Orthopedic Surgery Residency Admissions

Applications will be processed only through the Electronic Residency Application Service from the Association of American Medical Colleges.

Graduates from United States medical schools should contact the student affairs office at their medical schools to apply through the ERAS program.

International graduates should contact the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates for distribution and process of SWS kits for students and graduates of foreign medical schools. Baylor College of Medicine requires international medical graduates to meet the requirements for a Physician in Training permit (as outlined by the Texas Medical Board), and the documents necessary for a J-1 Visa.

By Nov. 1, all application materials must be received in the Academic Office of The Joseph Barnhart Department of Orthopedic Surgery.

Requirements for the orthopedic residency applications through ERAS include:

• ERAS application with a recent photograph
• Current curriculum vitae
• Personal statement
• Dean's letter and transcript
• USMLE Board scores
• Three letters of recommendation from faculty members
• All application materials must be received by Nov. 1

By Nov. 1, the Residency Selection Committee will only review complete ERAS application files. Interviews are by invitation only and will be virtual this year due to the current coronavirus pandemic. Throughout the pandemic, our priority has been and remains the safety of our learners. Learn about the College’s response to COVID-19 . The interview process provides the candidate an opportunity to meet our faculty and residents, and ask any questions the candidate may have. This year we will also provide video tours of our institution and campus.

Once the applicant's file is complete, the selection committee reviews it. If the committee feels the applicant is competitive for our program, the applicant will be invited for a formal interview.  At the interview session, the program director will virtually greet the candidate prior to beginning the interview process. Each applicant will virtually interview with selected faculty members and chief residents. As an integral part of the interview process, this year applicants will be given video tours of the facilities.

Interview dates: Dec. 6, 2024 from (Virtual) , Dec. 13, 2024 (In-Person), Jan. 10, 2025 (In-Person), and Jan. 31, 2025 (Virtual)

For any additional questions regarding the residency-training program, please contact the department’s Academic Offices at (713) 986-7390 or email orthoeducation@bcm.edu

Fourth-year medical students from across the country are invited to join us at the Joseph Barnhart Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine. Each medical student will rotate at Ben Taub Hospital for two weeks and spend the other two weeks either at Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center or Texas Children’s Hospital. All visiting rotations will be in person and onsite. The department does not offer virtual medical student clerkships.

As part of the rotation, students will attend all resident conferences and spend time in both our operating rooms and clinics. Students will also assist the second-year residents who are on call weekdays and weekends at Level 1 Trauma Center, Ben Taub. 

Visiting student clerkships are offered from July – November each academic year. The department accepts seven students for each block. The number of away rotation positions offered each July will vary depending on the number of home students. 

Students can apply for an away rotation through the VLSO portal starting the beginning of January. Applications and reviewed and ranked. If you are offered an away rotation, you will receive an invite from our educational administrative staff through VLSO. 

Rotating students will meet as a group with Dr. Christoper Perkins near the end of their rotation and will each meet with the Director of Orthopedic Surgery Residency Program, Dr. Melvyn Harrington individually. If you are invited back for an interview, the interview will be conducted virtually.

Requirements:
Applicants must be a 4th year medical student in good academic standing with their institution at the time the application is submitted. An up-to-date CV is required. There are no minimum Step 2 scores. Additional requirements may be sent to each applicant through the registrar’s office.