Orthopaedic Surgery·St. Louis, MO

SSM Health/Saint Louis University School of Medicine

Signal lift6%42%+36 pp with a signal here
Allocate signal →Track an away here22-26 pooled · applicant-level
Step 2 invited
—
p10 – p90
Sample N
90
applicant rows
This cycle
—
no tracked aways yet
Match rate
6.7%
6 of 90 matched
01Cohort funnel2022-26 pooled · applicant-level
N = 90
Applied
90
100.0%
Invited
34
37.8%
Matched
6
6.7%

Steepest cliff: invite → match (82% of invitees did not match here). Interview prep and ranking strategy carry the weight.

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Contact
KP
Program Director
Korey Partenheimer, DO, MS
no email on file
JB
Program Coordinator
Janell Britton
Email coordinator
Program website ↗
Training sites5 hospitals · St Louis
  • 1
    SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital
    St Louis, MO
    Primary
  • 2
    SSM Health/Saint Louis University School of Medicine
    St Louis, MO
    Sponsor
  • 3
    Mercy Hospital (St Louis)
    St Louis, MO
    Participant
  • 4
    Veterans Affairs Medical Center (St Louis)
    St Louis, MO
    Participant
  • 5
    SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital
    St Louis, MO
    Participant
Rotator reports5 reports · paraphrased
  • 18-19Two rotators in 2018/19 reported concerns about program culture and recent resident attrition, with leadership turnover and reduced subspecialty breadth. Trauma volume remained high and one rebuttal described attendings invested in resident development.
  • 17-18Rotator in 2017/18 described a program transitioning from a 6-year to a split 5/6-year format, with a new hospital under construction, well-regarded trauma exposure across urban and MVC-heavy sites, and an old-school teaching style.
  • 16-17Two rotators in 2016/17 reported that program culture and resident fit felt off during the interview day. The program is six years with a PGY2 research year.

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
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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