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University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago Psychiatry

Residency · Chicago, IL

Sponsored by University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago · Directors Joseph Cooper and Thomas Boyd

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Class size
10
Visas
J-1
PGY-1 salary
$72k2025 to 2026

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  • Fills every seat. Every seat filled in each of the last 5 Matches.
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Getting in

Who started, by class

Started 202620 on record of 10 seats · 13 US MD · 10 published before starting
  • Olusola AjiloreStanford University School of Medicine184 papers · 16 first author · 1 case report · 12 reviews
  • Joseph CooperPritzker School of Medicine46 papers · 13 first author · 11 case reports · 10 reviews
  • Melissa VázquezWashington University School of Medicine12 papers · 1 first author
  • Kevin HascherUniversity of Illinois at the Medical Center College of Medicine7 papers · 2 first author
  • Sky DominguezFeinberg School of Medicine7 papers · 1 first author · 1 review
  • Claire DrigotasCase Western Reserve University School of Medicine5 papers · 1 first author · 1 review
  • Avinash JayaramanUniv of Texas Southwestern Med Sch at Dallas4 papers · 1 first author
  • Brett GoerlUniversity of Virginia School of Medicine2 papers · 1 first author
  • Sneha BhargavaWayne State University School of Medicine1 paper · 1 first author
  • Tamiah LewisMorehouse Sch of Med1 paper
  • Alexander Schut
  • Carlos Sanchez
  • Eddie Caumiant
  • Hannah White
  • Karolina KalataMedical College of Wisconsin
  • Madeline SchumacherUniversity of Cincinnati College of Medicine
  • Madison Schmidt
  • Pedro GarciaColumbia Univ Coll of Phys & Surgeons
  • Serah Sulaiman
  • Suh Park
Started 202514 on record of 10 seats · 11 US MD, 1 international · 9 published before starting
  • Jason Soble115 papers · 17 first author · 6 case reports · 6 reviews
  • Kara MiecznikowskiUniversity of Cincinnati College of Medicine7 papers · 1 first author · 1 review
  • Somin LeePritzker School of Medicine7 papers · 4 first author · 2 reviews
  • Gustavo Medrano6 papers · 1 first author
  • Semmy AdelekeUniversity of Illinois at the Medical Center College of Medicine3 papers · 1 first author
  • Danijela StojanacFaculty of Medicine2 papers · 1 review
  • Kelley VolpeUniversity of Illinois at the Medical Center College of Medicine2 papers
  • Kiana DashOhio State Univ Coll of Med2 papers
  • Miryea CisnerosMedical College of Wisconsin2 papers · 1 case report
  • Alexandra GomezPritzker School of Medicine
  • Andrew StewartDr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine
  • Lily ZhengUniversity of Illinois at the Medical Center College of Medicine
  • Nevan PatelUniversity of Illinois at the Medical Center College of Medicine
  • Sahil ChawlaRoy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine
Started 202415 on record of 10 seats · 13 US MD · 10 published before starting
  • John ZuluetaFeinberg School of Medicine13 papers · 5 first author · 2 reviews
  • Sara MalikFeinberg School of Medicine9 papers · 3 first author · 2 case reports · 2 reviews
  • Roger YuPritzker School of Medicine7 papers · 1 first author · 1 review
  • Alyssa McbrideFeinberg School of Medicine4 papers
  • Ellen Astrachan-Fletcher4 papers · 2 first author · 1 review
  • Evan SitarLoyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine4 papers
  • Chris TrennepohlUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine2 papers · 1 first author
  • Vidushri MehrotraCase Western Reserve University School of Medicine2 papers
  • Jessica ChengPritzker School of Medicine1 paper · 1 first author
  • Norman ChapmanMed Coll of Pennsylvania1 paper · 1 first author
  • Ashley SablichFeinberg School of Medicine
  • Christian BrownMed Coll of Georgia
  • Joshua HollmanOhio State Univ Coll of Med
  • Shomari SankaraJohns Hopkins School of Medicine
  • Sophia YackelChicago Medical School

Training

4 training sites. Most graduates on record went on to child and adolescent psychiatry.

Months at each site

  • University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics35 mo
  • Jesse Brown Veterans Affairs Medical Center14 mo
  • Eating Recovery Center Insight Chicago0 mo

Where graduates went next

  • Child And Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship43
  • Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship8
  • Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship5
  • Psychiatry Fellowship5
  • Fellowship4
  • Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship4

Where graduates work now

  • University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago20
  • McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University13
  • Chicago Behavioral Hospital5
  • Endeavor Health5
  • Cook County Health and Hospitals System4
  • Talkiatry4

Research

52% of current residents have a paper since 2023

30 of 58, 166 papers between them

  • Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Traumatic Brain Injury Research
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Migration, Health and Trauma

People

Leadership

  • Joseph CooperDirector of Psychiatry Residency
  • Thomas BoydResidency Program Director
  • Chris TrennepohlAssociate Program Director, Psychiatry Residency Training Program
  • Tammy TamayoAssociate Program Director, Psychiatry Residency Training Program

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

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  • Addiction Medicine (Multidisciplinary)Positions: 3
  • Addiction PsychiatryPositions: 2
  • Child and Adolescent PsychiatryPositions: 8

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

  • Matthew PhillipsClinical, 2 residents
  • Hanaan Bing-CanarClinical Neuropsychologist, 2 residents
  • Qimin LiuPsychologist, 2 residents
  • Brandon HageChild & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2 residents