The Ortho Minute
The Ortho Minute modernizes orthopaedic education by delivering research-driven, surgeon-led content in formats practicing surgeons actually consume, including 60-second research reels and in-depth podcast interviews. The platform reaches 53,000+ orthopaedic surgeons and trainees across 18 countries, and also offers free mentorship and a data-driven OrthoMatch tool that analyzes competitiveness at 200+ residency programs for medical students.
- Education Technology
- Software Only
- Data & Analytics
Funding
Founders
Founder details are not available yet.
Product
Problem
Orthopaedic surgeons and trainees face significant barriers to staying current with research and clinical techniques, as traditional journals and conference formats are time-intensive and not suited to busy clinical schedules. Medical students seeking orthopaedic residency positions also struggle to find structured mentorship and accurate program-specific competitiveness data, leaving them to navigate the match process largely on their own.
Solution
The Ortho Minute modernizes orthopaedic education by producing research-driven, surgeon-led content in formats that practicing surgeons actually consume, including 60-second research reels summarizing the latest literature and in-depth Surgeon Insights podcast interviews covering technique, philosophy, and career topics. The platform reaches 53,000+ orthopaedic surgeons and trainees across 18 countries through social media and its digital hub, meeting audiences "on the feed and between cases." For medical students, The Ortho Minute provides free, unstructured mentorship from practicing surgeons at any stage of training, alongside OrthoMatch, a data-driven tool that analyzes residency program competitiveness and generates individualized signal strategy reports. The content library is continuously refreshed with contributions from leading orthopaedic institutions, covering subspecialties including trauma, adult reconstruction, shoulder and elbow, foot and ankle, and oncology.
Target Audience
The primary audience includes orthopaedic surgeons, residents, and trainees who consume digital education content, plus medical students preparing for orthopaedic residency applications.
Features
- Research Reels: 60-second video breakdowns of the latest orthopaedic research, optimized for social media consumption
- Surgeon Insights podcast series featuring conversations with surgeons across orthopaedic subspecialties on technique, philosophy, and career
- OrthoMatch signal strategy tool that analyzes competitiveness at 200+ orthopaedic residency programs and generates personalized signal recommendations, with sample data showing 70% overall competitiveness and program-specific scores (e.g., UVA 82%, Mayo Clinic 64%, Johns Hopkins 58%)
- Free, always-open mentorship program pairing medical students with practicing surgeons, available via DM, email, or direct booking
- Research fellowship directory (upcoming) allowing users to browse, filter by subspecialty and region, and apply with one click
- Content distributed across Instagram, LinkedIn, and YouTube with over 10 million monthly views globally