Orthopaedic Surgery·Chicago, IL

Rush University Medical Center

Signal lift3%30%+27 pp with a signal here

Allocate signal →Track an away here22-26 pooled · applicant-level

Step 2 invited

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p10 – p90

Sample N

362

applicant rows

This cycle

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no tracked aways yet

Match rate

1.7%

6 of 362 matched

01Cohort funnel2022-26 pooled · applicant-level

N = 362

Applied

362

100.0%

Invited

19.1%

Matched

1.7%

Steepest cliff: invite → match (91% of invitees did not match here). Interview prep and ranking strategy carry the weight.

02Away rotation impact2024-25 cycle

+81pp lift

Non-rotators

30 of 665

Rotators

86%

30 of 35

Interview lift

+81pp

vs not rotating

Rotators got interviewed at 85%, vs 4% for everyone else. If you can secure a rotation here, you've effectively secured the interview.

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Program Director

Monica Kogan, MD

Email director

Program Coordinator

Adriana Ohl, MBA

Email coordinator

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Training sites6 hospitals

1
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, IL
Primary
2
Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Chicago, IL
Participant
3
Loyola University Medical Center
Maywood, IL
Participant
4
Rush Oak Park Hospital
Oak Park, IL
Participant
5
OSF St Anthony Medical Center
Rockford, IL
Participant
6
John H Stroger Jr Hospital of Cook County
Chicago, IL
Participant

Rotator reports15 reports · paraphrased

Rush University

mixed hands-on

23-24Details withheld for this cycle.
22-23Rotator in 2022/23 described a research-heavy academic program with 4-week service rotations and accessible letters of recommendation. Rotator raised concerns about operative skills of senior residents observed and limited hands-on autonomy across services.
19-20Two rotators in 2019/20 described high case volume, strong research infrastructure, and a supportive PD. Rotators noted the rotation was relatively hands-off for students but senior residents appeared to start cases independently and OR turnover was fast.
18-19Three rotators in 2018/19 described strong research opportunities and happy residents. Rotators noted operative experience varied by service, some services felt fellow-heavy, and trauma was lighter with off-site rotations at Cook County, Loyola, and Rockford.
17-18Two rotators in 2017/18 described a well-regarded academic program with strong leadership, added peds and trauma rotations, and a highly competitive fellowship match list. Rotators noted heavy fellow presence and recommended the program highly.
16-17Two rotators in 2016/17 described a private-academic mentorship model with strong research and attending-led didactics. Rotators noted heavy fellow presence, back-loaded trauma via Cook County and Rockford, and resident-friendly lifestyle outside PGY2.
15-16Two rotators in 2015/16 described a well-regarded academic program with abundant research opportunities, a light call schedule, and a strong fellowship match list. Rotators noted the operative volume was slightly lower than at heavier trauma programs.
14-15Rotator in 2014/15 described a strong academic program with high research output, well-regarded fellowship placements, and happy residents. Rotator noted lighter trauma exposure and mixed rumors about operative experience that were not personally verified.

Rush

mostly shadow

24-25Rotator in 2024/25 described a service-based 4-week rotation with close-knit residents, strong didactics, high-volume clinics, and a program director who met with rotators weekly. Rotator noted heavy fellow presence on sports and joints, frequent 2nd/3rd scrubbing, and limited trauma call access at Cook County that cycle.

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

Score rangesinvited cohort

Step 2 CK data not available

Level 2 CE data not available

Interview rates

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