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McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University Rheumatology

Fellowship · Chicago, IL

Sponsored by McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University · Director Anisha B. Dua

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Class size
2
Visas
None
PGY-4 salary
$92k2027 to 2028

Red flags

  • No visa sponsorship. Only applicants who need no visa can train here.

Green flags

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

Who started, by class

Started 20251 on record of 2 seats
  • Eric WilsonDuke University Hospital
Started 20246 on record of 2 seats · 4 published before starting
  • Pedram GoelUniversity of California (Irvine)25 papers · 4 first author · 1 case report · 3 reviews
  • Arianna Yanes20 papers · 7 first author · 4 case reports · 5 reviews
  • Natania FieldMcGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University7 papers · 3 first author · 1 review
  • Lakshmi Jayaram1 paper · 1 case report · 1 review
  • Shivang ChaudharySSM Health/Saint Louis University School of Medicine
  • Shyam Patel

Training

5 training sites. Graduates on record most often went on to fellowship.

Months at each site

  • Northwestern Memorial Hospital20 mo
  • Jesse Brown Veterans Affairs Medical Center2 mo
  • Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago1 mo
  • Shirley Ryan AbilityLab1 mo

Where graduates went next

  • Fellowship2
  • Allergy And Immunology Fellowship1
  • Rheumatology Fellowship1

Where graduates work now

  • McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University3
  • Arthritis and Rheumatology Medical Associates Inc1
  • Ascension Saint Joseph Hospital1
  • Carilion Clinic-Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine1
  • Cleveland Clinic1
  • Duly Health and Care1

Research

60% of current fellows have a paper since 2023

3 of 5, 6 papers between them

  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
  • Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies
  • Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases
  • Inflammatory mediators and NSAID effects

People

Leadership

  • Anisha B. DuaProgram Director
  • Brian D. JarosAssociate Program Director
  • Yvonne C LeeRheumatology Research Training Program (T32) Program Director
  • Harris PerlmanChief of Rheumatology in the Department of Medicine

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

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  • Internal MedicinePositions: 127
  • Interventional CardiologyPositions: 2
  • Interventional PulmonologyPositions: 1
  • NephrologyPositions: 10
  • Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care MedicinePositions: 16
  • Sleep Medicine (Multidisciplinary)Positions: 3
  • Transplant HepatologyPositions: 2
  • 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

2.3M people live within 20 minutes of Northwestern Memorial Hospital by car with no traffic.

Cost of living

A one bedroom rents for about $1,770 a month within 10 miles of Northwestern Memorial Hospital.

Hazards

  • Cold waves
  • Tornadoes
  • Winter storms
  • River flooding