Poll: Away rotation required?

Started by Pannus
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Do away rotations matter that much?

  • Matched at place where I did an away rotation in orthopedics

    Votes: 5 45.5%
  • Matched at a place where I did an away rotation in something non-ortho related

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Matched at a place where I did not do an away rotation.

    Votes: 5 45.5%
  • Did not match, even though I did multiple away rotations in ortho

    Votes: 1 9.1%

  • Total voters
    11

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Just wanted to gauge the necessity of an away in terms of matching into ortho.
 
I have heard mixed opinions regarding this issue. As a MS III.5 and not having even applied for away rotations, it just seems like it would be program specific, for example I have heard that Rush absolutely requires it. I don't want to waste one of my few electives doing a rotation at somewhere it doesn't really matter. Any opinions or names of programs where it really matters?