Ortho Away Rotations Study
1. In which geographic region is your residency program located?
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Northeast – New England (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT)
Northeast – Middle Atlantic (NJ, NY, PA) Midwest – East North Central (IN, IL, MI, OH, WI, WV)
Midwest – West North Central (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD)
South – South Atlantic (DE, DC, FL, GA, NC, SC, VA)
South – East South Central (AL, KY, MS, TN) South – West South Central (AR, LA, OK, TX) West – Mountain (AZ, CO, ID, NM, MT, UT, NV, WY)
West – Pacific (AK, CA, HI, OR, WA)
2. How many residents per year are in your program?
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1-2 3-4 5-6 7-8
9-10 11-12
>12
3. How many residency applications do you receive each year?
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<100 100-249 250-399 400-549
550-699 700-849
≥850
4. On average, what percentage of applicants do you interview?
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1-10 11-20%
21-30%
31-40%
41-50%
>50%
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5. Out of those applicants who are interviewed, what percentage do you rank?
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<50%
50%
51-60%
61-70%
71-80%
81-90%
91-100%
6. Out of those applicants invited to interview, on average, what percentage did an away rotation at your program?
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1-10%
11-20%
21-30%
31-40%
41-50%
>50%
7. Approximately how many students do an away rotation at your program each year?
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1-5 6-10 11-15 16-20
21-25 26-30 31-35
>35
8. Please rank the following criteria from most to least important (1 being most important and 6 being least important) when selecting students for away
rotations.
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USMLE Step 1 score
Class rank
Grades obtained on home orthopaedic and/or general surgery rotation
Letters of recommendation
Research
School reputation
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9. Do you set a cutoff USMLE Step 1 score when evaluating residency applicants to your program?
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Yes No
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10. What is the cutoff score?
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<220 220-230 231-240
241-250 251-260
>260
11. If away rotation applicants do not meet the threshold USMLE Step 1 score, are they still offered the opportunity to rotate at your program?
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Yes No
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12. Do you make students aware that their score is below what your program normally considers for residency?
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Yes No
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