The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American). 2009;91:1253-1263.
doi:10.2106/JBJS.H.01572
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Orthopaedic Education—Are We Attracting the Best and the Brightest?*

Sanford E. Emery, MD, MBA1, James P. Waddell, MD, FRCSC2, Andrea E. Waddell, MD3, Michael McCaslin, CPA4 and Kevin Black, MD5

1 Department of Orthopaedics, West Virginia University, P.O. Box 9196, Morgantown, WV 26506-9196. E-mail address: semery@hsc.wvu.edu
2 Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Manulife Building, 2 Queen Street East, 10th Floor, Suite 1002a, Toronto, ON M5C 3G7, Canada
3 Department of Psychiatry, Wilson Centre, University of Toronto, 200 Elizabeth Street, Toronto, ON M5G 2C4, Canada
4 Somerset CPAs, P.O. Box 40368, Indianapolis, IN 46240-0368
5 Department of Orthopaedics, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033-0850

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   Introduction
 
As a discipline, orthopaedic surgery residency programs have been an attractive career option for graduating medical students. Historically, we have enjoyed a surplus of applicants for the open positions, a very high percentage of United States medical school graduates matching, and a nearly 100% fill rate for program spots in the match. In fact, in 2008, the fill rate of 93.1% with U.S. seniors is the highest of any residency training program with greater than 100 positions nationally. An observer might say that we clearly attract the best and the brightest students and have nothing to worry about for the future of orthopaedic surgery.

Given the changes in the medical industry and the generational attitudes of our younger professionals, such a fat and happy assumption might be risky. In fact, examination of 2007 data from the National Resident Matching Program shows that, although orthopaedic surgery remains a desirable specialty, we . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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The Best and Brightest
Rob Rutherford, MD
JBJS Online, 1 Jun 2009 [Full text]
Dr. Emery and colleagues respond to Dr. Rutherford
Sanford E. Emery, MD, MBA, et al.
JBJS Online, 24 Jun 2009 [Full text]