General Surgery·Boston, MA

Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's Hospital

Signal lift6%38%+32 pp with a signal here

Allocate signal →Track an away here22-26 pooled · applicant-level

Step 2 invited

—

p10 – p90

Sample N

347

applicant rows

This cycle

—

no tracked aways yet

Match rate

1.2%

4 of 347 matched

01Cohort funnel2022-26 pooled · applicant-level

N = 347

Applied

347

100.0%

Invited

13.5%

Matched

1.2%

Steepest cliff: invite → match (91% of invitees did not match here). Interview prep and ranking strategy carry the weight.

02Away rotation impactpast cycles

+36pp lift

Non-rotators

specialty avg.

Rotators

44%

4 of 9

Interview lift

+36pp

vs not rotating

Of 9 prior-cycle rotators, 44% got an interview vs 8% for the average non-rotator across this specialty. Rotating here outpaces the typical specialty-wide pattern.

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Program Director

Stephanie L Nitzschke, MD

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Program Coordinator

Stephanie L Nitzschke, MD

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Training sites6 hospitals · Boston

1
Mass General Brigham
Boston, MA
Primary
2
Boston Children's Hospital
Boston, MA
Participant
3
Boston VA Healthcare System (Brockton-West Roxbury)
Brockton, MA
Participant
4
Faulkner Hospital
Boston, MA
Participant
5
South Shore Hospital
South Weymouth, MA
Participant
6
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, MA
Participant

Score rangesinvited cohort

Step 2 CK data not available

Level 2 CE data not available

Interview rates

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US DO

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Non-US IMG

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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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