Neurology Residency - Eligibility Criteria
  1. We offer a total of five adult neurology residency positions per year.

  2. We have successfully filled all of our available positions for 2009.

  3. We have successfully filled all of our available positions for 2010.

  4. You must apply to our program using ERAS. We utilize the NRMP for the match process. Please watch their websites for pertinent dates. Our deadline for receipt of applications is December 15, 2009. Applications received through ERAS after that date will not be reviewed. We will begin interviews no sooner than December, 2009.

  5. An ACGME-approved Internal Medicine internship in the United States is a necessary prerequisite for consideration in our residency program. A residency in Family Medicine is not an adequate substitute – you must complete a one year internship in Internal Medicine in order to qualify.

  6. The University of Chicago Medical Center Neurology Residency Program is now offering a joint arrangement for the PGY-1 preliminary year with The University of Chicago Medical Center Department of Internal Medicine, Evanston Hospital Department of Internal Medicine and also with Weiss Hospital Department of Internal Medicine. Interested applicants must apply to these preliminary program separately via ERAS. The joint arrangment with these internal medicine programs should not be viewed as a guarantee that candidates will be offered a preliminary position in one of these programs. Interested applicants must complete a separate interview process (if interested) with these programs.

  7. If you have already completed your PGY-1 preliminary year at the time of your application, you should provide us with letters of reference from that program.

  8. We do have international medical graduates in the program, but we do not make a percentage available.

  9. We accept only J1 and H1-B visas. However, H1-B visas must be in place prior to beginning with our program. If you are in the process of converting your visa, your preliminary (PGY-1 level) program must coordinate the conversion.

  10. We do not advertise our USMLE score criteria.

  11. We do accept applications from D.O. candidates, but you must include your COMLEX scores (if you have also taken the USMLE, you must submit the COMLEX and the USMLE).

  12. Graduates of our residency program are encouraged to apply for fellowship positions at the University of Chicago after completion of residency. We offer fellowships in Clinical Neurophysiology, NeuroCritical Care, Movement Disorders, Multiple Sclerosis, and Neuro-Oncology.

  13. U.S. Clinical experience is helpful but we will review applications from candidates who do not have U.S. clinical experience.

  14. Medical school graduation cut-off date; if it has been:

    >2 but <3 years since graduating from medical school you must have at least 50 hours of CME credit with a minimum of 20 hours in category 1 and a maximum of 30 hours in category 2.

    >3 but <4 years since graduation from medical school you must have at least 100 hours of CME credit with a minimum of 40 hours in category 1 and a maximum of 60 hours in category 2.

    >4 but <5 years since graduation from medical school you must have at least 150 hours of CME credit with a minimum of 60 hours in category 1 and a maximum of 90 hours in category 2.