Orthopaedic Surgery·Augusta, GA

Medical College of Georgia

Signal lift7%44%+37 pp with a signal here

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

Step 2 invited

247–272

p10 – p90

Sample N

717

applicants this cycle

This cycle

—

no tracked aways yet

Match rate

0.6%

4 of 79 applicants

01Cohort funnelthis cycle

N = 717

Applied

717

100.0%

Invited

11%

Class size

0.6%

02Away rotation impactpast cycles

+90pp lift

Non-rotators

10%

73 of 711

Rotators

100%

6 of 6

Interview lift

+90pp

vs not rotating

Of 6 prior-cycle rotators, 100% got an interview vs 10% for the wider applicant pool here. Rotation appears to materially shift interview odds at this program.

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Program Director

Uzondu Agochukwu, MD, BS

Email director

Program Coordinator

Shannon Williford

Email coordinator

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Training sites2 hospitals · Augusta

1
Medical College of Georgia
Augusta, GA
Primary
2
Veterans Affairs Medical Center (Augusta)
Augusta, GA
Participant

Interview invites

Rotator reports6 reports · paraphrased

mixed hands-on

20-21Rotator in 2020/21 described strong lifestyle with night float and lower volume, strong hand and upper extremity training, expanding faculty, low cost of living, and concerns about sports exposure and limited trauma volume per resident.
19-20Rotator in 2019/20 described close-knit residents, family-oriented culture, strong work-life balance with night float, and high OR autonomy. Rotators reported feeling like a valued part of the team.
18-19Two rotators in 2018/19 described strong work-life balance with a PGY2 night float, solid trauma autonomy with plans to add a second trauma attending, close-knit residents, and good operative experience. Rotators noted interviews were not done during rotation.
17-18Rotator in 2017/18 described a welcoming southern culture, all rotations based in Augusta, a small subspecialty faculty, PGY2 night float covering several services, and strong fellowship matches despite a regional reputation.
16-17Rotator in 2016/17 described a community-leaning program drawing heavily from the home medical school, one trauma attending, limited research output, and a collegial faculty and resident group.
14-15Rotator in 2014/15 described a southern regional program with a relaxed interview day, collegial residents, and leadership transitions that could affect faculty composition.

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

Score rangesinvited cohort

USMLE Step 2 CK247 – 272

180205230255280

Level 2 CE data not available

Interview rates

US MD

13%

US DO

US IMG

Non-US IMG

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