Chances at Orthopedic Surgery?

[BonezBonezBonez]

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[voxveritatisetlucis]

looks like according to this document about 32% of ortho applicants (matched and unmatched) were AOA. I believe that the percent of matched with AOA is a bit higher. Note that many top schools don’t have AOA so the number may be on the high side.

https://www.aaos.org/globalassets/about/diversity/how-to-obtain-an-orthopaedic-residency.pdf

That being said, why not just apply to ortho and then gen surg as a backup?

 

[BonezBonezBonez]

looks like according to this document about 32% of ortho applicants (matched and unmatched) were AOA. I believe that the percent of matched with AOA is a bit higher. Note that many top schools don’t have AOA so the number may be on the high side.

https://www.aaos.org/globalassets/about/diversity/how-to-obtain-an-orthopaedic-residency.pdf

That being said, why not just apply to ortho and then gen surg as a backup?

That's the plan for now, but at this point I wanted to know if I should really even bother (as demoralizing as that might sound)

 

[voxveritatisetlucis]

May not mean much coming from a fellow med student, but I definitely think you should at least try.

Will you be able to get both GS and ORtho letters

 

[Dr. Anonymouss]

Fellow student here. I mean at a glance your application looks good to me. Mean step 2 match score for 2022 was a 256 which puts you in the competitive range. You also have very good research so I don't see why you wouldn't be competitive. As far as the class rank thing goes, who really cares about that. The standardized test of step I and step II give a lot more information and you scored in roughly the 75th percentile amongst all students which holds far more weight in my opinion. Give it a shot and apply something as a backup because ortho is just so competitive and there are lots of stellar applicants.

 

[GoSpursGo]

Impossible to gauge at start of research year. The whole point of taking this year is to find mentorship and make connections. If you can do that, I think you can be successful, but you’ve got to have some honest conversations with the mentors you find

 

[RJ McReady]

find a mentor in ortho outside of your school. plan on 3-4 away rotations at places where you think you could match and crush those rotations. connections are a huge factor. GL.