Orthopaedic Personal Statement Thematic Review: Does Topic Matter?

• DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.oa.23.00140
• Publication Date: 2024-04-18T18:05:01Z
• Authors: Fong Nham; Tannor Court; Kevin Steelman; Chaoyang Chen; Andrew Tsai
• Keywords: Thematic Analysis; Univariate; Theme (computing)

In the process of applying into medical residency, Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) requires critical documents including a personal statement. Utility statements are questioned based on suspected congruity content within among those who apply orthopaedic surgery. The goal this study was to identify and categorize thematic elements found 2021 2022 surgery applicants at single institution assess correlation interview invitation.