Advocate Health Care/Advocate Children's Hospital (Park Ridge) Program
About This Program
Our medium-sized academic residency program at Advocate Children's Hospital - Park Ridge offers residents significant autonomy across a wide range of clinical settings. From the start of training, residents are entrusted with meaningful responsibility in both inpatient and outpatient care, including high-acuity environments such as the PICU and NICU. They manage complex cases, lead multidisciplinary teams, and participate in transport triage and emergency stabilization.
Program Statistics
Types of Graduates
Resident Gender
Contact Information
Program Director
Joanna Lewis, MD
Advocate Lutheran General Hosp
Primary Program Contact
Rachel Schindler
Advocate Lutheran General Hosp
Locations
Advocate Lutheran General Hosp
2 South Box 54
1775 W Dempster St
Park Ridge, IL 60068
3075 Highland Pkwy
Downers Grove, IL 60515
1775 W Dempster St
Park Ridge, IL 60068-1174
Application Information
Participates In
Doesn't Participate In
- Advanced or Fellowship Match of NRMP
- San Francisco Match
- Military Match
- Urology Match
U.S. MD Applicants
IMG Applicants
DO Applicants
Total required letters of recommendation (excludes MSPE and Dean's letter)
Required specialty-specific letters of evaluation within total letters of recommendation
- Letter(s) from someone within the specialty (e.g., faculty, attending)
Medical School Graduation Timeline
Graduation from medical school must have occurred within the past 5 year(s).
Gap Experience Requirement
PGY-1 applicants to this program with a gap of 1 year or more between medical school graduation and entry to residency must have the following experience occur during the gap: Clinical experience in the US or outside the US
Resident / Fellow Characteristics
Three year averages. Medical school type does not include graduates of Canadian schools.
Types of Graduates
Resident Gender
Program Faculty
Faculty Distribution
Work Environment
NA = Not Applicable
NGO = Negotiable
OTH = Other
Visa Status
This program will consider an appropriately qualified applicant with the following visa or visa status. Contact the program for additional information.
Program Size
Key Dates & Timelines
2026 - 2027
Application Due
Jan 12, 2026
Interview Period Starts
Oct 17, 2025 - Jan 16, 2026
2027 - 2028
Application Due
Jan 11, 2027
Interview Period Starts
Oct 19, 2026 - Jan 15, 2027
Average PGY-1 Educational Environment
Employment Policies & Benefits
Educational Benefits
Tracks & Educational Features
Data not provided by program
Evaluations
Medical Insurance Coverage
- Major medical for residents
- Major medical for dependents
- Major medical for domestic partners
- Outpatient mental health
- Inpatient mental health
- Dental insurance
- Group life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Disability insurance for HIV
Salary Compensation
PGY-1 through PGY-3
Salary paid by a non-profit institution.
Vacation & Sick Days
Residents receive 28 Vacation Days and negotiable sick days annually to support work-life balance and personal well-being.