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Residency application requirements

Thank you for your interest in the Psychiatry Residency Training Program at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital.  Our program considers applications from individuals with:

  1. Graduation from an accredited medical school within the past two years
  2. Citizenship or permanent residency in the United States
  3. Psychiatry electives during medical school
  4. Solid medical school transcripts
  5. Solid USMLE and/or COMLEX board scores

Applications are accepted only through ERAS.

Application materials should include:

  • Personal Statement
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Three letters of recommendation – It is strongly recommended one of these be from a psychiatrist. If you are transferring from another program one of these letters must be from your current/previous Program Director.
  • Dean's letter from your medical school
  • Medical School transcript
  • USMLE/COMLEX transcript

For the 2023 ERAS® cycle, our program will be collecting and reviewing data from applicants’ supplemental ERAS applications.

  • Completion of the standard MyERAS application is a requirement
  • Completion of the supplemental ERAS application is optional.

In its second year of use, the supplemental ERAS application is designed to help applicants share more information about themselves and assist our program in finding applicants that fit our program’s setting and mission. There is no cost to applicants and participation is optional.

The supplemental ERAS application provides:

  • Geographic preferences (by division and by urban or rural setting)
  • Information about an applicant’s most meaningful experiences and other impactful life events, if applicable
  • Program signals.

The supplemental ERAS application will be delivered on a survey platform that is separate from the MyERAS application and must be completed between August 1 and September 16, 2022.
Learn more about the AAMC supplemental ERAS application: Supplemental ERAS® application | Students & Residents (aamc.org).

If you are a foreign medical graduate, please submit a copy of your ECFMG certificate.

NRMP code: 2117400C0
ACGME ID: 400-16-21-257

Interviews are generally scheduled from late October through early January.

If you have additional inquiries or comments please let us know by contacting Denise Turner-Stewart via e-mail: denise.turner-stewart@aah.org