General Surgery·West Reading, PA

Tower Health

Signal lift24%55%+31 pp with a signal here

Allocate signal →Track an away here25-26 cycle · applicant-level

Step 2 invited

238–265

p10 – p90

Sample N

715

applicants this cycle

This cycle

—

no tracked aways yet

Match rate

0.6%

4 of 66 applicants

01Cohort funnelthis cycle

N = 715

Applied

715

100.0%

Invited

9.2%

Class size

0.6%

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Program Director

Kurt Kurt Bamberger, MD

Email director

Program Coordinator

Deb Dreisbach

Email coordinator

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Training sites4 hospitals

1
Tower Health
West Reading, PA
Primary
2
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
Participant
3
Reading Hospital
West Reading, PA
Participant
4
St Christopher's Hospital for Children
Philadelphia, PA
Participant

Score rangesinvited cohort

USMLE Step 2 CK238 – 265

180205230255280

COMLEX Level 2 CE558 – 748

400500600700800

Interview rates

US MD

13%

US DO

14%

US IMG

Non-US IMG

Applicant origin

In-state

35%

Out-of-state

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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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