Orthopaedic Surgery·Los Angeles, CA

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Signal lift2%31%+29 pp with a signal here

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

Step 2 invited

235–266

p10 – p90

Sample N

380

applicants this cycle

This cycle

—

no tracked aways yet

Match rate

1.3%

5 of 62 applicants

01Cohort funnelthis cycle

N = 380

Applied

380

100.0%

Invited

16.3%

Class size

1.3%

02Away rotation impact2024-25 cycle

+72pp lift

Non-rotators

11 of 335

Rotators

75%

49 of 65

Interview lift

+72pp

vs not rotating

Rotators got interviewed at 75%, vs 3% for everyone else. If you can secure a rotation here, you've effectively secured the interview.

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Program Director

Eugene Tsai, MD

Email director

Program Coordinator

Lorin Williams

Email coordinator

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Training sites3 hospitals · Los Angeles

1
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Primary
2
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
Participant
3
Shriners Hospitals for Children (Los Angeles)
Los Angeles, CA
Participant

Interview invites

Rotator reports9 reports · paraphrased

mixed hands-on

23-24Rotator in 2023/24 described supportive residents and strong trauma exposure with early clinical autonomy for interns, but noted that a high fellow presence affected resident experience and that sites were spread out with no county or VA exposure.
21-22Three rotators in 2021/22 reported concerns about operative experience, high rotator volume (10-15 at a time), subspecialty-dependent exposure, and a composite letter format. Rotators noted weaker didactics and did not recommend the rotation.
19-20Two rotators in 2019/20 described a two-week split across services with a required end-of-rotation presentation. Impressions were split: one reported strong operative autonomy, impressive faculty, and a housing stipend, while another noted variable autonomy, crowded rotator volume, and uneven research support.
18-19Three rotators in 2018/19 described a newer program with a large rotator cohort (2-8 at a time, rotating weekly), supportive residents, an involved program director, and a sit-down meet with leadership that was not a formal interview. Rotators noted strong trauma, joints, hand, and foot/ankle exposure and a housing stipend offset by high cost of living.

Paraphrased from rotator survey responses. Names and identifying details removed.

Score rangesinvited cohort

USMLE Step 2 CK235 – 266

180205230255280

Level 2 CE data not available

Interview rates

US MD

20%

US DO

US IMG

Non-US IMG

Applicant origin