Prevalence of Pipelining in the United States Orthopedic Surgery Residency Match
Most orthopedic residency programs fall within a range of fair to moderate pipelining, though it is more common in Southern US programs. These practices can limit opportunities for qualified applicants and should be monitored due to recent changes in pass/fail scoring of the US Medical Licensing Step 1 Exam and virtual interviews.
Authors
- Anthony J. Scillia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5206-3690)
- Chandler A. Sparks (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1490-1905)
- Matthew J. Kraeutler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2276-7814)
- Edward V. Contrada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8323-4045)
Institutions
- Texas Tech University (US)
- Seton Hall University (US)
- Hackensack Meridian Health (US)
- Center for Discovery (US)
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2025-03-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.80303
- Primary Topic
- Diversity and Career in Medicine
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00