TO PROVIDE A PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION WITH A COMMON DIRECTION FOR PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS WHO PRACTICE IN ORTHOPAEDICS. PROVIDING QUALITY CME IN ORTHOPAEDIC AND MUSCULOSKELETAL HEALTH CARE. PROVIDE A FORUM FOR INTERACTION, AND NETWORKING FOR INFORMATION DISSEMINATION AND JOB PLACEMENT IN ORTHOPAEDICS FOR PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS. EDUCATE PHYSICIANS AND ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS ON PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT EDUCATION, TRAINING, CERTIFICATION AND CHANGING LEGISLATION.