Program and Faculty Reputation Are Valued Most by Applicants to Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Fellowships

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To determine the top orthopaedic surgery sports medicine fellowship programs in the United States and the most important aspects of fellowship programs as perceived by applicants.

Methods

An anonymous survey was distributed via e-mail and text message to all current/former orthopaedic surgery residents who applied to one particular orthopaedic sports medicine fellowship program during the 2017-2018 through 2021-2022 application cycles. The survey asked applicants to rank what they considered to be the top-10 orthopaedic sports medicine fellowship programs in the United States before and after completion of their application cycle, based on operative and nonoperative experience, faculty, game coverage, research, and work–life balance. Final rank was calculated by a

SUBMITTER: Geraghty E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9971885 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature