General Surgery·Torrance, CA

Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

Signal lift18%60%+42 pp with a signal here
Allocate signal →Track an away here25-26 cycle · applicant-level
Step 2 invited
238–269
p10 – p90
Sample N
1,266
applicants this cycle
This cycle
—
no tracked aways yet
Match rate
1.2%
15 of 187 applicants
01Cohort funnelthis cycle
N = 1,266
Applied
1,266
100.0%
Invited
187
14.8%
Class size
15
1.2%
02Away rotation impact
+86pp lift
Non-rotators
14%
181 of 1,260
Rotators
100%
6 of 6
Interview lift
+86pp
vs not rotating

Of 6 prior-cycle rotators, 100% got an interview vs 14% for the wider applicant pool here. Rotation appears to materially shift interview odds at this program.

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Contact
AS
Program Director
Alexander Schwed, MD
Email director
AO
Program Coordinator
Andrea Ossea, AA, AS
Email coordinator
Program website ↗
Training sites7 hospitals
  • 1
    Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
    Torrance, CA
    Primary
  • 2
    City of Hope National Medical Center
    Duarte, CA
    Participant
  • 3
    Children's Hospital Los Angeles
    Los Angeles, CA
    Participant
  • 4
    Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
    Los Angeles, CA
    Participant
  • 5
    Los Angeles General Medical Center
    Los Angeles, CA
    Participant
  • 6
    Kaiser Permanente Baldwin Park Medical Center
    Baldwin Park, CA
    Participant
  • 7
    Kaiser Permanente South Bay Medical Center
    Harbor City, CA
    Participant
Score rangesinvited cohort
USMLE Step 2 CK238 – 269
180205230255280

Level 2 CE data not available

Interview rates
US MD
25%
US DO
6%
US IMG
2%
Non-US IMG
1%
Applicant origin
In-state
44%
Out-of-state
11%
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Interview prepGeneral Surgery
specialtyWhat drew you to surgery over medical specialties?★ common
specialtyAre you considering a fellowship after residency?★ common
clinicalDescribe your most challenging case in the OR.★ common
behavioralHow do you handle complications and bad outcomes?
clinicalWhat's your case log like?
personalTell me about yourself.★ common
specialtyWhy did you choose this specialty?★ common
programWhy are you interested in our program?★ common
behavioralWhat are your strengths and weaknesses?★ common
personalWhere do you see yourself in 5-10 years?★ common
Community resourcesGeneral Surgery · 25-26
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