Match ortho from community program?

I am a rising M1 at a small, community school that is focused on getting their students into rural FM residencies. How can I maximize my chances of marching into orthopedics. We don’t have a home ortho program and only had 5 ortho matches in the past match cycle. I’m doing ortho research and had a poster at a national conference and have 2 publications in the works (2nd author & 3rd author) but what are other ways that I can maximize my chances? Obviously step 1 isn’t an option for me... Read more
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