I'm currently an M2 right now and have thought about orthopedics since I was M1 after shadowing a surgeon a couple times. Now, I've decided to aim for orthopedics, and I was hoping to get some advice from people who have gone through the whole process. What I've gathered so far is that boards and M3 year are crucial. One of my concerns is I haven't done a lot of ortho related activities yet. As far as extracurriculars, I'm in student government, and have done research (3 radiology publications), as well as nerve research for a hand surgeon at a different institution (no publications). Would it be a good idea to do more ortho research? I'd like to focus on boards this year so probably won't do more research during the year. Basically, if people had advice on things I could do to learn more about the specialty and get more involved, as well as any other advice to a newcomer here, I'd really appreciate it. Thanks!