Rush University Medical Center Program

Program Identity & Fit

Rush is a young (first class 2017), university-affiliated academic EM program built around a multi-site model spanning a high-acuity urban academic ED (RUMC), a Level 1 trauma safety-net site (Mount Sinai), and community/suburban EDs (Copley, Community First, Advocate Lutheran General), giving residents exposure across the full spectrum from tertiary critical care to community stabilization-and-transfer practice. The program explicitly markets itself around trainee-driven curriculum development, resident voice in shaping program direction, and named subspecialty tracks/interests (social EM and global health, ultrasound, simulation, informatics, addiction medicine, administration, health equity), with an unusually dense internal fellowship pipeline in these areas. Graduate outcomes split heavily between community and academic-affiliated group jobs (Rush Oak Park, Mount Sinai, USACS, community hospitals) alongside a substantial minority pursuing Rush-based or outside fellowships (ultrasound, simulation, EMS, addiction, informatics, critical care), indicating research/scholarly work is supported and expected but not a prerequisite for a community career. The program foregrounds equity, inclusion, and reflecting the diversity of its West Side/Chicago patient population as a core institutional value, seeking residents who are self-directed, adaptable across clinical settings, and willing to help build a still-developing program.