Table 3.
The Top-20 Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Fellowship Programs as Ranked by Fellowship Applicants Upon Completion of Their Application Cycle
| Upon Completion of Application Cycle | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Program | No. Top 10 Votes | Avg. Rating | Score |
| 1 | Steadman Philippon Research Institute Program | 43 | 3.35 | 329 |
| 2 | Rush University Medical Center Program | 45 | 4.11 | 310 |
| 3 | Hospital for Special Surgery/Cornell Medical Center Program | 41 | 4.71 | 258 |
| 4 | OrthoCarolina Sports Medicine, Shoulder & Elbow Program | 31 | 5.55 | 169 |
| 5 | Cedars-Sinai Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic Program | 30 | 5.4 | 168 |
| 6 | American Sports Medicine Institute (St. Vincent's) Program | 25 | 4.56 | 161 |
| 7 | University of Pittsburgh/UPMC Medical Education Program | 24 | 5.25 | 138 |
| 8 | Steadman Hawkins Clinic of the Carolinas Program | 21 | 4.64 | 132 |
| 9 | Steadman Hawkins Clinic - Denver Program | 19 | 4.21 | 129 |
| 10 | Duke University Hospital Program | 24 | 6.54 | 107 |
| 11 | University of Utah Program | 16 | 4.81 | 99 |
| 12 | University of Colorado Health Sciences Center Program | 14 | 4.21 | 95 |
| 13 | Mississippi Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center Program | 15 | 5.13 | 88 |
| 14 | University of Virginia Program | 16 | 6.5 | 72 |
| 15 | University of Connecticut Program | 14 | 6.29 | 66 |
| 16 | Stanford Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Fellowship Program | 14 | 6.5 | 63 |
| 17 | University of California San Francisco Program | 10 | 5.7 | 53 |
| 18 | Mayo Clinic (Rochester), College of Medicine Program | 10 | 7.5 | 35 |
| 19 | Cleveland Clinic Foundation Sports Medicine Program | 9 | 7.22 | 34 |
| 20 (tie) | The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Sports Medicine | 8 | 6.87 | 33 |
| 20 (tie) | NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases | 8 | 6.87 | 33 |
NOTE. Ranks were determined by total score.