For the 2024-2025 Match season, we will be conducting our residency interviews virtually.
We are also participating in ERAS signaling. Please see for more details on that application process.聽We will be participating in the Orthopaedic Surgery Universal Offer Day on Monday, November 18. All students being invited to interview, including those on our waiting list, will be notified by Monday, December 16.
All applications are accepted in ERAS only.聽We will begin reviewing applications on September 25 when ERAS opens. You are encouraged to complete your ERAS application by September 25. Applicants invited to interview will receive invitations from our residency program coordinator through ERAS.
Completed applications are reviewed by our recruitment committee for interview selection and MUST include the following items:
- ERAS application
- Medical school transcript
- USMLE exam reports
- Step 1 required by September 26
- Step 2 required before the March 5, 2025, ERAS Rank List Certification deadline
- MSPE
- Three letters of recommendation
- AOA/CORD eSLOR and narrative are both accepted, eSLOR is encouraged. Follow聽聽for more information.
We require only three letters of recommendation, so we strongly encourage you to submit our program supplemental form (see link to form below). This is different from the ERAS supplemental, and is just two short questions answered in 50 words or less. Your completed form will be included in our review of your application prior to offering interviews. Please email your form in PDF format to聽orthosurg@wmed.edu, name the file WMED (last name first name); EX:聽WMED Stryker Homer
Virtual Events
Open House
Join us for our Virtual Open House on Tuesday, August 27! Learn about our residency and life in Kalamazoo, and ask questions of our program director and our chief residents. Our event will be conducted virtually on Microsoft Teams beginning at 7:00 p.m. EDT. If you are interested in attending, please email our residency program coordinator, Laurie Lynch, at聽laurie.lynch@wmed.edu聽to request a meeting link and additional details.
Scheduled Interview Dates聽
- Thursday, December 5
- Saturday, December 14
- Thursday, December 19