Orthopaedic Surgery
Restoring the musculoskeletal system, from arthroplasty to trauma, with a heavily operative week and near-universal subspecialty fellowship.
Among the 31 specialties
Each rail below carries one mark per specialty, placed by its true value. Orthopaedic Surgery’s marks are joined by the thread — its shape is what makes this specialty unlike the others.
- Training length
- Training length: 5 years. Longer than 21 of the 30 specialties reporting; shorter than 3. Reported range across specialties: 2 years to 7 years.
- Interviews per position
- Interviews per position: 2.4×. More than 3 of the 28 specialties reporting; fewer than 24. Reported range across specialties: 1.0× to 5.0×.
- Residents in training
- Residents in training: 5,067. More than 20 of the 30 specialties reporting; fewer than 9. Reported range across specialties: 99 to 40,131.
- Programs
- Programs: 216. More than 23 of the 31 specialties reporting; fewer than 7. Reported range across specialties: 5 to 820.
- States and territories
- States and territories: 45. More than 20 of the 31 specialties reporting; fewer than 9. Reported range across specialties: 4 to 52.
- Starting salary
- Starting salary: $67K. Higher than 9 of the 28 specialties reporting; lower than 17. Reported range across specialties: $60K to $73K.
Every accredited program
Grouped by state, alphabetical within each. We don’t rank programs.
216 programs across 45 states
Alabama3
Jack Hughston Memorial Hospital
Phenix City
15 positions
30 positions
Mobile
15 positions
Arizona3
15 positions
20 positions
25 positions
Arkansas1
30 positions
California17
Los Angeles
25 positions
20 positions
30 positions
25 positions
Naval Medical Center (San Diego)
San Diego
25 positions
Riverside University Health System
Moreno Valley
20 positions
Stockton
15 positions
35 positions
30 positions
UCSF Health – St. Mary’s Hospital
San Francisco
15 positions
20 positions
25 positions
University of California (San Francisco)
San Francisco
40 positions
20 positions
University of California Davis Health
Sacramento
25 positions
40 positions
20 positions
Colorado1
Aurora
40 positions
Connecticut2
Farmington
25 positions
New Haven
25 positions
District of Columbia3
Washington
20 positions
Howard University Hospital
Washington
15 positions
20 positions
Florida12
Orlando
30 positions
Fort Lauderdale
20 positions
10 positions
15 positions
20 positions
10 positions
Orlando
25 positions
15 positions
Gainesville
20 positions
20 positions
35 positions
20 positions
Georgia4
Dwight David Eisenhower Army Medical Center
Fort Gordon
10 positions
35 positions
Augusta
20 positions
20 positions
Hawaii2
Tripler AMC
15 positions
Honolulu
10 positions
Illinois7
25 positions
30 positions
Olympia Fields
20 positions
25 positions
Springfield
15 positions
Chicago
25 positions
35 positions
Indiana1
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis
30 positions
Iowa1
35 positions
Kansas2
20 positions
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Kansas City
20 positions
Kentucky2
25 positions
25 positions
Louisiana4
Louisiana State University (Shreveport)
Shreveport
20 positions
25 positions
New Orleans
20 positions
New Orleans
20 positions
Maryland5
Baltimore
35 positions
15 positions
Bethesda
30 positions
Baltimore
15 positions
Baltimore
30 positions
Massachusetts4
25 positions
60 positions
Boston
20 positions
Worcester
25 positions
Michigan17
25 positions
Corewell Health (Farmington Hills and Dearborn)
Farmington Hills
20 positions
40 positions
20 positions
Garden City
10 positions
Grand Blanc
15 positions
30 positions
Henry Ford Health/Henry Ford Macomb Hospital
Clinton Township
10 positions
Henry Ford Providence Hospital
Southfield
15 positions
10 positions
20 positions
20 positions
McLaren Health Care/Macomb/MSU
Mt. Clemens
15 positions
15 positions
Ann Arbor
40 positions
10 positions
15 positions
Minnesota2
65 positions
Minneapolis
40 positions
Mississippi1
25 positions
Missouri5
20 positions
25 positions
University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia
30 positions
20 positions
40 positions
Nebraska2
Creighton University School of Medicine (Omaha)
Omaha
25 positions
30 positions
Nevada2
20 positions
Las Vegas
10 positions
New Hampshire1
25 positions
New Jersey11
Morristown
20 positions
20 positions
Hackensack
15 positions
15 positions
Stratford
25 positions
New York Medical College
Bayonne
Rutgers Health/Jersey City Medical Center
Jersey City
20 positions
Rutgers Health/Monmouth Medical Center
Long Branch
10 positions
30 positions
Rutgers Health/Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
New Brunswick
20 positions
15 positions
New Mexico1
University of New Mexico School of Medicine
Albuquerque
25 positions
New York20
Albany
25 positions
45 positions
35 positions
Brooklyn
20 positions
35 positions
Nassau University Medical Center
East Meadow
12 positions
30 positions
20 positions
80 positions
10 positions
Bronx
10 positions
Stony Brook Medicine/University Hospital
Stony Brook
25 positions
30 positions
SUNY Upstate Medical University
Syracuse
25 positions
Buffalo
25 positions
40 positions
Valhalla
15 positions
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
New Hyde Park
25 positions
30 positions
15 positions
North Carolina5
Charlotte
30 positions
Durham
40 positions
University of North Carolina Hospitals
Chapel Hill
25 positions
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Winston-Salem
25 positions
Fort Bragg
20 positions
North Dakota1
15 positions
Ohio16
Canton
10 positions
40 positions
Cleveland
35 positions
20 positions
Cleveland Clinic Foundation/South Pointe Hospital
Warrensville Heights
15 positions
Dayton
20 positions
15 positions
Grove City
15 positions
Ohio State University Hospital
Columbus
30 positions
Columbus
25 positions
St Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital
Youngstown
15 positions
20 positions
25 positions
Toledo
20 positions
Cuyahoga Falls
10 positions
Dayton
25 positions
Oklahoma2
15 positions
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Oklahoma City
35 positions
Oregon2
25 positions
15 positions
Pennsylvania16
25 positions
20 positions
Geisinger Health System (Wilkes Barre)
Wilkes-Barre
20 positions
15 positions
Lehigh Valley Health Network
Allentown
25 positions
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Philadelphia
20 positions
15 positions
30 positions
Bethlehem
20 positions
Philadelphia
20 positions
University of Pennsylvania Health System
Philadelphia
40 positions
Pittsburgh
40 positions
UPMC Medical Education (Harrisburg)
Harrisburg
25 positions
15 positions
15 positions
Puerto Rico2
20 positions
San Juan
20 positions
Rhode Island1
30 positions
South Carolina3
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston
25 positions
20 positions
20 positions
Tennessee4
15 positions
15 positions
40 positions
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville
30 positions
Texas16
Houston
30 positions
20 positions
20 positions
20 positions
15 positions
15 positions
30 positions
30 positions
20 positions
15 positions
20 positions
30 positions
University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio Joe and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine
San Antonio
35 positions
25 positions
30 positions
25 positions
Utah1
Salt Lake City
30 positions
Vermont1
University of Vermont Medical Center
Burlington
20 positions
Virginia4
20 positions
Naval Medical Center (Portsmouth)
Portsmouth
20 positions
University of Virginia Medical Center
Charlottesville
25 positions
30 positions
Washington2
15 positions
Seattle
40 positions
West Virginia2
Marshall University School of Medicine
Huntington
20 positions
Morgantown
25 positions
Wisconsin2
25 positions
35 positions
What the sources report
Published by the bodies that collect them. Each figure carries the year it describes, which is not always the year it was published.
Most recent reported
- Orthopedic Surgery program signals availableApplicants to participating Orthopedic Surgery residency programs in the 2027 MyERAS season
- 30signalsAAMC, 2027 ERAS season
- ACGME accredited program countAll programs on the official ACGME Orthopaedic Surgery roster
- 216programsACGME, 2026-2027
- Categorical Orthopaedic Surgery tracksOrthopaedic Surgery categorical tracks
- 227tracksNRMP, 2026-2027
- NRMP live directory track countOrthopaedic Surgery tracks
- 227tracksNRMP, 2026-2027
- Preliminary Orthopaedic Surgery tracksOrthopaedic Surgery preliminary tracks
- 0tracksNRMP, 2026-2027
- Applicants ranking at least one Orthopaedic Surgery programAll applicants who ranked at least one Orthopaedic Surgery program in the 2026 Main Residency Match
- 1,652applicantsNRMP, 2026
- Orthopaedic Surgery position fill rateOrthopaedic Surgery PGY-1 positions in the 2026 Main Residency Match
- 100%NRMP, 2026
- Orthopaedic Surgery positions filledOrthopaedic Surgery PGY-1 positions in the 2026 Main Residency Match
- 963positionsNRMP, 2026
- Orthopaedic Surgery positions offeredOrthopaedic Surgery PGY-1 positions in the 2026 Main Residency Match
- 963positionsNRMP, 2026
- Orthopaedic Surgery positions unfilled after the matching algorithmOrthopaedic Surgery PGY-1 positions in the 2026 Main Residency Match
- 0positionsNRMP, 2026
- Orthopaedic Surgery programs participating in the 2026 MatchOrthopaedic Surgery programs in the 2026 Main Residency Match
- 223programsNRMP, 2026
- USMLE Step 2 CK mean for U.S. MD seniors matched to preferred Orthopaedic Surgery specialtyConsenting U.S. MD seniors matched to preferred Orthopaedic Surgery specialty (n=587)
- 257pointsNRMP, 2024
- USMLE Step 2 CK mean for U.S. MD seniors not matched to preferred Orthopaedic Surgery specialtyConsenting U.S. MD seniors not matched to preferred Orthopaedic Surgery specialty (n=203)
- 246pointsNRMP, 2024
How each measure is made
- Training length
- Most common accredited length across programs in this specialty.
- Residents in training
- Total approved positions across all training years, summed across programs.
- Programs
- Accredited programs currently published in our directory.
- States and territories
- Distinct states with at least one published program.
- Starting salary
- Median first-year resident salary across programs. Resident pay, not attending pay.
- Interviews per position
- Median interviews a program conducts for each position it offers.