General Surgery·Stanford, CA

Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford University

Signal lift10%52%+42 pp with a signal here
Allocate signal →Track an away here25-26 cycle · applicant-level
Step 2 invited
242–272
p10 – p90
Sample N
1,265
applicants this cycle
This cycle
—
no tracked aways yet
Match rate
2.0%
25 of 78 applicants
01Cohort funnelthis cycle
N = 1,265
Applied
1,265
100.0%
Invited
78
6.2%
Class size
25
2%
02Away rotation impact
+74pp lift
Non-rotators
6%
74 of 1,260
Rotators
80%
4 of 5
Interview lift
+74pp
vs not rotating

Of 5 prior-cycle rotators, 80% got an interview vs 5% for the wider applicant pool here. Rotation appears to materially shift interview odds at this program.

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Program Director
David Alan Spain, MD
Email director
GO
Program Coordinator
General Surgery Residency Office
Email coordinator
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Training sites5 hospitals
  • 1
    Stanford Health Care
    Stanford, CA
    Primary
  • 2
    Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System
    Palo Alto, CA
    Participant
  • 3
    Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
    San Jose, CA
    Participant
  • 4
    Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara Medical Center
    Santa Clara, CA
    Participant
  • 5
    Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford
    Palo Alto, CA
    Participant
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Score rangesinvited cohort
USMLE Step 2 CK242 – 272
180205230255280

Level 2 CE data not available

Interview rates
US MD
10%
US DO
0%
US IMG
0%
Non-US IMG
0%
Applicant origin
In-state
18%
Out-of-state
5%
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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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