Residency Requirements
- We require our applicants to have graduated from medical school within the last 4 years.
- We do not publish our minimum score criteria.
- Only J-1 visas are sponsored by our program.
Applications will only be accepted via ERAS. Please do not send any supplementary material outside of ERAS.
Application Information
Internal Medicine Categorical/Preliminary Program Tracks
The Department of Medicine will be accepting applications via the Electronic Residency Application System (ERAS) . The following documents should accompany the ERAS application:
- Personal Statement
- Dean's Letter
- Transcript
- Chairman of Medicine Letter (for Categorical and Preliminary Programs)
- Two additional letters of recommendation
- USMLE Scores
- ECFMG Certificate (if International Applicant) - You must be ECFMG certified prior to any interview.
Any supplementary material outside of ERAS will not be accepted.
All correspondence should be addressed to
Fred Arthur Zar, M.D.
Program Director, Internal Medicine
Department of Medicine (M/C 718)
The University of Illinois at Chicago
840 South Wood Street
Chicago, Illinois 60612-7323
Combined Programs
The required documents would be the same for the combined programs as for Medicine, except the Chairman's letter should be from both departments concerned, Medicine and Pediatrics or Medicine and Emergency Medicine.
The Combined Internal Medicine / Emergency Medicine program will be accepting applications via the Electronic Residency Application System (ERAS) only. All Correspondence should be addressed to:
Carissa Tyo, MD
Program Director,
Internal Medicine / Emergency Medicine Residency Program
The Combined Medicine / Pediatrics program will be participating in ERAS, and will accept applications via mail. Please send all correspondence to:
Rachel Caskey, MD
Program Director Medicine / Pediatrics
University of Illinois at Chicago
840 S. Wood Street, M/C 787
Chicago, IL 60612-7323
312-413-1595
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