Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery·Nashville, TN

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Signal lift6%43%+37 pp with a signal here
Allocate signal →Track an away here22-26 pooled · applicant-level
Step 2 invited
—
p10 – p90
Sample N
296
applicant rows
This cycle
—
no tracked aways yet
Match rate
3.7%
11 of 296 matched
01Cohort funnel2022-26 pooled · applicant-level
N = 296
Applied
296
100.0%
Invited
68
23%
Matched
11
3.7%

Steepest cliff: invite → match (84% of invitees did not match here). Interview prep and ranking strategy carry the weight.

02Away rotation impact
+50pp lift
Non-rotators
22%
specialty avg.
Rotators
71%
5 of 7
Interview lift
+50pp
vs not rotating

Of 7 prior-cycle rotators, 71% got an interview vs 21% for the average non-rotator across this specialty. Rotating here outpaces the typical specialty-wide pattern.

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PP
Program Director
Priyesh Nitin Patel, MD
Email director
CS
Program Coordinator
Cheryl Schaefer
Email coordinator
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Training sites3 hospitals · Nashville
  • 1
    Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Nashville, TN
    Primary
  • 2
    Ascension St Thomas Hospital West
    Nashville, TN
    Participant
  • 3
    Veterans Affairs Medical Center (Nashville)
    Nashville, TN
    Participant
Score rangesinvited cohort

Step 2 CK data not available

Level 2 CE data not available

Interview rates
US MD
0%
US DO
0%
US IMG
0%
Non-US IMG
0%
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Interview prepOtolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
personalTell me about yourself.★ common
specialtyWhy did you choose this specialty?★ common
programWhy are you interested in our program?★ common
behavioralWhat are your strengths and weaknesses?★ common
personalWhere do you see yourself in 5-10 years?★ common
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