Application Instructions

Dear Applicant:

Per AAMC recommendations and University of Washington Graduate Medical Education rules, we will be conducting virtual interviews this season.

  • Our two interview dates are Friday, January 30 and Saturday, January 31, 2026.
  1. Contact your Student Affairs office for processing procedures for your ERAS application.
  2. Submit the following items through ERAS:
    • Completed ERAS application
    • We participate in signaling and recommend that all applicants interested in our program signal their interest. 
    • Personal statement
    • Medical School Transcript
    • Three Standardized Letter of Recommendation (eSLOR) Forms     EXCEPTIONS:  Your Chair, Research PhD, or non-surgeons are NOT required to use the CORD eSLOR form and are welcome to submit their narrative LOR in ERAS.
    • USMLE Transcript
    • Medical School Dean's Letter
    • We require USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 score reports.

    • Complete UW 2-page secondary application (Deadline Extended)

      • Here are the questions you will be asked:
        1. What aspects of this program appeal to you?
        2. What was the best team you have been a part of? What made the team great? How did members of the team contribute to the team’s success?
        3. Our residents perform hands-on procedures as part of patient care. Describe a personally rewarding experience in which you used your hands to complete a task. What did you learn?
        4. Describe a time you made a mistake in clinical care. How did you handle it and what did you learn?
  3. CLICK HERE to access the AOA/CORD Standardized Letter of Recommendation (eSLOR) Form*. The AOA/CORD Standardized Letter of Recommendation (eSLOR) must be uploaded in ERAS by your letter writer.  NOTE:  File upload size is limited to 500 KB in ERAS  *Please note:   We prefer the AOA/CORD Standardized Letter of Recommendation (eSLOR) but also accept narrative letters.
  4. To assure complete and timely review of your application, we must receive all materials by September 24, 2026. After the screening process has been completed, all applicants will be notified by e-mail of their interview status.

Thank you for applying to our program. If you have any questions, please contact me at 206.744.4930 or amweiss@uw.edu.

Best regards,

Angela Weiss

Program Manager, Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine

University of Washington

Seattle, WA