I didn't get any specific indications but I can tell you what I noticed. This place is mostly a white male-dominated program. There is currently 1 woman (pgy2) in the entire residency (8 per year). The guys are all your typical ortho guys - smart as h$%&, work out all the time, and fun to hang out with. I had a mini interview at the end of my session with the program director (Dr. William Hardaker) and he indicated that rotaters are given preference. Also, he directly told me that you should tell him personally if you're very interested in the program. I don't know the grades/honors/etc. for the current residents but I can tell you they're mostly from big name schools. Although a few residents are from duke med school each year, Dr. Hardaker told me there are NO quotas and some years they've taken no duke grads and some years they've taken up to 7 of the 8!
