Orthopaedic Surgery·Las Vegas, NV

OPTI West/Valley Hospital Medical Center

Signal lift3%22%+19 pp with a signal here
Allocate signal →Track an away here22-26 pooled · applicant-level
Step 2 invited
—
p10 – p90
Sample N
81
applicant rows
This cycle
—
no tracked aways yet
Match rate
1.2%
1 of 81 matched
01Cohort funnel2022-26 pooled · applicant-level
N = 81
Applied
81
100.0%
Invited
6
7.4%
Matched
1
1.2%

Steepest cliff: application → invite (93% screened out before the interview pool). That's where signaling matters.

02Away rotation impact
+98pp lift
Non-rotators
2%
5 of 240
Rotators
100%
15 of 10
Interview lift
+98pp
vs not rotating

Rotators got interviewed at 100%, vs 2% for everyone else. If you can secure a rotation here, you've effectively secured the interview.

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Contact
TW
Program Director
Troy S Watson, MD
Email director
SR
Program Coordinator
Stefanie Ramos, BS
Email coordinator
Program website ↗
Training sites9 hospitals · Las Vegas
  • 1
    Valley Hospital Medical Center
    Las Vegas, NV
    Primary
  • 2
    OPTI West
    Pomona, CA
    Sponsor
  • 3
    Children's Hospital of Orange County
    Orange, CA
    Participant
  • 4
    University Medical Center of Southern Nevada
    Las Vegas, NV
    Participant
  • 5
    Spring Valley Hospital Medical Center
    Las Vegas, NV
    Participant
  • 6
    Centennial Hills Hospital Medical Center
    Las Vegas, NV
    Participant
  • 7
    Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Institute of Las Vegas
    Las Vegas, NV
    Participant
  • 8
    Desert Orthopaedics Center
    Las Vegas, NV
    Participant
  • 9
    Nevada Orthopedic and Spine Center
    Las Vegas, NV
    Participant
Rotator reports
No reports for this program yet
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Score rangesinvited cohort

Step 2 CK data not available

Level 2 CE data not available

Interview rates
US MD
0%
US DO
0%
US IMG
0%
Non-US IMG
0%
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Interview prepOrthopaedic Surgery
specialtyWhy orthopaedics over general surgery?★ common
clinicalDescribe an orthopaedic case that was memorable to you.★ common
specialtyWhat subspecialty are you considering? (Sports, spine, trauma, hand, joints)★ common
behavioralHow do you maintain work-life balance in a surgical specialty?
clinicalTell me about your surgical experience.★ common
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 resourcesOrthopaedic Surgery · 25-26
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