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Medical Residency in Illinois

Illinois specific initial medical license requirements

Illinois Medical Licensing Board requirements:
  • Minimum 2 years of postgraduate training.
  • Combined 5 attempts at all USMLE exams.
  • 7 years to complete USMLE.
  • Combined 5 attempts at all COMPLEX exams.
  • No time limit for COMLEX
  • Accepts Federation Credentials Verification Service

PGY-1 residency positions in Illinois

Number of positions by specialty in Illinois based on PGY-1 main residency Match data

Top size residency programs in Illinois by specialty

Specialty ID Program

Anesthesiology 0401621043 Rush University Medical Center Anesthesiology residency program

— 0401621042 McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University

— 0401611046 Loyola University

Child neurology 1851621021 McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University Child neurology residency program

— 1851621001 University of Chicago

Dermatology 0801612030 John H Stroger Hospital of Cook County Dermatology residency program

— 0801621031 McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University

— 0801621034 University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago

Emergency medicine 1101621083 John H Stroger Hospital of Cook County Emergency medicine residency program

— 1101612016 University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago

— 1101612014 University of Chicago

Family medicine 1201621427 St Louis University School of Medicine (Belleville) Family medicine residency program

— 1201611098 MacNeal Hospital

— 1201611100 Loyola University/Cook County Hospital

Internal medicine 1401621124 University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago Internal medicine residency program

— 1401621119 McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University

— 1401612113 John H Stroger Hospital of Cook County

Internal Medicine-Pediatrics 7001632015 University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria Internal Medicine-Pediatrics residency program

— 7001632103 Rush University Medical Center

— 7001614012 University of Chicago

Neurological surgery 1601621022 McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University Neurological surgery residency program

— 1601611023 Rush University Medical Center

— 1601611024 University of Chicago

Neurology 1801621032 McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University Neurology residency program

— 1801611033 Rush University Medical Center

— 1801621034 University of Chicago

Nuclear medicine 2001611027 Rush University Medical Center Nuclear medicine residency program

— 2001621101 Loyola University

Obstetrics and gynecology 2201621089 McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University Obstetrics and gynecology residency program

— 2201611093 University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago

— 2201611092 University of Chicago

Ophthalmology 2401621052 University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago Ophthalmology residency program

— 2401622047 John H Stroger Hospital of Cook County

— 2401621049 McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University

Orthopaedic surgery 2601621007 McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University Orthopaedic surgery residency program

— 2601621047 University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago

— 2601631174 Rush University Medical Center

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery 2801621033 McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery residency program

— 2801621035 University of Chicago

— 2801621036 University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago

Pathology-anatomic and clinical 3001621097 University of Chicago Pathology-anatomic and clinical residency program

— 3001621094 McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University

— 3001621098 University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago

Pediatrics 3201621070 McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University Pediatrics residency program

— 3201611073 University of Chicago

— 3201612077 Advocate Lutheran General Hospital

Physical medicine and rehabilitation 3401621097 Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital Physical medicine and rehabilitation residency program

— 3401622012 Schwab Rehabilitation Hospital and Care Network/University of Chicago

— 3401621014 McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University

Plastic surgery 3601621028 University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago Plastic surgery residency program

— 3601611026 Rush University Medical Center

— 3601621029 Loyola University

Plastic Surgery - Integrated 3621600146 University of Chicago Plastic Surgery - Integrated residency program

— 3621621025 McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University

— 3621621030 Southern Illinois University

Preventive medicine 3801677066 University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago Preventive medicine residency program

— 3801621050 John H Stroger Hospital of Cook County

Psychiatry 4001621063 University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago Psychiatry residency program

— 4001621060 McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University

— 4001611061 Rush University Medical Center

Radiation oncology 4301611116 University of Chicago/University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago Radiation oncology residency program

— 4301611028 Rush University Medical Center

— 4301621027 McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University

Radiology-diagnostic 4201621059 McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University Radiology-diagnostic residency program

— 4201621062 University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago

— 4201611061 University of Chicago

Surgery 4401621099 Loyola University Surgery residency program

— 4401621091 McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University

— 4401621395 University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago

Thoracic surgery 4601621027 Rush University Medical Center Thoracic surgery residency program

— 4601631030 Loyola University Medical Center

— 4601621025 McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University

Transitional year 9991600032 MacNeal Hospital Transitional year residency program

— 9991600207 Presence Resurrection Medical Center

— 9991600232 University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria

Urology 4801621045 McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University Urology residency program

— 4801621047 University of Chicago

— 4801621166 Loyola University

Vascular surgery - integrated 4511600568 Carle Foundation Hospital Vascular surgery - integrated residency program

— 4511621001 McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University

— 4511621034 Southern Illinois University

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Percent MD,DO,IMG residents matched PGY-1 in Illinois (main match)

Percent of MDs, DOs and IMGs in Illinois by year

Illinois PGY-1 main residency Match statistics

Year Positions Filled(%) MD DO IMGs
2021 1600 96.9 895 (55%) 298 (18%) 348 (21%)
2020 1615 97.2 936 (57%) 292 (18%) 334 (20%)
2019 1557 96.5 887 (56%) 262 (16%) 354 (22%)
2018 1475 98.2 916 (62%) 186 (12%) 347 (23%)
2017 1451 95.7 884 (60%) 162 (11%) 343 (23%)
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PGY-2 residency positions in Illinois

  1. Radiology-diagnostic (40)
  2. Dermatology (20)
  3. Physical medicine and rehabilitation (19)
  4. Anesthesiology (17)
  5. Neurology (16)
  6. Radiation oncology (9)
Number of positions by specialty in Illinois based on PGY-2 main residency Match data

Percent MD,DO,IMG residents matched PGY-2 in Illinois (main match)

Percent of MDs, DOs and IMGs in Illinois by year

Illinois PGY-2 main residency Match statistics

Year Positions Filled(%) MD DO IMGs
2021 121 99.2 93 (76%) 16 (13%) 11 (9%)
2020 125 96.8 88 (70%) 18 (14%) 15 (12%)
2019 137 99.3 104 (75%) 23 (16%) 9 (6%)
2018 138 100.0 105 (76%) 23 (16%) 10 (7%)
2017 147 99.3 111 (75%) 21 (14%) 14 (9%)

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