Orthopaedic Surgery·Dallas, TX

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Signal lift11%41%+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

461

applicants this cycle

This cycle

no tracked aways yet

Match rate

1.3%

6 of 461 applicants

01Cohort funnelthis cycle

N = 461

Applied

461

100.0%

Invited

16.9%

Class size

1.3%

02Away rotation impactpast cycles

+67pp lift

Non-rotators

16%

73 of 455

Rotators

83%

5 of 6

Interview lift

+67pp

vs not rotating

Of 6 prior-cycle rotators, 83% got an interview vs 16% for the wider applicant pool here. Rotation appears to materially shift interview odds at this program.

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Program Director

Alexandra Callan, MD

Email director

Program Coordinator

Lorraine Valdez, BS

Email coordinator

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Training sites5 hospitals · Dallas

1
Parkland Health and Hospital System-Parkland Memorial Hospital
Dallas, TX
Primary
2
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, TX
Sponsor
3
Dallas VA Medical Center
Dallas, TX
Participant
4
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children
Dallas, TX
Participant
5
Children's Health-Children's Medical Center of Dallas
Dallas, TX
Participant

Rotator reports11 reports · paraphrased

hands-on

19-20Rotator in 2019/20 described two two-week blocks, q4 call at the county trauma center, and a demanding PGY2 experience with high expectations for OR skill and orthopaedic knowledge. Residents were skilled and had strong autonomy; trauma, peds, and foot/ankle were strong, sports was growing.
18-19Four rotators in 2018/19 described strong trauma training, close resident ties, and a new chair bringing foot-and-ankle faculty hires. Most rotators reported a positive experience with good operative exposure; one rotator reported concerns about resident-to-resident interactions and culture.
17-18Two rotators in 2017/18 described a trauma-forward program with paired PGY2/PGY4 service structure, heavy PGY2 hours, and a new chair investing in academics and faculty hires. Night float call, a six-month peds block at an affiliated children's hospital, and an optional three-month UK chief rotation were noted. PGY2s presented weekly conferences.
16-17Three rotators in 2016/17 described a blue-collar, operative-heavy program anchored by a very busy county trauma center, with PGY2s doing full cases under supervision and strong peds exposure at an affiliated children's hospital. Didactics and research were lighter; new chair leadership was expected to shift academic focus. Rotator-heavy and close-knit resident group.
14-15Rotator in 2014/15 described a program in a leadership transition period awaiting a new chair, with a 240 Step cutoff and tight resident social ties. Rotator noted mixed impressions of the resident group.

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

Score rangesinvited cohort

USMLE Step 2 CK245 – 272

180205230255280

Level 2 CE data not available

Interview rates

US MD

19%

US DO

US IMG

Non-US IMG

13%