Table 1.
Survey questions
| 1. To how many orthopedic surgery residency programs did you apply? (Note: If you applied to residencies with 5- and 6-year programs, count those as 2). Please enter a numerical value only, for example, 20. |
| 2. What is the primary reason you did not apply to more programs? |
| 3. What is the primary reason you did not apply to fewer programs? |
| 4. How would you rate your competitiveness as an applicant? Outstanding/Good/Average/Poor |
| 5. What is your age? Please enter a numerical value only. |
| 6. What is your gender? Male/Female |
| 7. Did you couples match? Yes/No |
| 8. Are you an AOA? Yes/No/My school does not have an AOA |
| 9. Did you receive honors in your surgery rotation? Yes/No/No honors at my school |
| 10. Did you receive honors in your medicine rotation? Yes/No/No honors at my school |
| 11. Are you from a medical school with an orthopedic residency program? Yes/No |
| 12. What region are you from? |
| Northeast=Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island |
| Mid-Atlantic=New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia |
| Southeast=Arkansas, Louisiana, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina |
| Midwest=Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky |
| Southwest=Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico |
| West=California, Nevada |
| Northwest=Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming |
| Non-contiguous 48=Alaska and Hawaii |
| International=Outside of the United States |
| 13. How many away rotations does your school allow? Please answer numerically. |
| 14. How many ‘away’ orthopedic rotations did you complete (i.e., outside of your home rotation)? Please enter a numerical value only. |
| 15. How many ‘away’ orthopedic rotations did you complete outside your region? Please enter a numerical value only. |
| 16. What is your USMLE Step 1 score? Please enter a numerical value only. |
| 17. What is your USMLE Step 2 CK score? Please enter a numerical value only. |
| 18. How many research experiences do you have? Please enter a numerical value only. |
| 19. How many abstracts, publications, presentations? Please enter a numerical value only. |
| 20. Number of work experiences. Please enter a numerical value only. |
| 21. Do you have a graduate degree in addition to your medical degree? If yes, please list: |
| 22. Do you have a PhD? |
AOA, Alpha Omega Alpha; CK, clinical knowledge; USMLE, United States Medical Licensing Exam.