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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 COMLEX 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

Interventional radiology - integrated 4161600003 Rush University Medical Center Interventional radiology - integrated residency program

— 4161600002 University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago

— 4161600004 McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University

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

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

Thoracic surgery - integrated 4611621045 McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University Thoracic surgery - integrated residency program

Transitional year 9991600032 MacNeal Hospital

— 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
2022 1632 96.4 932 (57%) 294 (18%) 334 (20%)
2021 1604 96.9 899 (56%) 298 (18%) 348 (21%)
2020 1619 97.2 940 (58%) 292 (18%) 334 (20%)
2019 1561 96.5 891 (57%) 262 (16%) 354 (22%)
2018 1479 98.2 920 (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 (42)
  2. Dermatology (20)
  3. Physical medicine and rehabilitation (19)
  4. Neurology (18)
  5. Anesthesiology (16)
  6. Radiation oncology (7)
  7. Interventional radiology - integrated (6)
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
2022 128 99.2 107 (83%) 16 (12%) 4 (3%)
2021 127 99.2 99 (77%) 16 (12%) 11 (8%)
2020 131 96.9 94 (71%) 18 (13%) 15 (11%)
2019 143 99.3 110 (76%) 23 (16%) 9 (6%)
2018 144 100.0 111 (77%) 23 (15%) 10 (6%)
2017 155 99.4 117 (75%) 23 (14%) 14 (9%)

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