Orthopaedic Surgery·Salt Lake City, UT

University of Utah Health

Signal lift3%27%+24 pp with a signal here

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

Step 2 invited

247–274

p10 – p90

Sample N

489

applicants this cycle

This cycle

—

no tracked aways yet

Match rate

1.2%

6 of 59 applicants

01Cohort funnelthis cycle

N = 489

Applied

489

100.0%

Invited

12.1%

Class size

1.2%

02Away rotation impactpast cycles

+64pp lift

Non-rotators

11%

53 of 481

Rotators

75%

6 of 8

Interview lift

+64pp

vs not rotating

Of 8 prior-cycle rotators, 75% got an interview vs 11% for the wider applicant pool here. Rotation appears to materially shift interview odds at this program.

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Program Director

David Lynn Rothberg, MD, BS

Email director

Program Coordinator

Helen Anderson

Email coordinator

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Training sites4 hospitals · Salt Lake City

1
University of Utah Health
Salt Lake City, UT
Primary
2
Primary Children's Hospital
Salt Lake City, UT
Participant
3
Veterans Affairs Medical Center (Salt Lake City)
Salt Lake City, UT
Participant
4
Shriners Hospitals for Children-Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City, UT
Participant

Interview invites

Rotator reports15 reports · paraphrased

U Utah

mixed hands-on

23-24Rotator in 2023/24 described strong operative training, no trauma fellows, and broad faculty across specialties. Rotator noted mixed impressions of resident culture, with some describing the social dynamic as awkward despite strong clinical training.
19-20Rotator in 2019/20 described a well-organized sub-internship with two 2-week mini-rotations, engaged faculty, and weekly anatomy labs. Rotator noted call without post-call days, read-only EMR, and a work-hard program with some fellow encroachment.
18-19Four rotators in 2018/19 described strong faculty, a resident-focused culture, and high trauma call volume. Rotators noted double or triple scrubbing with fellows on some services, 10 weeks of night float as a PGY2, and mixed impressions of resident social closeness.
17-18Three rotators in 2017/18 described well-regarded mentorship, strong didactics, and a growing research infrastructure. Rotators noted a significant fellow presence on some services affecting operative experience and that the program favors rotators.
16-17Rotator in 2016/17 described a strong health system with happy residents and a positive interview day experience. Rotator noted some fellow presence on certain services and that only about half of rotators are invited back for interviews.
15-16Rotator in 2015/16 described a balanced program with plentiful faculty across specialties and strong didactics. Rotator noted residents seemed more work-focused than socially close and that roughly half of rotators are invited back for interviews.
14-15Three rotators in 2014/15 described a well-rounded program with strong facilities, research emphasis, and excellent didactics. Rotators noted a significant fellow presence on some services, unpredictable peds call, and mixed impressions of resident cohesion.