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McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University Pediatric Infectious Diseases

Fellowship · Chicago, IL

Sponsored by McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University · Director Leena Mithal

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Class size
2
Visas
J-1, H-1BH-1B for some
PGY-4 salary
$92k2027 to 2028

Red flags

  • Seats left open in the Match. In 2 of the last 5 Matches, too few applicants ranked it to fill its seats.
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Getting in

The Match, seats filled

20220/1
20231/1
20241/2
20251/1
20262/2

Who started, by class

Started 20263 on record of 2 seats · 2 published before starting
  • Katherine DouglasBayCare Health System4 papers · 2 reviews
  • Rebecca KrucMayo Medical School4 papers · 1 first author
  • Helena HerberMcGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University
Started 20251 on record of 1 seat · 1 published before starting
  • Corinne ThorntonIndiana University School of Medicine1 paper · 1 first author
Started 20241 on record of 2 seats · 1 published before starting
  • Elizabeth NagelIndiana University School of Medicine2 papers · 1 first author

Training

2 training sites. Most graduates on record went on to pediatric infectious diseases.

Months at each site

  • Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago36 mo

Where graduates went next

  • Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellowship2
  • Infectious Diseases Fellowship In Internal Medicine And Pediatrics Fellowship1

Where graduates work now

  • McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University4
  • Chicago Medical School/Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science2
  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia1
  • Childrens Hospital Los Angeles1
  • MedStar Health Georgetown University1
  • Oregon Health & Science University1

Research

67% of current fellows have a paper since 2023

6 of 9, 19 papers between them

  • Bacterial Infections and Vaccines
  • Influenza Virus Research Studies
  • Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
  • Respiratory viral infections research
  • HIV-related health complications and treatments

People

Leadership

  • Leena MithalProgram Director, Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program
  • Taylor Heald-SargentAssociate Program Director, Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program
  • Ravi JhaveriChief of Infectious Diseases in the Department of Pediatrics

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

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ProgramPositions
  • Adolescent MedicinePositions: 3
  • Child Abuse PediatricsPositions: 3
  • Neonatal-Perinatal MedicinePositions: 12
  • Pediatric CardiologyPositions: 12
  • Pediatric Critical Care MedicinePositions: 13
  • Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Pediatrics)Positions: 9
  • Pediatric EndocrinologyPositions: 6
  • Pediatric GastroenterologyPositions: 9
  • Pediatric Hematology/OncologyPositions: 9
  • Pediatric Hospital MedicinePositions: 8
  • Pediatric NephrologyPositions: 9
  • Pediatric PulmonologyPositions: 3
  • Pediatric RheumatologyPositions: 3
  • Pediatric Transplant HepatologyPositions: 1
  • PediatricsPositions: 116
  • Sports Medicine (Pediatrics)Positions: 1

Place

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

Weather by month

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Commute

2.4M people live within 20 minutes of Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago by car with no traffic.

Cost of living

A one bedroom rents for about $1,770 a month within 10 miles of Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago.

Hazards

  • Cold waves
  • Tornadoes
  • Winter storms
  • River flooding