Emergency Medicine·Chicago, IL

McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University

Signal lift52%80%+28 pp with a signal here
Allocate signal →Track an away here22-26 pooled · applicant-level
Step 2 invited
-
p10 – p90
Sample N
346
applicant rows
This cycle
-
no tracked aways yet
Match rate
5.8%
20 of 346 matched
01Cohort funnel2022-26 pooled · applicant-level
N = 346
Applied
346
100.0%
Invited
203
58.7%
Matched
20
5.8%

Steepest cliff: invite → match (90% of invitees did not match here). Interview prep and ranking strategy carry the weight.

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Interview day

From notes past applicants shared, 2025-26 to 2026-27

Format
Virtual
2025-26
The day
Interview days offered on Tuesdays and Thursdays
2025-26
Social
On select Wednesdays
2025-26
Worth knowing
  • A 4-year program with 15 blocks a year of about 3.5 weeks each. 2026-27
  • Weekday shifts are 9 hours with sign-out built in; weekend shifts are 12. 2026-27
  • EM always has the airway and usually runs traumas. 2026-27
  • Wednesday 8 to 12 conference is protected, with lunch after. 2026-27

Paraphrased from applicant notes. A tag shows once two notes mention it; the number is how many did.

Training sites6 hospitals · Chicago
  • 1
    Northwestern Memorial Hospital
    Chicago, IL
    Primary
  • 2
    McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University
    Chicago, IL
    Sponsor
  • 3
    Cook County Health and Hospitals System
    Chicago, IL
    Participant
  • 4
    Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
    Chicago, IL
    Participant
  • 5
    Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital
    Lake Forest, IL
    Participant
  • 6
    Methodist Hospitals-Northlake
    Gary, IN
    Participant
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Interview prepEmergency Medicine
clinicalDescribe a time you had to make a critical decision quickly.★ common
clinicalHow do you handle uncertainty in diagnosis?★ common
behavioralWhat's your approach to a busy ED with multiple patients waiting?
programCommunity vs academic EM — what's your preference?
behavioralHow do you handle difficult patients or families?
personalTell me about yourself.★ common
specialtyWhy did you choose this specialty?★ common
programWhy are you interested in our program?★ common
behavioralWhat are your strengths and weaknesses?★ common
personalWhere do you see yourself in 5-10 years?★ common
Community resourcesEmergency Medicine · 25-26
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