Went through the fellowship match this last cycle. Definitely thought it was more competitive than advertised so keep that in mind when applying gents. Good news it that there are a lot of good programs out there, fell down my list a bit but still very happy with match outcome. Helps to be at a residency with well connected faculty I think.
Agree with the general tier lists. Here were mine:
Top tier (not missing much):
Jefferson/Rothman
Mayo Rochester
HSS
Carolinas
Second tier:
Rush
Utah
Colorado/Rocky
Brigham
Very strong:
Cleveland Clinic
Anderson Clinic
Duke
NE Baptist
NYU
Not as good as in the past:
Mass Gen
Stanford
Wash U St Louis
I was looking for a combination of operative experience, volume, name, revision, anterior hips, location, robotics/nav in about that order so my opinion reflects that. I also think that while individually opinions vary here and there most unbiased people would agree on what the top few spots are since they're the places with the names, volume, history, and case mix
Lastly, its nice to see more ladies going into recon. More than I expected given the known demographics.
Congrats to all who matched and look forward to seeing you all at meetings..
