Residency Advisor

Howard University Hospital Program

Washington, DC

Specialty:Orthopaedic surgery

ACGME Code:2601000001

NRMP Code:-

Status:Initial Accreditation

Overview

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Program data

ACGME History ^[3]

Accreditation Last updated: Jul 16, 2026

Initial accreditation2

Full accreditation0

Continued0

Warning0

Probationary Accreditation0

Withdrawal1

Program

Program Size

3, 3, 3, 3, 3 (5 years)^[1]

Accreditation Status

Initial Accreditation

(Effective: July 1, 2025)

Composition ^[2]

--

Training

Fellowship Rate:--

Faculty-to-Residents Ratio:--

Residents Career Path

--

Quality of Life

First Year Paid Sick Leave: --

First Year Paid Vacation: --

First Year Salary: --

First Year Maximum Consecutive Hours on Duty: 0 hours

First Year Average Weekly Hours: 0 hours

Admission

USMLE Step 2 Score: 233–259^[2]

Visa Sponsorship:--

YOG Cutoff:--

Race / Ethnicity

No race data available.

Gender

No gender data available.

Incoming Schools

No incoming school data available.

Rotation Duration by Site

Rotation Duration Chart Data

Category

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Year 5

Required/Optional

Howard University Hospital

10 months

6 months

3 months

3 months

6 months

Required

Children's National Hospital

1 month

N/A

3 months

3 months

N/A

Required

MedStar Washington Hospital Center

2 months

3 months

6 months

3 months

N/A

Required

Shady Grove Adventist Hospital

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

3 months

Required

University of Maryland Capital Region Health

N/A

3 months

N/A

3 months

3 months

Required

Benchmarks

Match & stats

2026 Residency Applicant & Interview Insights

Hometown State

Number of Applicants

Number of Applicants Interviewed

Medical School State

Number of Applicants

Number of Applicants Interviewed

Step 1 Fail

Number of Applicants

Number of Applicants Interviewed

Step 2 Fail

Number of Applicants

Number of Applicants Interviewed

Applicant Type

Number of Applicants

Number of Applicants Interviewed

Note: The AIR (Applicant Interview Rate) is calculated as the percentage of applicants in each category who were offered interviews. A higher AIR suggests stronger alignment with program preferences, indicating a greater likelihood of the program favoring applicants in this category.

USMLE STEP 2 CK Score ^[2]

USMLE STEP 2 CK Score Box Plot Statistics

Category

Minimum

Q1 (25th Percentile)

Median (50th Percentile)

Q3 (75th Percentile)

Maximum

All Applicants Invited

233

239

245

253

259

DO Applicants Invited

No data

No data

No data

No data

No data

MD Applicants Invited

233

239

245

253

259

Non-US IMG Applicants Invited

No data

No data

No data

No data

No data

US IMG Applicants Invited

No data

No data

No data

No data

No data

COMLEX Level 2 Score ^[2]

No data available for COMLEX Level 2 Score

No data available for COMLEX
Level 2 Score

Roster

Publications

8 Publications (5 yr)

Peer-reviewed output from faculty and residents, last 5 years

8 Publications (5 yr)

Ochsner journal2024

Comparative, Controlled, Retrospective Study of Patient-Reported Outcomes After Meniscectomy With Adjunctive Use of Platelet-Rich Plasma or Amniotic Umbilical Cord Tissue.

Nneoma Duru,¹Gerard Williams,²Eric Assid,¹Andrew Renshaw,¹

PMID: 38510228doi.org/10.31486/toj.23.0073

PMID: 38510228doi.org/10.31486/toj.23.0073

Ochsner journal2024

Novel Allograft in the Load-Bearing Portion of the Femoral Head.

Andrew Renshaw,¹Nneoma Duru,²Eric Assid,¹Gerard K Williams,³

PMID: 38510225doi.org/10.31486/toj.23.0066

PMID: 38510225doi.org/10.31486/toj.23.0066

Location

Washington, DC ^[5]

Population

689,545

Median income

$108,210Above

Education

65.9%Above

Employment

68.2%Above

Health

2.7%Below

Age

34On par

Above the national average
Below the national average
Similar to the national average

Housing — Rental prices ^[6]

Rental prices

Typical Observed Market Rent Index - ZORI Over Time

Date

Region - Washington, DC

State - District of Columbia

United States

1/31/2015

$1,861

$1,861

$1,193

2/28/2015

$1,871

$1,871

$1,199

3/31/2015

$1,875

$1,875

$1,206

4/30/2015

$1,892

$1,892

$1,213

5/31/2015

$1,901

$1,901

$1,228

6/30/2015

$1,904

$1,905

$1,233

7/31/2015

$1,901

$1,901

$1,235

8/31/2015

$1,892

$1,893

$1,241

9/30/2015

$1,902

$1,903

$1,245

10/31/2015

$1,911

$1,912

$1,253

11/30/2015

$1,918

$1,919

$1,259

12/31/2015

$1,921

$1,922

$1,263

1/31/2016

$1,928

$1,928

$1,275

2/29/2016

$1,939

$1,939

$1,279

3/31/2016

$1,936

$1,937

$1,282

4/30/2016

$1,938

$1,938

$1,285

5/31/2016

$1,935

$1,935

$1,291

6/30/2016

$1,938

$1,939

$1,294

7/31/2016

$1,944

$1,945

$1,295

8/31/2016

$1,955

$1,955

$1,303

9/30/2016

$1,959

$1,960

$1,307

10/31/2016

$1,957

$1,957

$1,311

11/30/2016

$1,961

$1,961

$1,312

12/31/2016

$1,965

$1,965

$1,313

1/31/2017

$1,974

$1,975

$1,317

2/28/2017

$1,985

$1,985

$1,324

3/31/2017

$2,000

$2,001

$1,335

4/30/2017

$2,008

$2,009

$1,346

5/31/2017

$2,006

$2,007

$1,353

6/30/2017

$2,006

$2,007

$1,357

7/31/2017

$2,003

$2,004

$1,359

8/31/2017

$2,006

$2,006

$1,363

9/30/2017

$2,011

$2,011

$1,406

10/31/2017

$2,018

$2,018

$1,414

11/30/2017

$2,023

$2,024

$1,413

12/31/2017

$2,030

$2,030

$1,420

1/31/2018

$2,028

$2,028

$1,422

2/28/2018

$2,024

$2,024

$1,427

3/31/2018

$2,022

$2,022

$1,429

4/30/2018

$2,031

$2,031

$1,434

5/31/2018

$2,040

$2,040

$1,438

6/30/2018

$2,048

$2,049

$1,444

7/31/2018

$2,056

$2,056

$1,449

8/31/2018

$2,064

$2,064

$1,455

9/30/2018

$2,063

$2,063

$1,461

10/31/2018

$2,067

$2,068

$1,465

11/30/2018

$2,076

$2,076

$1,473

12/31/2018

$2,086

$2,087

$1,482

1/31/2019

$2,093

$2,094

$1,492

2/28/2019

$2,094

$2,095

$1,495

3/31/2019

$2,100

$2,101

$1,503

4/30/2019

$2,100

$2,101

$1,509

5/31/2019

$2,107

$2,107

$1,514

6/30/2019

$2,111

$2,112

$1,519

7/31/2019

$2,118

$2,119

$1,526

8/31/2019

$2,120

$2,121

$1,531

9/30/2019

$2,130

$2,130

$1,534

10/31/2019

$2,135

$2,136

$1,541

11/30/2019

$2,137

$2,138

$1,545

12/31/2019

$2,137

$2,138

$1,552

1/31/2020

$2,143

$2,144

$1,560

2/29/2020

$2,154

$2,155

$1,565

3/31/2020

$2,163

$2,163

$1,565

4/30/2020

$2,158

$2,158

$1,566

5/31/2020

$2,142

$2,142

$1,563

6/30/2020

$2,121

$2,122

$1,562

7/31/2020

$2,105

$2,105

$1,571

8/31/2020

$2,088

$2,089

$1,574

9/30/2020

N/A

N/A

$1,586

10/31/2020

$2,045

$2,046

$1,593

11/30/2020

$2,033

$2,033

$1,602

12/31/2020

$2,024

$2,025

$1,606

1/31/2021

$2,028

$2,028

$1,613

2/28/2021

$2,030

$2,031

$1,620

3/31/2021

$2,034

$2,035

$1,629

4/30/2021

$2,039

$2,039

$1,649

5/31/2021

$2,054

$2,054

$1,663

6/30/2021

$2,083

$2,083

$1,686

7/31/2021

$2,110

$2,111

$1,707

8/31/2021

$2,136

$2,137

$1,729

9/30/2021

$2,159

$2,159

$1,752

10/31/2021

$2,186

$2,186

$1,767

11/30/2021

$2,205

$2,205

$1,777

12/31/2021

$2,217

$2,218

$1,791

1/31/2022

$2,221

$2,222

$1,800

2/28/2022

$2,226

$2,226

$1,820

3/31/2022

$2,236

$2,237

$1,829

4/30/2022

$2,249

$2,249

$1,841

5/31/2022

$2,258

$2,258

$1,852

6/30/2022

$2,261

$2,262

$1,861

7/31/2022

$2,266

$2,266

$1,868

8/31/2022

$2,272

$2,273

$1,872

9/30/2022

$2,279

$2,279

$1,875

10/31/2022

$2,279

$2,280

$1,873

11/30/2022

$2,285

$2,285

$1,875

12/31/2022

$2,293

$2,293

$1,874

1/31/2023

$2,301

$2,302

$1,877

2/28/2023

$2,306

$2,307

$1,879

3/31/2023

$2,312

$2,312

$1,884

4/30/2023

$2,315

$2,316

$1,886

5/31/2023

$2,323

$2,324

$1,886

6/30/2023

$2,324

$2,324

$1,886

7/31/2023

$2,332

$2,333

$1,891

8/31/2023

$2,340

$2,340

$1,908

9/30/2023

$2,348

$2,348

$1,912

10/31/2023

$2,354

$2,355

$1,916

11/30/2023

$2,355

$2,355

$1,918

12/31/2023

$2,356

$2,356

$1,921

1/31/2024

$2,354

$2,354

$1,928

2/29/2024

$2,359

$2,359

$1,932

3/31/2024

$2,362

$2,362

$1,935

4/30/2024

$2,372

$2,373

$1,942

5/31/2024

$2,381

$2,382

$1,946

6/30/2024

$2,395

$2,396

$1,973

7/31/2024

$2,403

$2,404

$1,958

8/31/2024

$2,408

$2,409

$1,992

9/30/2024

$2,414

$2,414

$1,993

10/31/2024

$2,422

$2,423

$1,995

11/30/2024

$2,430

$2,430

$1,999

12/31/2024

$2,440

$2,441

$2,003

1/31/2025

$2,445

$2,446

$2,006

2/28/2025

$2,454

$2,455

$2,007

3/31/2025

$2,460

$2,460

$2,016

4/30/2025

$2,459

$2,460

$2,019

5/31/2025

$2,457

$2,457

$2,022

6/30/2025

$2,454

$2,454

$2,026

7/31/2025

$2,450

$2,450

$2,029

8/31/2025

$2,447

$2,448

$2,027

9/30/2025

$2,443

$2,444

$2,030

10/31/2025

$2,437

$2,437

$2,052

11/30/2025

$2,432

$2,433

$2,095

12/31/2025

$2,423

$2,424

$2,086

1/31/2026

$2,418

$2,418

$2,160

2/28/2026

$2,405

$2,406

$2,178

Crime — All violent offences ^[7]

Rate per 100,000 residents

Rate per 100,000 people Over Time

Date

Region - Washington, DC

State - District of Columbia

United States

4/1/2021

48

48

41

5/1/2021

53

53

46

6/1/2021

53

53

44

7/1/2021

55

55

47

8/1/2021

148

148

45

9/1/2021

151

151

43

10/1/2021

159

159

44

11/1/2021

132

132

39

12/1/2021

132

132

40

1/1/2022

145

145

42

2/1/2022

126

126

39

3/1/2022

126

126

45

4/1/2022

135

135

45

5/1/2022

144

144

49

6/1/2022

133

133

47

7/1/2022

139

139

49

8/1/2022

153

153

48

9/1/2022

144

144

46

10/1/2022

140

140

46

11/1/2022

142

142

41

12/1/2022

131

131

50

1/1/2023

148

148

44

2/1/2023

136

136

39

3/1/2023

159

159

44

4/1/2023

163

163

45

5/1/2023

165

165

49

6/1/2023

190

190

47

7/1/2023

212

212

49

8/1/2023

192

192

48

9/1/2023

174

174

46

10/1/2023

195

195

47

11/1/2023

180

180

41

12/1/2023

162

162

47

1/1/2024

157

157

40

2/1/2024

151

151

39

3/1/2024

151

151

43

4/1/2024

159

159

44

5/1/2024

185

185

48

6/1/2024

189

189

46

7/1/2024

180

180

48

8/1/2024

165

165

46

9/1/2024

161

161

45

10/1/2024

168

168

44

11/1/2024

149

149

40

12/1/2024

148

148

42

1/1/2025

136

136

37

2/1/2025

126

126

34

3/1/2025

145

145

41

4/1/2025

141

141

41

5/1/2025

167

167

44

6/1/2025

151

151

43

7/1/2025

155

155

45

8/1/2025

134

134

43

9/1/2025

142

142

41

10/1/2025

143

143

40

11/1/2025

137

137

37

12/1/2025

118

118

35

1/1/2026

113

113

32

2/1/2026

107

107

27

3/1/2026

8

8

8

Living in Washington, DC

Crime Rate and Safety

Washington, DC has a mix of neighborhoods with varying levels of safety. While some areas are considered safe, others may have higher crime rates. It's essential to research specific neighborhoods before choosing where to live.

Fun Activities

Washington, DC is rich in culture and history. Residents can enjoy visiting museums, exploring national monuments, attending events on the National Mall, and trying different cuisines in the city's diverse restaurants.

Climate

Washington, DC experiences four distinct seasons. Summers are hot and humid, while winters can be cold with occasional snowfall. Spring and fall offer pleasant weather, making them popular seasons for outdoor activities.

Races and Population

Washington, DC is a diverse city with a significant African American population. Residents can find communities representing various racial and ethnic backgrounds.

Education

Washington, DC is home to several universities and colleges, providing opportunities for further education and research. Residents can access a range of educational resources and cultural institutions.

Cost of Living

Washington, DC has a relatively high cost of living, especially in terms of housing. Rent and property prices can be expensive, but residents may find varying costs in different neighborhoods.

Proximity to Bigger Cities

Nearby bigger cities include Baltimore, Maryland, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Baltimore is approximately 45 miles away from Washington, DC, while Philadelphia is around 140 miles away. These cities offer their own unique attractions, nightlife, and cultural experiences.

Pros and Cons

Pros of living in Washington, DC include access to national landmarks, cultural events, and diverse communities. However, cons may include the higher cost of living, traffic congestion, and potential safety concerns in certain areas.

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References

1. Freida - https://freida.ama-assn.org/program/2601000001

2. Residency Explorer - https://www.residencyexplorer.org/Program/GetByIdWithMedicalSpecialty/7a1bf35e-e3bf-9634-cff7-91870b0c2580

3. ACGME - Accreditation Data System (ADS) - https://apps.acgme.org/ads/Public/Programs/Search

4. NRMP Results and Data: 2022-2026 Main Residency Match - https://www.nrmp.org/match-data/2026/03/program-results-2022-2026/

5. United States Census Bureau - https://data.census.gov/profile/City,_VS?g=160XX00US1150000

6. Zillow Research - Observed Rent Index (ZORI) - https://www.zillow.com/research/data/

7. FBI - Crime/Law Enforcement Stats (Uniform Crime Reporting Program) - https://www.fbi.gov/services/cjis/ucr