Orthopedic Surgery Fellowships: The Effects of Interviewing and How Residents Establish a Rank List

• Published in: Orthopedics (Thorofare, N.J.) Vol. 38; no. 3; pp. 175 - 179
• Main Authors: Niesen, Matthew C, Wong, Jeffrey, Ebramzadeh, Edward, Sangiorgio, Sophia, SooHoo, Nelson Fong, Luck, James V, Eckardt, Jeffrey
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States SLACK INCORPORATED 01.03.2015
• Subjects: Accreditation; Bone surgery; Career Choice; Education, Medical, Graduate - organization & administration; Fellowships and Scholarships - statistics & numerical data; Humans; Internship and Residency; Interviews; Interviews as Topic; Medicine; Oncology; Orthopedics; Orthopedics - education; Pediatrics; Personnel Selection - organization & administration; Scholarships & fellowships; Sports medicine; United States; United States; Los Angeles California; United States > US; California
• ISSN: 0147-7447; 1938-2367
• DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20150305-05

The Orthopaedic Fellowship Match was established in 2008 to streamline and improve the process of matching residents and fellowships. The purpose of this study was to quantify the factors that affect the application process and to determine how residents establish a rank list. The Orthopaedic Fellowship Match has improved the ability of residents and programs to consider their options more carefully and to focus on finding the best match. However, this process introduces new factors for all parties involved to consider. The costs of the interview process and time away from service for residents may be larger than anticipated. Ultimately, residents value operative experience and staff members at a fellowship more than all other factors when selecting a fellowship. [The Orthopaedic Fellowship Match was established in 2008 to streamline and improve the process of matching residents and fellowships. The purpose of this study was to quantify the factors that affect the application process and to determine how residents establish a rank list. The Orthopaedic Fellowship Match has improved the ability of residents and programs to consider their options more carefully and to focus on finding the best match. However, this process introduces new factors for all parties involved to consider. The costs of the interview process and time away from service for residents may be larger than anticipated. Ultimately, residents value operative experience and staff members at a fellowship more than all other factors when selecting a fellowship. [ Orthopedics. 2015; 38(3):175–179.]