Orthopaedic Surgery·Minneapolis, MN

University of Minnesota

Signal lift1%39%+38 pp with a signal here

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

Step 2 invited

—

p10 – p90

Sample N

300

applicant rows

This cycle

—

no tracked aways yet

Match rate

3.7%

11 of 300 matched

01Cohort funnel2022-26 pooled · applicant-level

N = 300

Applied

300

100.0%

Invited

25.3%

Matched

3.7%

Steepest cliff: invite → match (86% of invitees did not match here). Interview prep and ranking strategy carry the weight.

02Away rotation impact2024-25 cycle

+96pp lift

Non-rotators

31 of 718

Rotators

100%

34 of 32

Interview lift

+96pp

vs not rotating

Rotators got interviewed at 100%, vs 4% for everyone else. If you can secure a rotation here, you've effectively secured the interview.

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Program Director

Alicia Karin Harrison, MD

Email director

Program Coordinator

Christina Clarkson

Email coordinator

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Training sites10 hospitals

1
University of Minnesota Medical Center
Minneapolis, MN
Primary
2
Minneapolis VA Healthcare System
Minneapolis, MN
Participant
3
Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital
St Louis Park, MN
Participant
4
Regions Hospital
St Paul, MN
Participant
5
Hennepin Healthcare
Minneapolis, MN
Participant
6
Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare
St Paul, MN
Participant
7
Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota-Minneapolis
Minneapolis, MN
Participant
8
Tria Orthopaedic Center
Minneapolis, MN
Participant
9
M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital
Burnsville, MN
Participant
10
Fairview Maple Grove Medical Center
Maple Grove, MN
Participant

Rotator reports11 reports · paraphrased

University of Minnesota

hands-onpresentation req.

25-26Rotator in 2025-26 rotated at the Regions site (rotators are split across 5-6 sites by rank choice). Four weeks on trauma with strong operative exposure and intern-year acclimation; rotators round on post-op patients, assist with notes, present at check-out, and give an end-of-rotation case presentation. Preset schedule with OR days, clinic days, and two weekend 24hr call shifts. Heavy trauma load; rotators often stay late to cover the pager. PGY-4 primary call was recently cut back to PGY-1 through PGY-3 only.

Minnesota

hands-on

20-21Rotator in 2020/21 described diverse case exposure, well-structured didactics across a large faculty, protected research half-days, and supportive leadership. Rotator noted many sites, multiple call pools, significant driving, reduced PGY4 autonomy at the academic site, and isolated concerns about attending behavior toward junior staff.
19-20Rotator in 2019/20 described a demanding four-week trauma block at the county site with q4 call and no post-call days, a strong resident team, and faculty who were approachable and engaged. Rotator noted significant cross-site coverage and new EMRs.
18-19Three rotators in 2018/19 described a blue-collar program with ~6 months of Level 1 trauma across PGY2 and PGY3, strong hand and peds training, and high resident autonomy at the county and VA sites. Rotators noted a large share of home-school residents, weaker non-hand subspecialty depth, and significant cross-site driving.
17-18Three rotators in 2017/18 described a busy VA, strong county trauma exposure, and robust hand training. Rotators noted significant driving between sites, an interview structure featuring a standardized trauma patient, and a family- and female-friendly resident group. OR time ramps up at PGY2.
15-16Rotator in 2015/16 described a strong program rotating across several local hospitals (VA, sports center, county, university) with robust training and research opportunities available for interested residents.
14-15Rotator in 2014/15 described a comprehensive operative experience with high trauma volume across six clinical sites, a large faculty, and a hardworking culture without night float. Location was well-regarded for outdoor access.

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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