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Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.
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The mission of the American Association of Latino Orthopaedic Surgeons (AALOS) is to provide collegiality, advancement, education, and social justice for Latino orthopaedic surgeons and the minority populations they represent. We strive to enhance diversity within the field of orthopaedic surgery by increasing the visibility of AALOS, highlighting its core focus, and emphasizing its mission. The purposes of this article are to discuss the need for this organization and highlight its history and future goals. As AALOS recently celebrated its 15-year anniversary, we are excited to continue advancing the field of orthopaedic surgery and improving our patients' care.
美国拉丁裔矫形外科医师协会（AALOS）的使命是为拉丁裔矫形外科医师和他们所代表的少数族裔提供友谊、进步、教育和社会公正。我们努力通过提高 AALOS 的知名度、突出其核心重点和强调其使命，来增加矫形外科领域的多样性。本文的目的是讨论成立该组织的必要性，并介绍其历史和未来目标。随着 AALOS 最近庆祝成立 15 周年，我们很高兴能够继续推动矫形外科领域的发展，改善我们患者的护理。
