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The Guide on How to Crush Your Ortho Sub Internships

We have no disclosures. It’s around the time that medical students around the country start going to their away rotations to programs they may be interested in going to for......

Common Ortho Tools: Ex-Fix

Hey peeps, If you are like me, you may have tried to look up some of the tools that are commonly used by orthopaedic surgeons and just found a whole......

So You Didn’t Match?

Like everyone else, you waited for the email that tells you whether or not you matched into your perspective field to come at 11AM EST. You were nervous, and when......

Rank lists are in… Now what ???

Yesterday made a year since I completed my final rotation of medical school. I remember walking out the hospital feeling great. 4 years of school and now I’m done. Then......

Common ortho terms explained

I remember my first experience reading an orthopedic progress/consult note. I  was thoroughly confused. All I saw was “SILT, EHL, ORIF, IMN, AROM” and at the time, I had no......

Day in the Life of an Ortho Intern

I remember being a med student interested in Ortho. I had always heard that the schedule could be tough, but I never really knew exactly what a day looked like......

5 Must-Have Tools for Your Orthopaedic Away Rotations (+ a bonus)

I have no disclosures. Getting ready to prepare for your orthopaedic surgery away rotations and having trouble figuring out what to get? Here is a quick list of books and......

6 solid tips on How to Choose Your Orthopaedic Away Rotations

I have no disclosures. I remember these days. Trying to decide where I would choose my away rotations. It was right around January/February. VSAS opened up soon and I was......