Applicants demonstrated shifts in characteristics without a corresponding change in match rates. From 2023 to 2025, applicants bolstered Step 2 performance and research output as primary differentiators in the absence of a numerical Step 1 score. Traditional academic markers such as class rank, clerkship performance, and Alpha Omega Alpha membership remained stable, while volunteer and leadership involvement declined moderately over the same period. These findings provide evidence-based guidance for navigating the Orthopaedic Surgery selection process in the postnumerical Step 1 era.
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S Garg
Kyle Jamar
A K Gill
University of Colorado Denver
Steadman Clinic
Steadman Philippon Research Institute
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Garg et al. (Wed,) studied this question.
www.synapsesocial.com/papers/69d896046c1944d70ce073d5 — DOI: https://doi.org/10.2106/jbjs.oa.25.00289