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ortho7619

Wednesday, 08 March 2006

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Reading through these discussions there seems to be somewhat of a concensus that the most competitive ortho programs are UPenn, Harvard, Duke, HSS, Rush, Jefferson, Johns Hopkins, UCSF, etc.

I know "less competitive" orthopaedic residencies is somewhat of an oxymoron, but does anybody know of resources, or have suggestions regarding university ortho programs that somebody with a less-than-stellar Step One score should do an away rotations at?

So far these programs have been suggested to me by my advisor; UVA, GWU, Temple, Drexel, SUNY-Stonybrook and Dartmouth. Does anybody have any suggestions on:

Univ of Florida (either in Jacksonville or Gainesville)
UConn
Univ of Arizona
UNC
Univ of Maryland

I am trying to arrange one or two 4th year clerkships at programs I have a chance of getting accepted to for residency.

Thank you in advance to all those that reply.

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20 years ago

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The NYC area programs that I suspect from interviews and hearsay that are less competative (note not easy, just not Harvard/HSS/Duke/UCSF/etc) are:

SUNY Downstate (not a great program in many peoples opinions)
NYMC (so-so program in my opinion)
NYMC Brooklyn (not the best reputation, also has a few FMGs)
probably Albert Einstein (although a great program)
maybe St. Lukes/Roosevelt (again fairly strong program)

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20 years ago

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I'D Take lenox hill out of the "not competitive" list. Actually one of the more competitive program to match into.

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20 years ago

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True that the top ten programs are Mayo, HSS, Harvard, Hopkins, Cleveland Clinic, UCLA, Iowa, Rush, UW, and Duke.

But even without stellar board scores I think most people would say it's still worth applying to these programs as well. First, you never know. And second, there is no question that the top programs consider much more than just board scores.

Good luck.

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20 years ago

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Also, I would not think that Dartmouth's residency program belongs on a "less competitive" list.

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20 years ago

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UVA is a very competitive program with excellent faculty. I would not include them on your list. I would include:
University of Illinois
Lennox Hill Hospital
Saint Vincent's NYCOM
University of Buffalo
Hamot Medical Center (Erie, PA)
Mount Carmel Medical Center (Columbus, OH)
LSU-New Orleans
LSU-Shreveport
Geisinger Med Ctr (Danville, PA)
Texas Tech

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20 years ago

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lsu shreveport should probably be on that list too

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20 years ago

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I'm not sure where Jalby gets his info, but Rush is highly competative. And being from Philly, I'm guessing you're aware that Jeff is not easy to get into, although it's probably not among the most competative.

While interviewing at UNC I got the impression from an interviewer that their average interviewee has between 240 and 250 on Step 1, so I wouldn't say they're less competative.

I matched at Temple with a 241 on Step 1, but I have no idea what the other residents have, so I can't tell you yet how competative they are.

Good luck. You have an uphill battle if you're below 225-230, but it's certainly possible... just look at the matched lists from the last few years.

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20 years ago

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I would knock Rush and Jefferson off of that first list. As for the second list, I would add USC, UCLA-Harbor, and Saint Mary's (San Fransisco) to the list of places that consider applicants with less than stellar boards and you should consider doing an away at.

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