Orthopaedic Surgery·Rochester, NY

University of Rochester Medical Center

Signal lift6%40%+34 pp with a signal here

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

Step 2 invited

241–270

p10 – p90

Sample N

435

applicants this cycle

This cycle

—

no tracked aways yet

Match rate

1.8%

8 of 108 applicants

01Cohort funnelthis cycle

N = 435

Applied

435

100.0%

Invited

108

24.8%

Class size

1.8%

02Away rotation impact2024-25 cycle

+92pp lift

Non-rotators

59 of 727

Rotators

100%

29 of 23

Interview lift

+92pp

vs not rotating

Rotators got interviewed at 100%, vs 8% for everyone else. If you can secure a rotation here, you've effectively secured the interview.

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Program Director

Susan McDowell, MD

Email director

Program Coordinator

Bonnie Schuster

Email coordinator

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Training sites2 hospitals · Rochester

1
University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, NY
Primary
2
Highland Hospital of Rochester
Rochester, NY
Participant

Rotator reports6 reports · paraphrased

University of Rochester

hands-on

19-20Rotator in 2019/20 described an academic blue-collar program with high volume, strong autonomy, two-week service blocks, and four calls during the rotation. Daily fracture sign-out, a weekly rotator lecture series, and an end-of-rotation case presentation were noted. Trauma catchment was described as one of the largest in the state.
18-19Rotator in 2018/19 described variable hands-on OR experience depending on service and resident pairing, once-weekly call plus weekends with a midnight cutoff for students, and supportive academic faculty. The program was described as spine-heavy, and no interview was offered during the rotation.

U Rochester

hands-on

18-19Rotator in 2018/19 described strong operative training, friendly residents, and robust clinical and translational research. Leadership emphasized post-interview communication policies, and program alumni hold positions at major academic centers.
16-17Rotator in 2016/17 described a well-rounded clinical and academic program with busy trauma, major NIH funding for MSK research, and reported 100% interview rate for rotators.
15-16Rotator in 2015/16 described a well-balanced academic program with top-tier ortho research funding and a grueling trauma experience. Leadership transition noted during the cycle, with continued strong fellowship placement.
14-15Rotator in 2014/15 described a trauma-heavy, research-forward program with top-tier NIH funding and strong academic emphasis, in an affordable city.

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

Score rangesinvited cohort

USMLE Step 2 CK241 – 270

180205230255280

Level 2 CE data not available

Interview rates

US MD

30%

US DO

US IMG

Non-US IMG

Applicant origin