Application Process
Advocate Christ Medical Center's Department of Emergency Medicine uses four basic criteria in selecting residents:
Academic performance as demonstrated by medical school transcripts, deans letter and USMLE test scores.
The strength of the letters of recommendation submitted.
Life experiences and accomplishments.
Personal interview.
Applicants have several one-on-one interviews with both residents and attending staff. Emergency medicine residents have direct input in selecting trainees for the upcoming academic years. The Emergency Medicine Residency Program uses exclusively the electronic residency application service (ERAS). Consult your medical school for details or the Association of American Medical Colleges website at www.aamc.org/eras.
Residents with prior experience in another specialty may apply, and the three-year curriculum may be modified to meet his or her individual needs.
To apply for the Emergency Medicine Residency Program at Advocate Christ Medical Center, applicants are required to submit via ERAS:
A completed ERAS application form.
Letters of recommendation from at least three faculty members whom they have worked with in the preceding 12 months.
Medical school transcript and Deans letter.
USMLE transcript. Osteopathic applicants should take either Part 1 or Part 2 of the USMLE in addition to the NBOME exams.
The application deadline is November 30, 2009. Applicants are advised to complete their files early. Our Emergency Medicine Residency Program has many more applicants than can be accommodated with an interview. Once an applicant's file has been completed, the material is thoroughly reviewed. Based upon the review, invitations will be extended for interviews. No applicant will be considered for a position without a personal interview.
All positions are filled through the National Resident Matching Program, NRMP Code: 1131110CO
All correspondence should be addressed to: Robert C. Harwood, M.D., M.P.H. , Department of Emergency Medicine, Advocate Christ Medical Center , 4440 W. 95th St. Oak Lawn, Illinois 60453 . For further information, please contact Rose Zelinski by e-mail Rosemary.Zelinski@advocatehealth.com, phone 708-684-5375, or fax 708-684-1028.
For full description of the benefits, please click here.
For a copy of a sample resident employment contract, please click here.