Grants & Awards

Annual Research Grant

Annual Research Awards will be made by the Research Committee of the American Association for Hand Surgery. These awards were established to further the purpose of the Association as stated in its Bylaws and to foster creativity and innovation in basic and/or clinical research in all areas pertinent to hand surgery.

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Annual Research Grant

Vargas International Hand Therapist Teaching Award

This award is an outgrowth of the AAHS Mission Statement. Its intent is to foster an exchange of educational ideas between therapist in this organization and in the host country to result in improved patient care for upper extremity problems. The therapist will be scheduled to travel in conjunction with a Hand Surgeon. Surgical procedures and therapeutic management can be presented in a concerted manner.

For additional information, please refer to:
Vargas International Hand Therapist Teaching Award