Applicant Information

Information and Updates

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Important Dates for Applicants

ERAS-Specific:

Please view the ERAS/AAMC website for specific dates for this year (https://www.aamc.org/services/eras-for-institutions/medical-schools/timeline).

Loyola-EM Specific:

We typically start reviewing applications October 1st, and look to send our first wave of interview invitations by the middle of October. It is a rolling process from then on until the end of our interview season.

We typically have 10 interview dates, all on Tuesdays, from November through January.

For the AY23-24 season, our interview dates are as follows:

1. Tuesday November 7^th
2. Tuesday November 14th
3. Tuesday November 21st
4. Tuesday November 28th
5. Tuesday December 5th
6. Tuesday December 12th
7. Tuesday January 2nd
8. Tuesday January 9th
9. Tuesday January 16th
10. Tuesday January 23rd

Medical Student Clerkship

Our medical student clerkship is something we are very proud to offer to visiting medical students.

Our core mission is to teach students to develop risk-stratified differentials and assessment strategies that can be applied to the acute undifferentiated patient. Students will also acquire skills of critical judgment and learn to apply appropriate basic life support skills within the context of all organ systems and multidisciplinary content areas.

We hope to expose students to the operation of the modern Emergency Department and how the provision of emergency care relates to their future roles within an increasingly complex medical system and to their responsibilities regardless of individual career paths.

The clerkship is 4 weeks in length. The main educational component of this clerkship is 11 eight-hour clinical Emergency Department shifts during which clerks are expected to see and directly staff patients who present for acute medical care. This clinical education is supplemented with four required educational days that cover a multitude of topics including quality improvement, point-of-care ultrasound training, triage and disaster medicine, toxicology, basic life support skills, and advanced life support skills. Methods of teaching include direct patient care, simulated patient care, case discussions, grand-rounds lectures, online didactic modules, online quizzes, and asynchronous video podcasts.

Students will receive mid-course and end-of-course feedback on their performance. Final grades will be evaluated based on faculty assessment of clinical performance, the successful completion of required assignments including a reflection paper and a short evidenced-based-medicine presentation, and a 100-question final exam. Grades assigned will either be Fail, Pass, High Pass, or Honors.

We use VSAS for all of our applications, and we very much look forward to receiving your application. For more information, see search for Loyola's emergency medicine electives on the AAMC's VSLO website.

As for timing of applications, please visit our "SSOM Visiting Students" page for the appropriate dates: https://ssom.luc.edu/regrec/students/visitingstudents/

Please note that because EM is a required clerkship for Stritch School of Medicine M4s, we won't accept applications until 1-2 weeks after the noted dates. Please email Renata Barylowicz for any questions about the clerkship (rbarylo@luc.edu).

For information on the Underrepresented in Medicine Scholarship, see the neighboring tab by the same name.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion - Loyola, Maywood & Stritch School of Medicine

In July 2019, Loyola welcomed its first Emergency Medicine residency class. We have built a training program that draws from decades of cumulative experience within our Residency Leadership. Our mission is to Train EM Physicians for Excellence in Leadership, Care and Service. This also aligns with Loyola’s motto - “We also treat the human spirit.® ”

Loyola University Medical Center (LUMC) and Loyola University Chicago's Stritch School of Medicine (SSOM) are located just outside of the City of Chicago in Maywood, IL. Located in Western Cook County, Maywood serves a diverse population that is predominantly African-American and approximately 10% of which are considered limited English proficiency.

Loyola University Chicago's Stritch School of Medicine is dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive community that upholds access, equity and excellence as core values. We believe that diversity is integral to our mission of transformative education, innovative discovery and service to others. We are committed to achieving excellence by utilizing the rich talents of people who infuse different backgrounds, perspectives and experiences into the work and learning environment and who reflect the diversity of the populations whose health we hope to impact. As such, we embrace a broad spectrum of human expression and characteristics that includes but is not limited to race, ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic status, disability, sexual orientation, religion, military or veteran status and age.

At least 82% of the national pool of DACA recipients applied to Stritch in 2018 and [in 2019] one-third of the total DACA student population enrolled in medical schools were at Stritch.

The Loyola EM Clerkship is proud to be participating in the Health Equity Clerkship this year! Check out https://www.loyolamedicine.org/gme/health-equity-visiting-clerkship for more information.

FAQs from Applicants and Info Sessions

All questions here are answered by the residents. The "Frequently Asked Questions" Button linked on the sidebar has another set of questions answered by our PD. If you have other questions, feel free to email us individually. You'll find our emails listed under our Bios through the "Who We Are" sidebar tab.

General

Q: Describe the culture of the program

A: Since you don't get to visit us this year, this is a really good question. Our program is new and constantly evolving. So I guess, flexible? Chill? Supportive? As someone who is actively involved in forming the culture, it's hard to answer this question objectively. But head over to the Residency Life tab and take a look at our Welcome Statment, and that may help you. If everything goes as planned, we'll have other material available throughout the season that will also give a glimpse into who we are.

Q: Do you feel like program leadership is receptive to feedback?

A: Yes. Our leadership are our biggest supporters. As residents in a new program, we're basically expected to give feedback as to how we can improve rotations and the overall program experience, and our leadership does their absolute best to fight for what we want to do. We don't always get everything we ask for, but it's not for lack of trying on the part of our leadership.

Q: Why did you choose Loyola?

A: You'll get different answers depending on who you ask. But for a lot of us, the big draws were the program leadership and how genuine they are (if you've met them already/when you meet them, you'll understand), and the fact that we were drawn to a new program.

Q: So you weren't worried about Loyola being a new program?

A: This is also an important question, but nope. For many of us, the opportunity to pioneer a new program was actually a draw. We get to build the program and make it what we want. The program has been in the works for years and many things were planned out, so we never felt like we were just being thrown to the wolves. At the same time, everyone (leadership included) went into this with the mentality that except for the GME requirements, nothing was set in stone. The program was basically a blank page of graph paper: the squares are there if you need direction, but you can draw anywhere you want on the page. If you want to do something, you'll probably be able to do it as long as you do a little leg work. It's not for everyone though, and we understand that.

Conference and Education

Q: What are your Conferences like?

A: Conferences take place every Tuesday, usually 8am-1pm. Every other week usually starts in the Sim lab where we do mock cases. We also do Oral Board Review cases several times a month as well as small-group sessions and lectures.

Q: Is Conference time protected?

A: Yes. Conference time is protected, so if you are on an off-service rotation, you will be excused on Tuesday morning for Conference. If you are on an off-service rotation where you work nights, you are excused from Conference so you can sleep.

Q: Do you do any teaching?

A: Yes. Residents are required to give several lectures a year at Conference. Seniors are also required to teach rotating medical students during orientations. For those who want to do more, there are other opportunities available to teach ultrasound, and still more opportunities available through (but not limited to) the Education STEME track. Third year (and late second year) residents also teach medical students while on-shift in the ED. This is all still in process, so the specifics may change as we go along.

On Shift

Q: Since there will be more residents in the department, and since the goal is to have seniors teach, will interns still get to work one-on-one with attendings?

A: Yes. EM interns will still be able to present directly to the attending. EM seniors are currently responsible for medical students (who also usually present to the attendings as well). Again, this is all in process so details are subject to change.

Q: How long are shifts?

A: Depends on the shift. Shifts in the adult ED are scheduled for 8-9 hours. The goal is to get out on time, so you are not expected to stay after your shift is over, but sometimes you'll need to do so to finish your work.

Q: What EMR do you use?

A: Epic

STEME

Q: Am I required to do a STEME?

A: No, you are not required to do a STEME track. But if you're interested in one (or in doing a Fellowship in one of the tracks) it is advantageous to formally complete the track as it shows experience and interest in the topic and gives you something to talk about at interviews/on your resume. You can also do a track just for educational purposes.

Q: Can I be part of more than one STEME? Once I declare, am I locked in?

A: It would be difficult to formally complete more than one STEME because of the requirements for each. Once you declare, you are not locked in, but it may be difficult to switch into another track as some are more structured than others, and you might have to make up a lot of the requirements.

Other Interviews, Videos, Links and Information

For the sake of convenience, we've compiled several videos and interviews here for your viewing pleasure. Some of these may be a little outdated, but for the most part, the information is still accurate.

Great Plains Region: Maywood, IL

David Snow, MD 
Program Director

Program Director Interview : Loyola David Snow, MD from EM Residents' Association (EMRA) Vimeo

Program Director Interview Series: David Snow, MD || Loyola Emergency Medicine Residency Program; Interview Transcript 

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