Orthopaedic Surgery·Chapel Hill, NC

University of North Carolina Hospitals

Signal lift2%30%+28 pp with a signal here

Allocate signal →Track an away here25-26 cycle · applicant-level

Step 2 invited

251–273

p10 – p90

Sample N

597

applicants this cycle

This cycle

—

no tracked aways yet

Match rate

0.8%

5 of 92 applicants

01Cohort funnelthis cycle

N = 597

Applied

597

100.0%

Invited

15.4%

Class size

0.8%

02Away rotation impact2024-25 cycle

-5pp

Non-rotators

48 of 955

Rotators

0 of 45

Interview lift

-5pp

vs not rotating

Rotators got interviewed at 0%, vs 5% for everyone else. If you can secure a rotation here, you've effectively secured the interview.

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Program Director

Robert John Esther, MD, MSc

Email director

Program Coordinator

Chanelle Arsenault

Email coordinator

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Training sites2 hospitals

1
University of North Carolina Hospitals
Chapel Hill, NC
Primary
2
WakeMed Health and Hospitals
Raleigh, NC
Participant

Interview invites

Rotator reports5 reports · paraphrased

hands-on

19-20Rotator in 2019/20 described a team-oriented resident culture and a mentorship model transitioning as fellows and new leadership arrive. Rotator experience varied by attending, with trauma offering the most hands-on engagement, and q3 call for rotators.
18-19Two rotators in 2018/19 described a fair rotation schedule with respected post-call time, rotation across four subspecialties, automatic ranking at the end of the month without a return interview, and strong resident cohesion. Trauma was noted as lighter given nearby programs.
17-18Rotator in 2017/18 described a warm program with a mentorship model beginning PGY2, strong camaraderie, education-first philosophy, protected post-call days, and trauma experience at Wake Raleigh. Research support was noted as limited.
15-16Rotator in 2015/16 described a blue-collar program with a growing research emphasis, a 10-week mentorship model, high operative volume with no fellows, and an affiliated higher-volume private hospital in Raleigh for senior years.

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

Score rangesinvited cohort

USMLE Step 2 CK251 – 273

180205230255280

Level 2 CE data not available

Interview rates

US MD

17%

US DO

US IMG

Non-US IMG

Applicant origin