Orthopaedic Surgery
Core Career Advisors
- Core Advisor/Department Co-Chair Lori Rawson- lrawson@med.unr.edu
- Mitzi Miller- mitzimiller@med.unr.edu
| U.S. Allopathic Seniors (2022) | ||
| Step | Matched | Unmatched |
| Step 1 Mean | 248 | 241 |
| Step 2 Mean | 256 | 249 |
| Criteria | Matched | Unmatched | ||
| Mean # of programs on rank order list | 12.2 | 5.6 | ||
| Mean # of research experiences | 6.6 | 5.4 | ||
| Mean # of volunteer experiences | 8.9 | 7.5 | ||
| Mean # of abstracts, presentations and publications | 16.5 | 12.1 | ||
| Mean Step 1 Score | 248 | 241 | ||
| Mean Step 2 Score | 256 | 249 | ||
Charting Outcomes of the Match | (3rd Party Document Download)
| Year | # Programs | # Positions Offered | # Unfilled Programs | # U.S. Senior Applicants | # Total Applicants | % Filled US Seniors | % Filled Total | |
| PGY-1 |
210 | 875 | 0 | 1086 | 1470 | 80.6% | 100.0% | |
Program Dependent
Yes.
Away rotations should be done at institutions where you really want to match and have a competitive chance of matching.
- Banner Good Samaritan
- Baylor University Medical Center-Dallas (2)
- Dell Medical School at University of Texas Austin
- Detroit Medical Center
- Loma Linda University
- Mayo Clinic
- Medical College of Wisconsin
- Michigan State University
- NYU
- Ohio State
- Penn State
- Rush Medical College
- Seattle
- The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
- University of Arizona-Phoenix
- University of California, Davis
- University of California, Irvine
- University of California, LA David Geffen SOM
- University of California, LA-Harbor
- University of Colorado
- University of New Mexico School of Med
- University of Nevada Las Vegas
- University of South Carolina SOM
- University of Texas-Houston
- University of Texas-San Antonio
- University of Utah
- UPMC Hamot - PA
- VA Commonwealth
Research
- Research is highly desirable.
- According to the NRMP successful applicants had an average of 2.7 research experiences and 4.6 abstracts/presentations.
- Be prepared to talk about your research during an interview.
Personal Statement
- Experiences that have informed your decision
- Personality characteristics that will allow you to be a successful resident
- Be normal, honest and direct
Letters of Recommendation
- Standardized Letter of Recommendation (SLOR):
- There is no need to provide an additional Letter of Recommendation. Letter writers are more than welcome to provide comments in the comment box on the actual form if they chose to.
- The SLOR is also intended to replace any secondary letters of recommendation that previously were in existence.
- The SLOR uses percentiles from a lowest 0 percentile to a highest 100 percentile much like the percentile terminology of all of the standardized examinations
Application Timing
- Programs begin reviewing applicants October 1st
- Programs begin offering Interviews in November
Interviews
- Program interviews are from November-January
2023
- Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
- Case Western University Hospitals
2022
- Baylor Scott and White Medical Center
- UCLA Harbor
- Tripler Army Medical Center
2021
- Baylor Univ Med Ctr-Dallas-TX
- Mayo Clinic School of Grad Med Educ-MN
- Mayo Clinic School of Grad Med Educ-MN
- U New Mexico SOM
2020
- Virginia Commonwealth U Health System
- UNLV School of Medicine
- University of Maryland Med Center
2019
-
U Kansas SOM-Kansas City
2018
- U Nevada Las Vegas SOM
- U Arizona COM at Tucson
- U Nevada Las Vegas SOM (Prelim)
2017
- University of Nevada Affiliated Hosp-LV
- University of New Mexico SOM
- Loma Linda University-CA
2016
- University of Nevada Affiliated Hosp-LV
- University of Hawaii
- University of Nevada Affiliated Hosp-LV
2015
- Baylor University - Dallas Texas
- Loma Linda University
- Methodist Hospital-Houston TX
2013
- Loma Linda University
- UCLA Medical Center-Harbor
- Mayo Clinic - MN
- Loma Linda University
2012
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University of Virginia-Charlottesville
2011
- University of Utah
- Hershey Medical Center - PA
- Mayo Clinic - MN