Neurological Surgery·Chicago, IL

Rush University Medical Center

Signal lift14%58%+44 pp with a signal here
Allocate signal →Track an away here22-26 pooled · applicant-level
Step 2 invited
—
p10 – p90
Sample N
158
applicant rows
This cycle
—
no tracked aways yet
Match rate
2.5%
4 of 158 matched
01Cohort funnel2022-26 pooled · applicant-level
N = 158
Applied
158
100.0%
Invited
54
34.2%
Matched
4
2.5%

Steepest cliff: invite → match (93% of invitees did not match here). Interview prep and ranking strategy carry the weight.

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Contact
RF
Program Director
Ricardo B Fontes, MD, PhD
Email director
KS
Program Coordinator
Keisha Simpson-Goah, MBA
Email coordinator
Program website ↗
Training sites5 hospitals · Chicago
  • 1
    Rush University Medical Center
    Chicago, IL
    Primary
  • 2
    Cook County Health and Hospitals System
    Chicago, IL
    Participant
  • 3
    Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
    Chicago, IL
    Participant
  • 4
    Advocate Lutheran General Hospital
    Park Ridge, IL
    Participant
  • 5
    Alexian Brothers Medical Center
    Elk Grove Village, IL
    Participant
Score rangesinvited cohort

Step 2 CK data not available

Level 2 CE data not available

Interview rates
US MD
0%
US DO
0%
US IMG
0%
Non-US IMG
0%
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Interview prepNeurological Surgery
specialtyWhat draws you to neurosurgery despite the demanding lifestyle?★ common
clinicalDescribe a case that solidified your interest in neurosurgery.★ common
behavioralHow do you handle the emotional burden of high-mortality cases?
specialtyWhat subspecialty within neurosurgery interests you?★ common
personalDiscuss your research and how it applies to neurosurgery.★ common
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 resourcesNeurological Surgery · 25-26
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