A — yes.

Multiple studies, including a cohort of 60 residents, have shown that specific pre-residency variables such as USMLE Step 2 scores, the number of honors in clinical clerkships, and AOA membership correlate with higher ABOS Part I and OITE scores as well as superior faculty evaluations, indicating that certain residency selection criteria do predict later performance in orthopaedic surgery training [Raman et al., 2016, PMID 25940336; Dirschl et al., 2002, PMID 12011720].