Emergency Medicine·Chicago, IL

Rush University Medical Center

Signal lift31%79%+48 pp with a signal here

Allocate signal →Track an away here25-26 cycle · applicant-level

Step 2 invited

234–264

p10 – p90

Sample N

1,584

applicants this cycle

This cycle

—

no tracked aways yet

Match rate

0.8%

12 of 201 applicants

01Cohort funnelthis cycle

N = 1,584

Applied

1,584

100.0%

Invited

201

12.7%

Class size

0.8%

02Away rotation impactpast cycles

+88pp lift

Non-rotators

12%

192 of 1,575

Rotators

100%

9 of 9

Interview lift

+88pp

vs not rotating

Of 9 prior-cycle rotators, 100% got an interview vs 12% for the wider applicant pool here. Rotation appears to materially shift interview odds at this program.

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Program Director

Scott Alan Heinrich, MD, MS

Email director

Program Coordinator

Julie Mendez

Email coordinator

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Training sites3 hospitals · Chicago

1
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, IL
Primary
2
Cook County Health and Hospitals System
Chicago, IL
Participant
3
Rush-Copley Medical Center
Aurora, IL
Participant

Score rangesinvited cohort

USMLE Step 2 CK234 – 264

180205230255280

COMLEX Level 2 CE450 – 672

400500600700800

Interview rates

US MD

21%

US DO

10%

US IMG

Non-US IMG

Applicant origin

In-state

37%

Out-of-state

11%

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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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