Ok, sorry to clog up your residency forum with my questions, but I looked elsewhere and this seems like it's the most relelvant forum to post in.
So, I interviewed @ OU and am hopeful that I will be accepted into their md program. I have had my eye on orthopaedic surgery for some time and was wondering how well, or not so, OU is recognized for their ortho program. Someday, far down the road I'd like to match either here, or on the west coast somewhere. How influential is the school you go to in determining your residency opportunities? Or is it more dependent on step one and the clerkship grades? (Seems like these play an important part in the threads I have read so far) Do you have any advice for someone who is just starting out aspiring to go into orthopaedics? Just out of curiousity, also, how mechanical is ortho? I see a lot of the external fixation devices that are being used nowadays (far from a cast) and they seem to be pretty mechanical ( I have a strong mechanical background and fabricate for fun) so I was just wondering.
thanks for your time and any advice you might have to offer,
-Matt
