Internal Medicine·Park Ridge, IL

Advocate Health Care/Advocate Lutheran General Hospital

Signal lift8%57%+49 pp with a signal here

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

Step 2 invited

229–261

p10 – p90

Sample N

2,059

applicants this cycle

This cycle

no tracked aways yet

Match rate

1.3%

27 of 2,059 applicants

01Cohort funnelthis cycle

N = 2,059

Applied

2,059

100.0%

Invited

252

12.2%

Class size

1.3%

02Away rotation impactpast cycles

+45pp lift

Non-rotators

12%

248 of 2,052

Rotators

57%

4 of 7

Interview lift

+45pp

vs not rotating

Of 7 prior-cycle rotators, 57% 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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Interview day

From notes past applicants shared, 2024-25 to 2026-27

Format: Virtual · Zoom; 2026-27
The day: Two 20-minute interviews with the PD and APD, AM or PM; 2026-27
Style: Behavioral; 2025-26
After the day: Most liked it more; 1 more, 0 the same, 0 less · 2024-25

What they asked · 2025-26

What are your core values?
How do you respond to constructive criticism?
What would you add to our program?
Tell me about a conflict and how you handled it.

Worth knowing

Schedule is 4+2+2 with night float and no 24-hour call. 2026-27
The EMR is Epic, and the intern cap is 10. 2026-27
Residents get 28 PTO days; moonlighting opens in PGY3. 2026-27
There is a food stipend and a gym. 2026-27

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

Training sites2 hospitals

1
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital
Park Ridge, IL
Primary
2
Advocate Health Care
Downers Grove, IL
Sponsor

Interview invites

Score rangesinvited cohort

USMLE Step 2 CK229 – 261

180205230255280

COMLEX Level 2 CE497 – 656

400500600700800

Interview rates

US MD

27%

US DO

17%

US IMG

Non-US IMG

Signal rates

Gold

49%

Silver

30%

None

Applicant origin

In-state

37%

Out-of-state

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Interview prepInternal Medicine

specialtyWhy internal medicine over family medicine?★ common

specialtyAre you interested in subspecializing? Which fellowship?★ common

clinicalDescribe a complex diagnostic case you've worked through.★ common

clinicalHow do you approach a patient with multiple comorbidities?

clinicalWhat's your approach to evidence-based medicine?

programAcademic vs community — what setting do you prefer?

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 resourcesInternal Medicine · 25-26

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