Programs that guarantee interviews to rotators

I have seen a list like this in the past. Did you try searching? If not, I can offer:

University of Chicago (rotation counts as interview)
Greenville

Thanks. Yeah, I tried searching but perhaps I need to narrow the search or something because pretty much every thread in this forum came up... I guess I did it wrong...

Mayo interviews all of it's rotators.

This thread should prompt the debate about whether guaranteed interviews are a plus or minus.

1. Yes, you are guaranteed an interview.

2. If you rotate there and they aren't high on you, wouldn't you rather save your money and a potential interview at another program than go to a place where you have no chance?

Hmmm good point. So do you think this should not be a factor to consider when deciding where to do aways?

Perhaps more important should be to find out which programs only interview a small fraction of their rotators. The ones I've heard about are one in NYC which I can't remember and UC Davis.

I don't believe it should be a factor. You should rotate at places where you want to go, or at places you want to learn more about. I tried to rotate at a variety of programs to see which type I liked better. My home program is a newer university program so I rotated at a well established university program and a community program. Turns out I didn't match so it didn't much matter.

Pitt interviews all rotators

UNC counts your rotation as the interview.

Emory interviews all rotators on the last Thursday of the rotation.

So, with these two programs you get an interview and also avoid expense and hassle of traveling back for an interview later in the season.

I come from a small med school (60 per class) and 7 of us matched ortho. From my experience and the other guys who matched, these are the programs that seem to interview (and prefer) rotators:

UTC, Campbell Clinic, UF-Jacksonville, UF-Gainesville, MCG, Greenville, Emory, Arkansas, Greenville, AMC. However, I suspect, most programs will at least offer rotators an interview. It might be more helpful to consider who doesn't interview you just because you rotate. The only one I know of for sure is Vanderbilt.

I rotated at UF-Gainesville and Arkansas. UF interviewed me while I was there which was nice since I didn't have to travel back. On the other hand, I really liked the program and your first interview of the year is almost certainly your worst! So, consider that as well. I ended up matching at my overall favorite program - Summa Health, but I didn't rotate there. The other guys in my class ended up mostly where they rotated (UF-Jacksonville, UTC, Greenville, etc).

The only benefit in knowing which programs offer interviews to rotators is that if you get offered an away at such a place, you know that they consider you a competitive applicant already.

As far as all the rants from rotators who didn't end up getting an interview somewhere: a) as mentioned above, be grateful you didn't waste (more of) your time and money on a hopeless interview and b) what happened during your rotation that got you scratched off the list?! That's what I always wonder.

Emory interviews all who rotate

George Washington, Emory, UNC, and Duke all specifically say on their websites that they interview rotators during their aways.

Penn State interviews all of their rotators, as told to me by their residency coordinator

I only rotated at places that guarantee an interview. I felt that the month I spent at a program was too precious to waste on a place that couldn't guarantee me an interview. You would be surprised on how much higher you could jump on a rank list after a strong month of rotation...even with scores that aren't crazy high.

Hey everyone, this is an interesting topic. Since some of the schools mentioned (UNC, Duke, Emory, etc..) guarantee interviews for the rotators, how hard is it to do a rotation at those schools? Is it a first come first serve basis or is it an actual application process where they accept and reject rotation applicants? Any and all advice will greatly be appreciated.

You could always call them and find out.

Yes, but this is also true of schools that don't interview all rotators. Chances are if you rotated and didn't get an interview, you didn't have a strong rotation. Even if you get a guaranteed interview, if you didn't have a strong rotation, it isn't going to help.

My answer is 2, without question. Why waste the money on a "pity" interview? And the hypothesis that programs that guarantee interviews have pre-screened their sub-Is more strictly so your odds are better is false. I agree with those who recommend rotating at programs you really want to go to because you have the ability to improve your chances a lot. At the same time, when you're talking about super competitive programs, no one should expect a good sub-I rotation to completely offset a lousy academic record, so be realistic about your choices.

Florida and Emory interview you while you're on your rotation.