Orthopaedic Surgery·Chicago, IL

McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University

Signal lift13%34%+21 pp with a signal here

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

Step 2 invited

242–271

p10 – p90

Sample N

549

applicants this cycle

This cycle

—

no tracked aways yet

Match rate

1.1%

6 of 45 applicants

01Cohort funnelthis cycle

N = 549

Applied

549

100.0%

Invited

8.2%

Class size

1.1%

02Away rotation impact2024-25 cycle

+83pp lift

Non-rotators

17%

120 of 710

Rotators

100%

55 of 40

Interview lift

+83pp

vs not rotating

Rotators got interviewed at 100%, vs 16% for everyone else. If you can secure a rotation here, you've effectively secured the interview.

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Program Director

Kevin Donald Hardt, MD

Email director

Program Coordinator

Latisha N Emerson-Henderson

Email coordinator

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Training sites5 hospitals · Chicago

1
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Chicago, IL
Primary
2
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University
Chicago, IL
Sponsor
3
Cook County Health and Hospitals System
Chicago, IL
Participant
4
Jesse Brown Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Chicago, IL
Participant
5
Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Chicago, IL
Participant

Rotator reports9 reports · paraphrased

mixed hands-on

19-20Details withheld for this cycle.
18-19Three rotators in 2018/19 described 10 rotators at a time over two 2-week services with light call, daily morning conferences, and a Cook County rotation where residents reportedly do most of the cases. Rotators noted light operative volume at Northwestern, friendly residents, engaged program leadership, and a fish-bowl rotator dynamic.
17-18Three rotators in 2017/18 described a well-regarded program with strong leadership engagement, impressive facilities, and strong sports and peds connections at Lurie Children's. Rotators consistently noted concerns about operative volume despite program improvements, and that the program heavily favors rotators.
15-16Rotator in 2015/16 described impressive facilities in a prime downtown location and an engaged chair working to strengthen hands-on training. Rotators noted the program was less hands-on than peer programs but was actively recruiting faculty to address this.
14-15Rotator in 2014/15 described a well-regarded academic program in downtown Chicago with strong research and a focus on sports and arthroscopy. The class size was shifting from 9 to 6 residents due to operative experience concerns, and rotators noted light trauma volume typical of Chicago programs.

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

Score rangesinvited cohort

USMLE Step 2 CK242 – 271

180205230255280

Level 2 CE data not available

Interview rates

US MD

US DO

US IMG

Non-US IMG

Applicant origin

In-state