As a founding member of the Alberta Bone & Joint Health Institute, Don Dick, MD, FRCPC, has played a significant role in establishing the Institute as the catalyst for better ways to deliver health care to Albertans suffering from bone and joint disorders. An orthopedic surgeon in Edmonton, he is active in medical practice, teaching and professional service. His subspecialty interests are adult joint arthroplasty and general pediatric orthopedics. Current appointments include Vice Chair of the Board of the Alberta Bone & Joint Health Institute, and Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Surgery at the University of Alberta. He is a past member of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Orthopedic Association, and past president of the Alberta Orthopedic Society.