You all have given some great advice here so I thought I would ask as well. I am coming from a low tier MD school and I am wondering how much the reputation of the school goes into picking candidates? My school does not match many orthos and the majority stay within the region (Midwest). I would also like to remain in the Midwest but I am wondering at which programs I should be doing my auditions, especially since many programs have likely never matched a candidate from my school? Right now I am primarily interested in the Cleveland hospitals, UofMichigan, Indiana, Wisconsin or Chicago hospitals.
Stats are: Step 1 - 252, Junior AOA, Honor 3/4 clerkships so far (have not done surgery or medicine), 1 first author pub in ortho, a few poster presentations/abstracts during two summers of ortho research at UofM.
Thanks in advance
Stats are: Step 1 - 252, Junior AOA, Honor 3/4 clerkships so far (have not done surgery or medicine), 1 first author pub in ortho, a few poster presentations/abstracts during two summers of ortho research at UofM.
Thanks in advance