J. Robert Gladden Orthopaedic Society

Name

J. Robert Gladden Orthopaedic Society

Legal name

J. Robert Gladden Orthopaedic Society

Website

https://gladdensociety.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Illinois City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership dues from physicians, residents, fellows, and medical students at various tiers (Attending, Young Attending, Fellow, Resident, Medical Student).
2. Sponsorships: Corporate sponsorships from orthopaedic industry companies including DePuy Synthes, Zimmer Biomet, Johnson & Johnson, OrthoPediatrics, Stryker, Globus Medical, AAOS IDEA, and others. Sponsorship packages are offered at various levels for annual luncheons and events.
3. Grants and Fellowships: The society administers grant programs including DePuy Synthes Travel Fellowship Grants, DePuy Synthes Health Equity and Disparity Research Grants, JRGOS/Zimmer BioMet Research Grants for various career stages, and IDEA Grants from AAOS.
4. Donations: Tax-deductible donations from individuals and organizations. JRGOS is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with Tax ID: 36-4245550.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

JRGOS is a multicultural professional membership society offering tiered memberships for orthopaedic surgeons, fellows, residents, and medical students. It delivers educational programming (MCOR curriculum, ABOS2 Mock Orals, webinars), mentorship programs, grants and scholarships, an annual awards luncheon and symposiums, a job center, and research competitions. The organization is chartered as an affiliate of AAOS and focuses on supporting underrepresented minorities in orthopaedic surgery.

Product overview

The J. Robert Gladden Orthopaedic Society (JRGOS) is a membership-based professional organization, not a technology product company. Its offerings consist of membership programs with tiered benefits, annual events (Awards Luncheons & Symposiums), educational programs (MCOR curriculum, ABOS2 Mock Orals, JFOS), grants and scholarships (DePuy Synthes, Zimmer BioMet, IDEA Grants), mentorship programs, webinars, job center services, awards, research competitions, and resident support services. These are service-based programs supporting diversity and inclusion in orthopaedic surgery rather than a unified software platform or product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• JRGOS Membership Programs
• JRGOS Annual Awards Luncheon & Symposiums
• JRGOS Mentorship Program
• JRGOS Grants and Scholarships
• MCOR - Medical Student Core Curriculum for Orthopaedic Foundational Principles
• JFOS - JRGOS Foundations in Orthopaedic Surgery
• ABOS2 Mock Orals Board Preparation Course
• JRGOS Webinars
• JRGOS Job Center
• Resident Support & Success Program
• JRGOS Annual Awards Program
• JRGOS Resident and Medical Student Research Competition

Quantifiable outcome

• 454+ dues-paying members from 59 founding members in 1998
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• AAOS IDEA Grant ProgramcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026JRGOS received a $20,000 IDEA Grant from AAOS in 2026 for its two-day symposium, the largest grant awarded among six recipients. The IDEA Grant program supports orthopaedic surgery training, mentorship, and workforce development initiatives to cultivate a diverse orthopaedic workforce.
• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1998JRGOS is a chartered affiliate specialty society of AAOS, formally incorporated on August 10, 1998. The society works closely with AAOS on diversity initiatives, IDEA Grants, and holds its annual awards luncheon in conjunction with the AAOS Annual Meeting. AAOS provides the platform and infrastructure for JRGOS to advance its mission of diversity in orthopaedic surgery.
• DePuy SynthesmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate sponsor offering Travel Fellowship Grants for attendings and Health Equity and Disparity Research Grants for attendings, fellows, and residents. DePuy Synthes supports JRGOS's mission through funding educational programming and research initiatives.
• Zimmer BiometmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate sponsor providing JRGOS/Zimmer BioMet Research Grants for attendings, medical students, and residents/fellows. Supports the society's research and educational mission.
• Johnson & Johnson (DePuy Synthes)majorGTM or Marketing PartnerMajor corporate sponsor visible on the JRGOS website with logo placement, supporting annual events and society initiatives.
• OrthoPediatricsmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate sponsor supporting JRGOS events and programs aimed at advancing orthopaedic surgery and diversity in the field.
• StrykermajorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate sponsor supporting JRGOS through event sponsorships and visibility at annual meetings.
• Globus MedicalmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate sponsor supporting JRGOS's mission and annual events through sponsorship packages.
• National Medical Association (NMA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJRGOS's origin began with the orthopaedic section of the NMA annual meeting in 1950. The society maintains historical ties to NMA, which was founded in 1895 after the AMA refused to integrate, serving as a critical organization for African American physicians.
• MCOR (Medical Student Core Curriculum)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMCOR is an educational platform partnership providing core curriculum for orthopaedic foundational principles, designed to build readiness and confidence for medical students pursuing orthopaedic surgery.
• Multiple orthopaedic training institutions (Puerto Rico)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIDEA Grant recipients span institutions in Puerto Rico and collaborations with the AAOS Annual Meeting, representing diverse training programs in orthopaedic surgery.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (POSNA): Subspecialty orthopaedic society for pediatric orthopaedics with similar structure (membership tiers, annual meeting, grants, research awards). Comparable operating model but a different specialty focus; Dr. Alvin Crawford (JRGOS Senior Advisory Board member) was its first African American president.
• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS): The flagship US orthopaedic professional society (>39,000 members) and JRGOS's chartered parent affiliate since 1998. Provides the platform, event infrastructure, and IDEA Grant funding that JRGOS builds on, but does not focus on diversity as its core mission.
• American Medical Association (AMA): The largest US physician membership organization. JRGOS's parent NMA was founded in 1895 specifically because the AMA refused to integrate, establishing the historical and ideological backdrop for JRGOS's mission; AMA is the broad-incumbent counterpoint.
• American Orthopaedic Association (AOA): The oldest orthopaedic professional society in the US (1887), focused on leadership development, resident education, and orthopaedic excellence. Like AAOS, it is a broader incumbent that JRGOS members may also join for leadership programming.

Emerging players

• The Perry Initiative: National nonprofit running medical-student and high-school outreach programs to grow the pipeline of women in orthopaedic surgery and engineering. Overlaps with JRGOS's JFOS and MCOR programs on the medical-student side but focuses specifically on women rather than a broader URM cohort.

Others

• American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (ABOS): Independent certifying body for orthopaedic surgeons in the US. JRGOS's ABOS2 Mock Orals Board Preparation product is built directly around ABOS examinations, making ABOS the most important ecosystem partner and an indirect peer in shaping orthopaedic training standards.
• Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME): The body that accredits US residency and fellowship programs, including orthopaedic surgery. ACGME's diversity and inclusion standards for accredited programs create both a tailwind for JRGOS's mission and an upstream policy lever that affects demand for JRGOS pipeline and mentorship services.

Direct peers

• National Medical Association (NMA): Founded in 1895 as the organizational home for African American physicians excluded from the AMA. JRGOS originated from NMA's Orthopaedic Surgery Section in 1950 and maintains a historical/core strategic relationship; both serve a mission of supporting minority physicians and addressing health disparities.
• National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA): National nonprofit representing Hispanic physicians and committed to improving health care for Hispanic populations. Parallel mission structure to NMA/JRGOS — advocacy, pipeline programs, conferences, and member services for an underrepresented physician community.
• Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society (RJOS): The leading professional society supporting women in orthopaedic surgery, with a near-identical structure: chartered AAOS affiliate, membership tiers, mentorship, grants, mock orals, and an annual luncheon at AAOS. Most directly comparable peer in mission shape and operating model.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors1 record

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