Residency in Anesthesiology Training Program

Thank you for your interest in the Anesthesiology and Pain Management Training Program at the AIMMC. The Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management at AIMMC offers both clinical base as well as an advanced placement program. The Department of Anesthesiology Residency Program uses only Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) to process and review applications from the candidate pool. The Program seeks applicants who demonstrate proven scholarship, a high level of preparedness, ability, and aptitude, communication skills, integrity, compassion, courage, and stability are as important as enthusiasm for patient-care, teaching and research.

The Program prefers the following credentials:

• A Score above 85% on the USMLE Step I and II.
• Demonstrated excellence in the basic sciences and an ability and aptitude in clinical medicine.
• Demonstrated interest in patient-care, teaching, community service and research.

Applicants with one of the following qualifications are eligible for appointment to the department's program:

1. Graduates of medical schools in the U.S. and Canada accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME).
2. Graduates of colleges of osteopathic medicine in the US accredited by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA).
3. Graduates of medical schools outside of the US and Canada who meet one of the following qualifications:
   • have received a currently valid certificate from the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates, or
   • have a full and unrestricted license to practice medicine in the US licensing jurisdiction.
4. Graduates of medical schools outside the US who have completed a Fifth Pathway program provided by an LCME-accredited medical school. For US graduates, the Dean's office of your medical school will provide information and an ERAS application package for you to use to prepare your application.
5. For international medical graduates, please contact the ECFMG for complete information on the application process.
6. Applications are accepted from September 15, until the close of business November 1. Although the early submission of your application is encouraged we will continue to review applications through the deadline date, November 1.
7. We will notify you to offer you an invitation if your application is accepted for interview. The interview dates are filled on a first-response-first-confirmed basis. We plan to transmit electronic invitations beginning in September for candidate interviews in November and December.
8. Our residents are selected through the National Resident Match Program (NRMP). Criteria for including applicants on the Rank Order List for the Match are a complete ERAS application package and a personal interview with the department.
9. We thank you for your interest and welcome your application for the Anesthesiology Residency Training Program at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center. We believe that the training received here at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center's Department of Anesthesia and Pain management will lay the foundation of excellence, which will equip you throughout your career.