How to Apply

Applicants must obtain a medical degree (MD or DO) from an accredited U.S. or foreign medical school prior to matriculation. Foreign medical graduates must have successfully passed the ECFMG certifying examination. All candidates must be eligible for medical licensure in Illinois.

We are seeking candidates who will be completing a preliminary medicine or surgery year. A transitional PGY-1 would also be desirable. Postgraduate year (PGY-1) is mandatory and must be completed in an ACGME approved program. The residency participates in the National Residents Matching Program (NRMP) and accepts applications electronically on ERAS.

We were notified of a change in the Department of Labor's methodology for calculating the prevailing wages institutions are required to pay H1-B sponsored trainees. The new methodology has made it unfeasible, from a financial standpoint, for LUMC to continue sponsoring trainees with H1-B visas.

We do however, continue to accept and train trainees who hold J1 visas and other forms of work authorizations accepted by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service. For additional information, please contact Loyola's Graduate Medical Education office.

Required application materials include the electronic application form, medical school transcripts, USMLE Step One score (and Step 2 if available), personal statement, Dean's letter, three letters of recommendation and a recent photograph. The deadline for receipt of all materials is October 10 of the application year. Out of fairness to all applicants, this deadline will not be extended. All applicants will be notified of their status approximately one week after the application deadline.

Residents are selected and ranked by the Residency Selection Committee based on their academic records, academic, personal and professional achievements, letters of recommendation, and a personal interview with committee members. Approximately 550 completed applications are reviewed annually and 90 candidates will be interviewed. The majority of candidates interviewed are ranked for the seven available positions.

Affirmative Action

Loyola University Chicago admits students without regard to their race, color, sex or national or ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and other activities, generally accorded or made available to students at the school.

Loyola University Chicago does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex or national or ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs. Qualified persons are not subject to discrimination on the basis of handicap.