Virtual or In-Person? A Census of Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Interview Formats for Match 2025.

Darin Friess; Eden VanderHoek; Ruth Carver Bondurant; Ryan Christ; Molly Joyce; Sydney Laxson; Zoe K. VanderHoek; Haley Smith; Katherine Velicki; Kenneth R. Gundle

doi:10.2106/jbjs.oa.25.00266

March 23, 2026Open Access

Virtual or In-Person? A Census of Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Interview Formats for Match 2025.

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Key Points

To determine preferred interview formats for orthopaedic surgery residency programs for Match 2025.
Conducted a census of residency programs
Collected data on interview formats
Analyzed associations with program characteristics like state and class size
In-person interviews were favored over virtual formats
Choice of interview format was associated with program state and class size
No significant regional differences were found in interview format preferences

Implication

A census reveals that in-person interviews are preferred for orthopaedic residency programs, indicating potential trends in recruitment.

Abstract

Orthopaedic surgery residency programs favored in-person interviews in the 2024 to 2025 interview season. Program state and class size were associated with choice of interview format, whereas regional differences were not statistically significant.

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Friess et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69c37aa8b34aaaeb1a67c961 https://doi.org/10.2106/jbjs.oa.25.00266

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Virtual or In-Person? A Census of Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Interview Formats for Match 2025.

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Virtual or In-Person? A Census of Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Interview Formats for Match 2025.

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