Orthopaedic Surgery·Jacksonville, FL

University of Florida College of Medicine Jacksonville

Signal lift14%44%+30 pp with a signal here
Allocate signal →Track an away here25-26 cycle · applicant-level
Step 2 invited
245–272
p10 – p90
Sample N
781
applicants this cycle
This cycle
no tracked aways yet
Match rate
0.5%
4 of 105 applicants
01Cohort funnelthis cycle
N = 781
Applied
781
100.0%
Invited
105
13.4%
Class size
4
0.5%
02Away rotation impact
-16pp
Non-rotators
16%
125 of 775
Rotators
0%
0 of 25
Interview lift
-16pp
vs not rotating

Rotators got interviewed at 0%, vs 16% for everyone else. If you can secure a rotation here, you've effectively secured the interview.

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PD
Program Director
Paul Joseph Dougherty, MD, BA
Email director
LH
Program Coordinator
Lisa Hernandez
Email coordinator
Training sites7 hospitals · Jacksonville
  • 1
    UF Health Jacksonville
    Jacksonville, FL
    Primary
  • 2
    University of Florida College of Medicine Jacksonville
    Jacksonville, FL
    Sponsor
  • 3
    UF Health North
    Jacksonville, FL
    Participant
  • 4
    Nemours Children's Health-Jacksonville
    Jacksonville, FL
    Participant
  • 5
    Wolfson Children's Hospital
    Jacksonville, FL
    Participant
  • 6
    UF Health Emerson Medical Plaza
    Jacksonville, FL
    Participant
  • 7
    Mayo Clinic Florida Hospital
    Jacksonville, FL
    Participant
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Rotator reports5 reports · paraphrased
UF-Jacksonville
hands-on
  • 21-22Rotator in 2021/22 described strong resident operative skills with PGY5s running trauma rooms and PGY3s taking pelvis and plateau cases, a busy trauma service, and daily morning conference. Rotators were limited to the main site. Mixed impressions of resident morale and attending engagement were noted.
Florida - Jacksonville
hands-on
  • 19-20Two rotators in 2019/20 described a welcoming program with engaged residents and attendings, high operative autonomy with no fellows, strong trauma volume as the sole level 1 adult/peds center for the region, q4 call, and rotation-as-interview. Rotators noted limited dedicated research support.
  • 18-19Two rotators in 2018/19 described a strong program with engaged faculty, a new PD invested in education, strong trauma at Shands, and roughly one-third of rotations at Mayo. Rotators noted concerns about location, multi-site logistics, and variability in attending teaching engagement.

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

Score rangesinvited cohort
USMLE Step 2 CK245272
180205230255280

Level 2 CE data not available

Interview rates
US MD
16%
US DO
3%
US IMG
0%
Non-US IMG
0%
Applicant origin
In-state
52%
Out-of-state
11%
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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