Orthopaedic Surgery·Orange, CA

University of California (Irvine)

Signal lift3%50%+47 pp with a signal here

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

Step 2 invited

—

p10 – p90

Sample N

202

applicant rows

This cycle

—

no tracked aways yet

Match rate

1.5%

3 of 202 matched

01Cohort funnel2022-26 pooled · applicant-level

N = 202

Applied

202

100.0%

Invited

28.7%

Matched

1.5%

Steepest cliff: invite → match (95% of invitees did not match here). Interview prep and ranking strategy carry the weight.

02Away rotation impactpast cycles

+87pp lift

Non-rotators

13%

specialty avg.

Rotators

100%

5 of 5

Interview lift

+87pp

vs not rotating

Of 5 prior-cycle rotators, 100% got an interview vs 13% for the average non-rotator across this specialty. Rotating here outpaces the typical specialty-wide pattern.

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Program Director

John A Scolaro, MD, MA

Email director

Program Coordinator

Teryn Fedorco

Email coordinator

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Training sites5 hospitals · Orange

1
University of California (Irvine)
Orange, CA
Primary
2
VA Long Beach Healthcare System
Long Beach, CA
Participant
3
Children's Hospital of Orange County
Orange, CA
Participant
4
Kaiser Permanente Lakeview Medical Center
Anaheim, CA
Participant
5
St Joseph Hospital (Orange)
Orange, CA
Participant

Rotator reports7 reports · paraphrased

UCI

mixed hands-onpresentation req.

25-26Rotator in 2025-26 described UCI as welcoming with engaged residents and teaching-oriented attendings. Two 2-week rotations. Rotators arrive before 6am trauma rounds (no pre-rounding required). Q5-6 call depending on rotator count, with post-call days. Attendings were described as getting rotators involved once they demonstrated competency; residents rarely double-scrub (except with spine fellows). Most cases and clinic at the main hospital; select subspecialty days at Irvine Medical Center. End-of-rotation case presentation required.

U California - Irvine

hands-on

19-20Details withheld for this cycle.
18-19Two rotators in 2018/19 described a blue-collar hands-on program with PGY2s covering the level-1 trauma center (~q3-4.5 call without post-call days), limited research infrastructure, and a rebuilding phase following leadership turnover. Rotators noted strong operative volume with significant workload concerns during second year.
15-16Rotator in 2015/16 described inconsistent interview experiences and limited visibility of residents throughout the day. Operative experience was noted as likely strong given the setting.
14-15Two rotators in 2014/15 described a smaller program with strong operative experience, a unique structure in which PGY2 residents effectively run the hospital including trauma cases, and fellowship placement noted as strong in hand and spine. Rotators reported concerns about interview-day tone.

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

US DO

US IMG

Non-US IMG

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