The Residency Selection Committee will review each candidate’s application carefully. The ERAS applications must be completed in its entirety to include:

• ERAS Common Application Form
• Transcript
• Photograph (optional)
• Dean’s Letter
• USMLE Transcript – Part 1 and Part 2 if completed
• Personal statement, not more than one page in length
• ERAS-generated curriculum vitae
• Two letters of recommendation from orthopaedic surgeons who are familiar with your rotations and under whom you have spent time in medical school

Additional materials strongly recommend, but not required are listed below, and can be sent via U.S. Mail or fax to the program coordinator (see Contact Information):
• Copies of your SAT scores from high school (can be obtained through your high school transcript or the College Board SAT Program 1-609-771-7600)
• Certified MCAT Scores (can be obtained through MCAT – Association of American Medical Colleges 1-202-828-0600)

Deadline: November 1st
 

Selection Process

Submission of Applications - The program only accepts applications transmitted through the ERAS system.

Review of Applications – Applications will be reviewed to determine if they are complete. The applicants are reviewed on the basis of scholastic achievement, academic credentials, overall personal qualities, letters of recommendations and performance on various standardized examinations including USMLE scores, MCAT scores, and SAT scores.

Invite to the Interview – Candidates will be invited for an interview based on a review of the application materials mentioned above. An appropriate number between 50 and 60 applicants will be offered an interview by the program director.

Interview and Post-Interview Selection – The candidate interviews are conducted by the program director and his/her designees. At the conclusion of the interview day, the information gained from the various individuals who had contact with the applicant is summarized and the applicant is re-evaluated in light of all the information that is available.

Candidates are subsequently re-evaluated based on the information in the file as well as additional information that becomes available. The program director and program chairman in consultation with members of the faculty and residents determine the final rank order that is submitted to the NRMP and GME offices.