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Dr. Andy Jensen…

What Do Residents Look for in Applicants?

Andrew Jensen, MD, MBE | Elizabeth Dennis, MD | Cory Smith, MD September 16, 2020 When applying to an orthopaedic surgery residency, you will want to impress as many decision…

What’s the Best Way to Pick a Specialty: Orthopaedics or Otherwise!

Amiethab Aiyer, MD | Jonathan Kaplan, MD | Matthew Varacallo, MD September 2, 2020 Whether you are in college thinking ahead, or post-call from your surgery rotation, making the decision…

Dr. Cara Cipriano…

Finding Harmony in Personal and Professional Lives

Matthew D. Beal, MD | Cara A. Cipriano, MD, MSc | Joshua C. Patt, MD, MPH, FAAOS, FAOA August 19, 2020 In this post, we discuss some of critical concepts…

Dr. Andy Jensen…

How to Study During Residency

Andrew Jensen, MD, MBE | Elizabeth Dennis, MD | Cory Smith, MD August 5, 2020 When seeking advice on how to best study during residency, the saying “it’s a marathon,…

Dr. Cara Cipriano…

Building Your Practice: Pearls and Pitfalls

23 Jul 202027 Jul 2020

Matthew D. Beal, MD | Cara A. Cipriano, MD, MSc | Joshua C. Patt, MD, MPH, FAAOS, FAOA July 22, 2020 You finally made it! You have the perfect job,…

Dr. Amiethab Aiyer…

If my Step 1 Score Isn’t as High as I Hoped, Can I Still Apply to Orthopaedics?

Amiethab Aiyer, MD | Jonathan Kaplan, MD | Matthew Varacallo, MD July 8, 2020 Regardless of what you may hear from your colleagues and medical students who have gone before…

Dr. Andy Jensen…

How to Improve Surgical Skills During Residency

24 Jun 202024 Jun 2020

Andrew Jensen, MD, MBE | Elizabeth Dennis, MD | Cory Smith, MD June 24, 2020 A quick Google search will reveal that there are thousands of quotes about practice. My…

Obtaining Mentorship During COVID-19

Amiethab Aiyer, MD | Jonathan Kaplan, MD | Matthew Varacallo, MD June 10, 2020 Finding the right mentors in medicine has traditionally required hours of face to face interaction in…

Dr. Cara Cipriano…

Enhancing Diversity in Orthopaedics: Why and How

27 May 202023 Jul 2020

Matthew D. Beal, MD | Cara A. Cipriano, MD, MSc | Joshua C. Patt, MD, MPH, FAAOS, FAOA May 27, 2020 Diversity has become a buzz word in many areas…

Optimizing Your Residency Application During COVID-19

Amiethab Aiyer, MD | Jonathan Kaplan, MD | Matthew Varacallo, MD May 13, 2020 Given the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic there are still a lot of unknowns about when students will get back…

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