RT Journal
A1 Emery, Sanford E.
A1 Waddell, James P.
A1 Waddell, Andrea E.
A1 McCaslin, Michael
A1 Black, Kevin
T1 Orthopaedic Education—Are We Attracting the Best and the Brightest?*
JF The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery
JO The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery
YR 2009
FD May 1
VO 91
IS 5
SP 1253
OP 1263
DO 10.2106/JBJS.H.01572
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.H.01572
AB 
As a discipline, orthopaedic surgery residency programs have been an attractive career option for graduating medical students. Historically, we have enjoyed a surplus of applicants for the open positions, a very high percentage of United States medical school graduates matching, and a nearly 100% fill rate for program spots in the match. In fact, in 2008, the fill rate of 93.1% with U.S. seniors is the highest of any residency training program with greater than 100 positions nationally. An observer might say that we clearly attract the best and the brightest students and have nothing to worry about for the future of orthopaedic surgery.