General Surgery·Santa Barbara, CA

Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital

Signal lift10%57%+47 pp with a signal here
Allocate signal →Track an away here22-26 pooled · applicant-level
Step 2 invited
—
p10 – p90
Sample N
184
applicant rows
This cycle
—
no tracked aways yet
Match rate
2.2%
4 of 184 matched
01Cohort funnel2022-26 pooled · applicant-level
N = 184
Applied
184
100.0%
Invited
33
17.9%
Matched
4
2.2%

Steepest cliff: invite → match (88% of invitees did not match here). Interview prep and ranking strategy carry the weight.

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Contact
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Program Director
Jeffrey M Gauvin, MD, MS
Email director
VC
Program Coordinator
Veronica L Campuzano
Email coordinator
Program website ↗
Training sites3 hospitals · Los Angeles
  • 1
    Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital
    Santa Barbara, CA
    Primary
  • 2
    Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Los Angeles, CA
    Participant
  • 3
    Los Angeles General Medical Center
    Los Angeles, CA
    Participant
Score rangesinvited cohort

Step 2 CK data not available

Level 2 CE data not available

Interview rates
US MD
0%
US DO
0%
US IMG
0%
Non-US IMG
0%
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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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