Orthopaedic Surgery News - UC Davis Health System

Match Day ResultsAccording to the NationalResident Matching Program (NRMP),2011 was the largest Match Dayin history with more than 26,000positions and almost 38,000applicants. Among U.S. seniors, 80%were matched with one of their topthree choices. In orthopaedics, therewere 158 programs offering 670positions to the 1,013 applicants.Orthopaedic surgery was one of themost competitive fields for applicantswith 90% of the these positions filledby U.S. seniors.Success StoriesMark Lee, MD, was awarded with$178,768 from Synthesis for hisproject “In Vitro and In Vivo Evaluationof Allogenic Cadaveric MesenchymalStem Cells”.OREF AWARDS FOR 2011/2012FELLOWSHIPSAdult Reconstruction, Dr. DiCesare -$75,000Spine, Dr. Klineberg - $54,250Sports Medicine, Dr. Lewis - $26,400Trauma, Dr. Lee - $52,600Laurence CookCase Western Reserve - M.D. - 5/2011UC Berkeley - B.A. - Molecular andCellular BiologyActing Internship - Joint ServiceWilliam (B.T.) KentMichigan State University - M.D. -5/2011UC Santa Barbara - B.A. - BusinessEconomicsActing Internship - Trauma ServiceJason KimUC San Diego - M.D. - 6/2009UC San Diego - B.S. - Bioengineering:Pre medUC Davis Department ofOrthopaedics Consult Physician2010-2011Dora RendulicUC Davis - M.D. - 5/2011Cal State Fresno - B.S. Biology,ChemistryActing Internship - Spine ServiceMotasem RefaatCongratulationsUC Davis Medical Center!Named Top Hospital bythe Leapfrog GroupUniversity of Illinois, College ofMedicine - M.D. - 5/2011UC Davis - B.S. Exercise PhysiologyActing Internship - Spine Service(6-Year Research Track)