Original Research

Is the Orthopedic Fellowship Interview Process Broken? A Survey of Program Directors and Residents

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Conclusion

The challenge of critiquing and improving the orthopedic fellowship process requires the same courageous leadership that was recommended almost a decade ago.14 In this study, we tried to elucidate the impact of the PGY-4 fellowship interview process with respect to residents and residency programs. Our results highlight that time away from residency training, financial costs associated with the fellowship interview process, and disruption of the residency program are substantial and that both residents and program directors want changes made. Leadership needs to further investigate alternatives to the current process to lessen the impact on all parties in this important process.

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