Orthopaedic Surgery·Ann Arbor, MI

University of Michigan

Signal lift7%32%+25 pp with a signal here

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

Step 2 invited

—

p10 – p90

Sample N

276

applicant rows

This cycle

—

no tracked aways yet

Match rate

1.8%

5 of 276 matched

01Cohort funnel2022-26 pooled · applicant-level

N = 276

Applied

276

100.0%

Invited

26.1%

Matched

1.8%

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

02Away rotation impact2024-25 cycle

+89pp lift

Non-rotators

11%

75 of 710

Rotators

100%

24 of 24

Interview lift

+89pp

vs not rotating

Rotators got interviewed at 100%, vs 10% for everyone else. If you can secure a rotation here, you've effectively secured the interview.

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Program Director

Eileen Crawford, MD

Email director

Program Coordinator

Nicole Smail

Email coordinator

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Training sites3 hospitals · Ann Arbor

1
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
Primary
2
Trinity Health Ann Arbor Hospital
Ann Arbor, MI
Participant
3
Veterans Affairs Medical Center (Ann Arbor)
Ann Arbor, MI
Participant

Rotator reports13 reports · paraphrased

mixed hands-on

19-20Two rotators in 2019/20 described supportive culture and strong work-life balance but raised concerns about operative volume, attending handedness, and double or triple scrubbing in trauma. Rotators noted strong sports training and a community hospital for added autonomy.
18-19Three rotators in 2018/19 had mixed impressions. Rotators noted strong academic teaching, a friendly resident group, and well-regarded facilities, but reported concerns about limited OR volume, attending handedness in the OR, and shorter rotation blocks.
17-18Three rotators in 2017/18 described a well-regarded program with an engaged PD, strong resident union benefits, and a robust sports research group. Rotators noted trauma volume can be lighter than at urban programs and that attendings were supportive of residents.
16-17Two rotators in 2016/17 described strong academics and research support, a highly engaged faculty, and robust sports and peds exposure including coverage of university football games. Rotators noted lighter trauma volume and that rotators appeared to be evaluated rigorously.
15-16Two rotators in 2015/16 described a larger program with a small-program feel, strong research resources, and engaged faculty. Rotators noted trauma volume was lighter and that a growing community hospital experience was adding to the general training mix.
14-15Rotator in 2014/15 described a solid program with rotations across community, VA, and university sites and a friendly, cohesive resident group.

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

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