer is the best reward of all.”
“I have been volunteering with the ORS since the 2020 Annual Meeting, where I was onboarded onto the Public Outreach Committee. Since then, it’s been highly rewarding to work closely with my colleagues, peers, and ORS staff on large-scale initiatives and professional development opportunities focused on science communication, STEM outreach, and advocacy. I never expected to chair a committee as a trainee, but it’s been a highlight of my academic career to date as I’ve had the pleasure of advancing broader efforts within the ORS that I feel passionate about while also onboarding exceptional folks into their first ORS volunteer positions.”
“As a new member of the ORS, I am excited about the potential to contribute as a volunteer. I am particularly interested in leveraging my experience to support the ORS’s initiatives, such as organizing educational events or mentoring younger researchers. I would also like to highlight the contributions of Bruno C. Menarim, whose work in the same field has been invaluable. His dedication to promoting orthopedic research through innovative work has not only increased awareness but also inspired many to get involved in volunteering.”
“I am the Education Chair of the Meniscus Section, and being involved in Section leadership has helped me be more engaged with the community and build stronger connections at the Annual Meeting and virtually year-round. I’ve also been involved with the ORS Open Door outreach event the past two years which is an incredible experience for the ORS volunteers and the local communities.”
“I thoroughly enjoyed working on the DEI committee. Great experience trying to make ORS a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive organization.”
Interested in ORS Research Section Membership?
An ORS Research Section is a small, intimate community of like-minded peers that promote the common interest of ORS members in a specific area of research related to orthopaedics and the musculoskeletal system. Currently, ORS has eight sections, Fracture Repair, Meniscus, Orthopaedic Implants, Preclinical Models, Skeletal Muscle, Spine, Strategies in Clinical Research, and Tendon.
ORS Members can join section(s) today or at any time at no-cost.
If you join an ORS Research Section now, your membership will be active through December 31, 2026.
- After receiving your membership application and payment, your application will be reviewed, and your membership activated within 5 business days.
- ORS reserves the right to decline a membership application.
- Please note all membership applications will be reviewed to ensure you have applied for the correct category of membership.
