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University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago Internal Medicine

Residency · Chicago, IL

Sponsored by University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago · Directors Adam Mikolajczyk, Anne Polick, Jeffrey Jacobson, Mark McCauley, Peter Phan and Steve Dudek

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Class size
47
Visas
J-1
PGY-1 salary
$72k2025 to 2026

Red flags

  • Seats left open in the Match. In 1 of the last 5 Matches, too few applicants ranked it to fill its seats.
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Getting in

The Match, seats filled

202245/45
202343/46
202446/46
202546/46
202647/47

Who started, by class

Started 202661 on record of 35 seats · 35 US MD, 6 DO, 13 international · 27 published before starting
  • Andrew GouldUniversity of Illinois at the Medical Center College of Medicine18 papers · 3 first author · 1 review
  • Runze ZhangUniversity of Illinois at the Medical Center College of Medicine11 papers · 2 first author · 5 reviews
  • Fiona GruzmarkUniversity of Illinois at the Medical Center College of Medicine9 papers · 5 first author · 3 case reports · 3 reviews
  • Adonay TeklezghiVirginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine8 papers · 1 review
  • Zinat AnnaevNovosibirskij Med Inst6 papers · 1 first author · 5 reviews
  • Bryce PemberNortheast Ohio Medical University5 papers · 1 review
  • Dennis FamiliKing's College London5 papers · 3 first author · 1 review
  • Michelle ChernyakUniversity of California, Irvine School of Medicine5 papers · 2 first author · 2 case reports
  • Trong PhungUniversity of Cincinnati College of Medicine5 papers · 1 first author · 1 review
  • Samiya AzimUniversity of Missouri–Kansas City School of Medicine4 papers
  • Veronica KalwajtysLoyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine4 papers
  • Feross HabibLake Erie Coll of Osteo Med3 papers · 2 case reports · 1 review
  • Zahra ParnianpourSaint George's University School of Medicine3 papers
  • Alex TrikoUniversity of Illinois at the Medical Center College of Medicine2 papers
  • Andy CastanedaUniversity of Houston College of Medicine2 papers · 1 first author
  • Ashley DikeUniversity of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston School of Medicine2 papers
  • Jahnavi Mikkilineni2 papers · 1 review
  • Aaron GephartChicago College of Osteopathic Medicine1 paper · 1 review
  • Alexandra ZodoRoss University School of Medicine1 paper · 1 case report
  • Birgit BaahKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology School of Medical Sciences1 paper
  • Bria CrearLewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University1 paper
  • Ibukunoluwa IbrahimUniversity of California, San Francisco School of Medicine1 paper
  • Kali McknightOhio State Univ Coll of Med1 paper · 1 first author
  • Peter WalshUniversity of Kansas School of Medicine1 paper
  • Rahwa HailemichaelUniversity of Illinois at the Medical Center College of Medicine1 paper
  • Raya GandhiSouthern Illinois University School of Medicine1 paper
  • Stephanie FernandezUniv of Nevada, Las Vegas Sch of Med1 paper
  • Alexandra Zax
  • Ananya Rawal
  • Angela ChenChicago Medical School
  • Annelise WaddoupsUniversity of Illinois at the Medical Center College of Medicine
  • Brandon ChowUniversity of Illinois at the Medical Center College of Medicine
  • Brinda AvutapalliMichigan State Univ Coll Osteo Med
  • Casey-John KeyesUniversity of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Darrian JohnsonTexas Coll of Osteopathic Med
  • Divyang Pradhan
  • Edwin Antonio-OliveraUniversity of Washington School of Medicine
  • Elisa Herrera
  • Elizabeth ChoiWayne State University School of Medicine
  • Elizabeth CroceChicago Medical School
  • Fnu Ume-HabibaDow Med Coll
  • Ishita RayMahatma Gandhi Mem Med Coll
  • Jasmin PatelSurat Municipal Institute of Medical Education and Research
  • Jenny LemusGeorge Washington University Medical School
  • Jessica MengMed Univ of South Carolina Coll of Med
  • Jett RamirUniversity of Illinois at the Medical Center College of Medicine
  • Karina FavelaUniversity of Illinois at the Medical Center College of Medicine
  • Khyati GuptaTopiwala National Medical College
  • Kristen GuglielmiChicago College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Kristi UpadhyayaGandaki Med Coll
  • Lamisha TabrizUniversity of Illinois at the Medical Center College of Medicine
  • Long LinUniversity of Cincinnati College of Medicine
  • Matthew WatteletUniversity of Illinois at the Medical Center College of Medicine
  • Muhammad AkramAllama Iqbal Med Coll
  • Nidhal SiddigBahr El Ghazal University Faculty of Medicine
  • Prudvi Tarun Betha
  • Rafael TorresUniversity of Illinois at the Medical Center College of Medicine
  • Shannon LafondUniversity of Illinois at the Medical Center College of Medicine
  • Srihari Kunkala
  • Venkata KatikalaKonaseema Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Foundation
  • Young LeeCentral Michigan University College of Medicine
Started 202547 on record of 36 seats · 40 US MD, 6 DO · 23 published before starting
  • Patricia FinnUniversity of New Mexico School of Medicine150 papers · 15 first author · 2 case reports · 16 reviews
  • Jasmina KovacevicUniversity of Florida College of Medicine7 papers · 3 first author · 3 reviews
  • Adam SonnenbergCarle Illinois College of Medicine6 papers · 2 first author
  • Christopher ZhouUniversity of Illinois at the Medical Center College of Medicine6 papers · 1 case report · 1 review
  • Sara WallaceUniversity of Kansas School of Medicine5 papers · 1 case report
  • Leena AbbasUniversity of Illinois at the Medical Center College of Medicine4 papers
  • Julia MeguroLeonard M. Miller School of Medicine3 papers
  • Nicholas OlchawaIndiana University School of Medicine3 papers · 1 review
  • Stefanie DriesengaLake Erie Coll of Osteo Med3 papers · 1 first author · 2 reviews
  • Achintya BenegalUniversity of Missouri–Kansas City School of Medicine2 papers · 1 first author
  • Almog BadashUniversity of Illinois at the Medical Center College of Medicine2 papers · 2 first author
  • Christine ZakyLoyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine2 papers
  • Joseph ChibuezeLewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University2 papers
  • Mason BartmanUniversity of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston School of Medicine2 papers
  • Noor AbdulhameedUniversity of Toledo Medical Center2 papers · 1 first author
  • Rahi ShahChicago College of Osteopathic Medicine2 papers · 1 first author
  • Andrea Cespedes Zablah1 paper
  • Emrose KathawalaUniversity of Tennessee College of Medicine1 paper
  • Gabrielle NguyenLouisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans1 paper
  • Jennifer FolamiUniversity of Illinois at the Medical Center College of Medicine1 paper
  • Kavya MaghamElson S. Floyd College of Medicine1 paper · 1 first author · 1 case report
  • Pranjal KadweUniversity of Illinois at the Medical Center College of Medicine1 paper · 1 first author
  • Run KuangChicago Medical School1 paper
  • Aila RahmanWayne State University School of Medicine
  • Brianna DeckerMichigan State Univ Coll of Human Med
  • Claire SweeneyTexas A&M School of Medicine
  • Crystal AbdallahChicago College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Ereni AbuaitaNew York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Gene OsuohaMorehouse Sch of Med
  • Hannah ParkerUniversity of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston School of Medicine
  • Isaac LucasUniversity of Illinois at the Medical Center College of Medicine
  • Jennifer SwartzUniversity of Illinois at the Medical Center College of Medicine
  • Jose GonzalezUniversity of Louisville School of Medicine
  • Julio GomezBoonshoft School of Medicine
  • Kennedy WatsonMorehouse Sch of Med
  • Lara ZraikWayne State University School of Medicine
  • Lauren ParkArkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Lauryn BausleyLoyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
  • Mariam BariIndiana University School of Medicine
  • Mohit BandlaDavid Geffen Sch of Med at UCLA
  • Olubukola AyegbusiSouthern Illinois University School of Medicine
  • Philip ThomasChicago College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Prachi PatelTexas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine
  • Regan MillerUniversity of Missouri–Kansas City School of Medicine
  • Sachit AnandanMed Coll of Georgia
  • Safa HabibUniversity of Toledo Medical Center
  • Tim PanUniversity of Illinois at the Medical Center College of Medicine
Started 202444 on record of 34 seats · 35 US MD, 6 DO, 3 international · 18 published before starting
  • Ashley GuoChicago Medical School11 papers · 3 first author
  • Pooja AcharyaBurrell College of Osteopathic Medicine at New Mexico State University3 papers · 1 first author
  • Richard MarszalekUniversity of Illinois at the Medical Center College of Medicine3 papers · 1 first author · 2 reviews
  • Ruby AroraTulane University School of Medicine3 papers · 1 case report · 1 review
  • Savina SahgalRush Medical College3 papers · 2 first author · 1 case report
  • Bingtao XiangUniversity of Illinois at the Medical Center College of Medicine2 papers · 1 first author · 1 case report
  • Claire LarkinUniversity of Illinois at the Medical Center College of Medicine2 papers · 1 first author · 1 review
  • Hussam AlkhalailehOhio State Univ Coll of Med2 papers · 1 first author
  • Mary CharletonOhio State Univ Coll of Med2 papers
  • Rushan MominMed Coll of Georgia2 papers · 1 first author · 1 review
  • Sam PapasotiriouChicago College of Osteopathic Medicine2 papers · 1 first author · 2 reviews
  • Sindhu ParupalliCarle Illinois College of Medicine2 papers
  • Hetal PatelChicago Medical School1 paper
  • Jessica McclainUniversity of Mississippi School of Medicine1 paper
  • Kayla CurrierChicago College of Osteopathic Medicine1 paper
  • Moonis AliUniversity of Illinois at the Medical Center College of Medicine1 paper · 1 first author
  • Rohan BhattaramUniversity of Illinois at the Medical Center College of Medicine1 paper · 1 review
  • Yousif EshoOakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine1 paper
  • Akshay RajuUniversity of Illinois at the Medical Center College of Medicine
  • Amanda TamNortheast Ohio Medical University
  • Anish PatelIndiana University School of Medicine
  • Atreya MishraUniversity of Illinois at the Medical Center College of Medicine
  • Brooke BuckinghamUniversity of Toledo Medical Center
  • Dra KhanBhaskar Med Coll
  • Eric FreemanUniversity of Illinois at the Medical Center College of Medicine
  • Francisco GonzalezUniv Central De Venezuela
  • Gema TeodoroUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
  • Hoang TranMorehouse Sch of Med
  • Jacob RudolphUniversity of Illinois at the Medical Center College of Medicine
  • Jennifer VuChicago Medical School
  • Jessie LiUniversity of Missouri School of Medicine
  • Joseph BallardIndiana University School of Medicine
  • Juwairiyyah FatimaRobert Larner College of Medicine
  • Liana BautistaLoyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
  • Mckenzie GrissomUniversity of Kentucky College of Medicine
  • Meera PatelIndiana University School of Medicine
  • Megan MayerUniversity of Missouri–Kansas City School of Medicine
  • Michael HabtemariamNew York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Mihir ShahThe University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson
  • Nina TseredianiEastern Virginia Medical School
  • Omar UraizeeArkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Príncipe BannerRoss University School of Medicine
  • Rediat EphremDeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Sariya KhanUniversity of Mississippi School of Medicine

Training

3 training sites. Graduates on record most often went on to cardiovascular disease.

Months at each site

  • University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics21 mo
  • Jesse Brown Veterans Affairs Medical Center15 mo

Where graduates went next

  • Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship84
  • Gastroenterology Fellowship81
  • Hematology And Medical Oncology Fellowship49
  • Pulmonary Disease And Critical Care Medicine Fellowship47
  • Nephrology Fellowship40
  • Endocrinology, Diabetes, And Metabolism Fellowship33

Where graduates work now

  • University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago28
  • Advocate Health Care20
  • Endeavor Health20
  • Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine20
  • McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University17
  • Duly Health and Care15

Research

47% of current residents have a paper since 2023

103 of 217, 310 papers between them

  • Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders
  • Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
  • Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research
  • Asthma and respiratory diseases

People

Leadership

  • Adam MikolajczykDirector of Fellowship Advisement
  • Anne PolickProgram Director, Internal Medicine Residency
  • Jeffrey JacobsonStARR Program Director and Principal Investigator
  • Mark McCauleyStARR Program Director and Principal Investigator

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Faculty, residents, graduates and the people residents publish with.

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ProgramPositions
ProgramPositions
  • Cardiovascular DiseasePositions: 18
  • Clinical Cardiac ElectrophysiologyPositions: 4
  • Endocrinology, Diabetes, and MetabolismPositions: 6
  • GastroenterologyPositions: 11
  • Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine)Positions: 4
  • Hematology and Medical OncologyPositions: 15
  • Infectious DiseasePositions: 6
  • Interventional CardiologyPositions: 2
  • NephrologyPositions: 9
  • Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care MedicinePositions: 15
  • RheumatologyPositions: 4
  • Sleep Medicine (Multidisciplinary)Positions: 4
  • Transplant HepatologyPositions: 1
  • Transplant NephrologyPositions: 2

Place

Summers reach 85°, winters fall to 20°. About 39 inches of snow a year.

Weather by month

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Commute

2.5M people live within 20 minutes of University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics by car with no traffic.

Cost of living

A one bedroom rents for about $1,710 a month within 10 miles of University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics.

Hazards

  • Cold waves
  • Tornadoes
  • Winter storms
  • River flooding

Publishes with residents

  • Adhir ShroffCardiovascular Disease, 7 residents
  • Khalil IbrahimInternal Medicine, 6 residents
  • Joaquim BarbozaInternal Medicine, 5 residents
  • Peter BoxleyHospitalist, 5 residents