I am a 4th year BU student that would like to shed some light onto the program for those interested. I have come to realize that this is one of the best programs out there after going on the interview trail and completing two away rotations. First of all you have what most people would consider the the No. 1 Trauma guy (Dr. Tornetta, Vice Chair) running the show with Dr. Einhorn, Chair(considered one of the top basic science guys). These two docs are well known at every program which helps the residents land top notch fellow-spots. The program does have a lot of trauma and the fact that you are learning from Dr. Tornetta who is also the chair of the Ortho In-training exam makes it seem trauma heavy. In reality the program is well rounded. Most of the joint service is at away rotations at the Lahey Clinic, and the VA provides an all around good ortho experience. The Sports service is very strong with Dr. Schepsis and Dr. Foster, who are also very well known in the field. BU is in the process of completion of a new cancer building and they are currently searching for a ortho tumor doc. So I would suspect that they would have one by the time you finish intern year. One of the biggest positives about the program is that intern year is mainly geared towards ortho related rotations: 2 months ortho, 2 months CCU, 1 month anesthesia, 1 month musculoskeletal radiology, 1 month vascular, 1 month emergency medicine, 2 months general surgery trauma, and 2 months general surgery. The residents are also a great group of guys. The rumor has it that they work way too many hours, but the program really tries to limit them to 80hrs. Most of them want to stick around extra hours because of interesting cases or simply to learn more from Tornetta. The non-trauma services provide plenty of time to read and catch up on fun things to do. Last but not least, Boston as a city is a great place to live. No shortage of females here. I guess I also have to say that you can also meet guys here if you are a female. Hope this helps.
