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Rutgers Health/Jersey City Medical Center

Rutgers Health

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Orthopaedic surgeryCommunity-basedJersey City, NJ

Size

4 / year · 17 total

Training length

5 yr

Schedule

80 hrs / week

EMR

Epic

USMLE Step 2 CK237–268
200280

Interview rate by signal

  • Signal17×
    17%
  • None
    1%

Interview rate by degree

  • US MD
    15%
  • US DO
    12%
  • US IMG
    6%
  • Non-US IMG
    0%

Applications per year

630
2022
636
2023
611
2024
459
2025
459
2026

Compensation

$68,271 (−12%)

Cost of living

$2,655/mo (+12%)

By year
Yr Pay Vac Sick
Year 1$68,27125—
Year 2$70,98825—
Year 3$74,98225—
Year 4$79,36125—
Year 5$81,46925—

Trainee mix

Degree

  • US MD20%
  • DO73%
  • IMG7%

Sex

  • Female7%
  • Male93%

Tracks & recognition

Academic / clinician educator

Interview Pool Demographics

By degree

  • US DO

    48%

  • US MD

    46%

  • US IMG

    5%

  • Non-US IMG

    0%
By signal

  • Sent

    98%

  • Did Not Send

    2%
Applicants by signal

  • Sent

    72%

  • Did Not Send

    28%
Student type
This program Ortho avg

  • US DO Graduates

    71%
    19%

  • US MD Graduates

    18%
    79%

  • US-IMG

    12%
    1%

  • Non-US IMG

    0%
    1%
Sex
This program Ortho avg

  • Men

    100%
    77%

  • Women

    0%
    23%

  • Another Gender

    0%
    0%

  • Did Not Report

    0%
    0%
Race / ethnicity
This program Ortho avg

  • White

    82%
    70%

  • Asian

    12%
    17%

  • Other

    12%
    12%

  • Did Not Report

    0%
    0%

  • Black or African American

    0%
    6%

  • Middle Eastern or North African

    0%
    1%

  • American Indian or Alaska Native

    0%
    1%

  • Hispanic, Latino, or of Spanish Origin

    0%
    10%

  • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

    0%
    1%
Home state

  • Out-of-State

    75%

  • In-State

    25%
Med school state

  • Out-of-State

    86%

  • In-State

    14%
Career plans

  • Practice Full-time

    0%
Top medical schools

  • New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine

    18%

  • St. George's University School of Medicine

    12%

  • Rutgers, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

    12%

  • Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

    12%
Exam history

  • Never Failed

    98%

  • Ever Failed

    2%

Training sites

  • JERSEY CITY MEDICAL CENTER

    JERSEY CITY, NJ

    Primary
    • 189 staffed beds
    • 16,055 discharges
    • New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ · 19.9M (2024)
    • Level II Trauma Center; rotations in trauma, joints, sports, hand, upper extremity, foot/ankle, spine, general and pediatric ortho

    From published listing

  • COOPERMAN BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER

    LIVINGSTON, NJ

    Participating
    • 385 staffed beds
    • 34,734 discharges
    • General ortho, joints, pediatric ortho, spine, sports

    From published listing

  • ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

    NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ

    Participating
    • 483 staffed beds
    • 34,646 discharges
    • New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ · 19.9M (2024)
    • Level I Trauma Center

    From published listing

  • MORRISTOWN MEDICAL CENTER

    MORRISTOWN, NJ

    Participating
    • 598 staffed beds
    • 41,777 discharges
    • New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ · 19.9M (2024)
    • Orthopedic oncology, trauma, spine, shoulder and elbow, joints

    From published listing

  • HOLY NAME MEDICAL CENTER

    TEANECK, NJ

    Participating
    • 265 staffed beds
    • 11,272 discharges
    • General ortho, sports, joints, foot and ankle

    From published listing

Population is the Census city or metro of the hospital location, not a hospital catchment.

Program Details

Schedule
  • Avg hours/week (Y1)80
  • Max hours on duty (Y1)24
  • Night floatNo
  • MoonlightingNo
Application
  • Application systemERAS
  • NRMP codes1390260C0
  • ACGME ID2603300225
Requirements

Letters of rec

  • Letters3–4
  • Chair letterYes
  • Faculty letterYes
  • Specialty letterNo
Interviews
  • Interview typeIn person
  • Video interviewNo
  • Interview periodDec 5, 2026 – Jan 23, 2027