Our Pledge
We are committed to finding diverse and talented residents seeking to treat medically and socially complex patients with dignity and compassion through a broad range of longitudinal clinical, educational, and research opportunities. We perform holistic reviews of applicants who signal our program. We continue to exclude standardized test scores in our review process.
Application Requirements
- Applicants are required to submit applications via Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS)
- PSDP Applicants should send their completed PSDP-Supplemental-Application to psdp@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu
- Applications should include 4 letters of recommendation:
- 1 from MSPE/Dean of Students
- 1 from Department of medicine Chair or their designee
- 2 from additional faculty members who have directly supervised your work
- ERAS supplemental application is optional
- International Medical Graduates must apply through the ECFMG office in Philadelphia. Please call (215) 386-5900 for details.
- Three months of supervised U.S. clinical experience is a mandatory requirement. Please note that an observership or externship is not considered clinical experience.
- Applicants must register for the National Residency Matching Program (NRMP)
All Interviews Will Be Virtual
- Application Season:
- We will begin reviewing applications on September 26, 2025. Applications will be reviewed from categorical and PSDP applicants sending Gold or Silver signals, Preliminary program applications with Gold signals will be prioritized over Silver signals. Due to a high volume of applications, we are very unlikely to extend interview offers to applicants who do not signal our program. We do not use signals for rank list decision-making.
- University of Chicago (Pritzker) medical students and students who have completed visiting rotations at our hospital should signal our program in order to be considered.
- Interview invites will be sent the week of October 20, 2025. Interview offers will not be extended after December 5, 2025.
- Our interview season will run from early November to mid-December.
- All applicants who are invited to interview will also be offered an optional informal virtual social event with our residents.
Physician Scientist Development Program
- Complete ERAS application as outlined above
- A required supplemental application form should be sent to the following email address: psdp@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu.
- The supplemental application is required for PSDP applications but NOT for Categorical or Preliminary applications.
- If you have any questions, feel free to email psdp@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu or call (773) 702-0955.
How to contact us:
If you have any questions or additional needs, email us at imr@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu. Our phone number is 773.702.1447.
5841 S Maryland Avenue MC 7082
Chicago, IL 60637