Orthopaedic Surgery·Stony Brook, NY

Stony Brook Medicine/University Hospital

Signal lift3%46%+43 pp with a signal here
Allocate signal →Track an away here22-26 pooled · applicant-level
Step 2 invited
p10 – p90
Sample N
212
applicant rows
This cycle
no tracked aways yet
Match rate
1.9%
4 of 212 matched
01Cohort funnel2022-26 pooled · applicant-level
N = 212
Applied
212
100.0%
Invited
57
26.9%
Matched
4
1.9%

Steepest cliff: invite → match (93% of invitees did not match here). Interview prep and ranking strategy carry the weight.

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Contact
JN
Program Director
James Nicholson, MD, BA
Email director
CW
Program Coordinator
Colleen Walsh
Email coordinator
Training sites4 hospitals
  • 1
    Stony Brook Medicine
    Stony Brook, NY
    Primary
  • 2
    Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
    New York, NY
    Participant
  • 3
    NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine
    Mineola, NY
    Participant
  • 4
    Veterans Affairs Medical Center (Northport)
    Northport, NY
    Participant
Rotator reports5 reports · paraphrased
hands-on
  • 24-25Rotator in 2024/25 described a strong blue-collar program with high trauma and joints volume, senior residents with notable OR skills and junior teaching, a rotation-by-service structure, required end-of-rotation case presentation, and one Saturday 24-hour call. Collegial resident group with education-focused pimping in conference.
  • 23-24Rotator in 2023/24 described a blue-collar program with recent leadership transitions, strong recon training, day/night float system, trauma led by experienced attendings, and rotations at Southampton, the VA, and an optional peds rotation in Spokane. Subspecialty match had improved.
  • 18-19Rotator in 2018/19 described strong operative experience at a level-1 trauma center with senior residents operating independently, an education-focused PD, and positive program culture.
  • 15-16Rotator in 2015/16 described an operative-heavy Northeast program with a friendly, laid-back resident culture and suburban Long Island location noted as expensive.
  • 14-15Rotator in 2014/15 described a Long Island program with high trauma volume, strong operative training, a collegial interview day, and solid fellowship placement. Research was a growing focus.

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%
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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