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We welcome applications from U.S. MD and DO students, current physicians who are in training or have completed a prior residency and are switching fields, and IMGs.

Application requirements for 2027:

  1. We participate in the NRMP and all applicants should complete an ERAS application

  2. MSPE and three letters of recommendation

  3. Personal statement

  4. USMLE score results (required of all applicants)

  5. Applicants are encouraged to use program signaling

There is nothing quite like knowing that your techs, attendings, and classmates will have your back - for life. We hope you choose to become part of our team. We believe we offer the most well-rounded training in the country that will prepare you for whatever you want to do post-residency.

We wish you the best of luck in your interview journey and hope to see you in Chicago soon.

Join Us

People ask us all the time - what makes our program unique? As if the beautiful lakefront vistas, historic Hyde Park campus, easy access to world-class cuisine and music, early exposure to trauma and rare cases, ability to learn side-by-side with leading experts, and the approachable and nurturing culture here weren’t enough to convince you that this is the best place to train - we can sum it up in two words: OUR TEAM. Our team makes UChicago feel like home.

DACC Benefits/ESP

$9,000 Annual Academic Stipend : In addition to their PGY salary, each resident receives an annual stipend (negotiated by CIR/SEIU) at the start of each year.

Department Perks

Travel Conference Fund: up to $1, 800 to attend ASA or IARS, plus additional travel expenses of up to $1,500 per meeting can be awarded to residents who present original and meritorious research. All residents are eligible for a travel fund to attend the MARC conference up to two times in their residency ($250 for travel expenses + MARC registration fee).

Extra Service Pay (ESP) Opportunities

Extra service pay for weekend CTICU shifts, 10 or 12 hours.

Extra service pay for voluntary late resident position Monday-Friday

Extra service pay for voluntary backup weekend/holiday resident call position (GOR3/GOR4)

Society Memberships: The department pays for each resident’s membership in the American Society of Anesthesiologists and the AMA.

In-Training Examination Incentive: The department will pay for the regular registration fee for both the Basic and Advanced ABA Examinations (currently $1850), subject to the resident meeting certain benchmarks on the ABA In-Training Exam throughout the CA1 through CA3 years, as delineated in the DACC Housestaff Fund poliicy.

Textbooks: Miller’s Anesthesia textbooks (or a similar alternate option) will be given at orientation to entering CA1 residents.