About the AO Education Institute

media-139692

Our passion: improving performance through education

The AO Education Institute is the AO's center of excellence for designing curricula, assessment and evaluation of educational outcomes, faculty development, medical education research, and the creation of educational tools and media.
media-139667

Mission

Medical education is about patient outcomes. Learn more about how the AO Education Institute supports the mission of the AO Foundation.

media-139676

Team

From experts in medical education design to medical illustrators, meet the AO Education Institute team of specialists.

media-139684

Organization

The AO Education Institute offers a wide range of services needed to successfully run a global educational organization.

Let's speak the same language!

Running a global medical education organization requires a lot of communication between surgeon faculty, educationalists, event organizers, and staff. To make communication easier and avoid confusion the AO Education Institute has developed the “AO Glossary of Educational Terms” freely accessible to our entire global network.

AO Competency-Based Curriculum

media-139660

The seal of quality in medical education

Education in AO is designed by using a dedicated process grounded in the most recent evidence from medical education research. All programs featuring the “AO Competency-Based Curriculum” stamp were developed using this process.