Geographic Trends in the Orthopedic Surgery Residency Match.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Residency program location may be an important factor for orthopedic surgery residency applicants. More than half of residents locate their practice near the site of their training, and surgical specialties (eg, otolaryngology, plastic surgery, and general surgery) have shown geographic patterns in their residency matches.

Objective

We analyzed geographic trends in the orthopedic surgery Match.

Methods

Hometown, undergraduate institution, and medical school "preresidency locations" of all allopathic, nonmilitary, orthopedic surgery residents were recorded from program websites for the 2015-2016 academic year. Program and preresidency locations were coded according to state and US census division. Statistical analysis was used to investigate associations bet

SUBMITTER: Cox RM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6108356 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature