Orthopaedic Surgery·Buffalo, NY

University at Buffalo

Signal lift10%48%+38 pp with a signal here
Allocate signal →Track an away here25-26 cycle · applicant-level
Step 2 invited
238–268
p10 – p90
Sample N
389
applicants this cycle
This cycle
—
no tracked aways yet
Match rate
1.3%
5 of 64 applicants
01Cohort funnelthis cycle
N = 389
Applied
389
100.0%
Invited
64
16.5%
Class size
5
1.3%
02Away rotation impact
+92pp lift
Non-rotators
8%
50 of 635
Rotators
100%
17 of 15
Interview lift
+92pp
vs not rotating

Rotators got interviewed at 100%, vs 7% for everyone else. If you can secure a rotation here, you've effectively secured the interview.

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Contact
JD
Program Director
Jeremy Paul Doak, MD, BS
Email director
TC
Program Coordinator
Tammy L Smith C-Tagme
Email coordinator
Program website ↗
Training sites5 hospitals · Buffalo
  • 1
    Erie County Medical Center
    Buffalo, NY
    Primary
  • 2
    University at Buffalo School of Medicine
    Buffalo, NY
    Sponsor
  • 3
    John R Oishei Children's Hospital
    Buffalo, NY
    Participant
  • 4
    Kaleida Health System (Buffalo General Medical Center)
    Buffalo, NY
    Participant
  • 5
    University at Buffalo Affiliated Physician Practices (UBAPP)
    Buffalo, NY
    Participant
Rotator reports2 reports · paraphrased
University at Buffalo
hands-on
  • 18-19Rotator in 2018/19 described multiple faculty across each subspecialty, a newly built children's hospital, and a state-of-the-art sim lab. Rotations spanned county and private hospitals with high operative volume. Residents were described as well prepared and the PD as invested in education.
University of Buffalo
  • 18-19Details withheld for this cycle.

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

Score rangesinvited cohort
USMLE Step 2 CK238 – 268
180205230255280

Level 2 CE data not available

Interview rates
US MD
20%
US DO
15%
US IMG
3%
Non-US IMG
5%
Applicant origin
In-state
32%
Out-of-state
14%
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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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