Chicago Medical School-Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science Program

Program Identity & Fit

This is a medium-sized university-affiliated psychiatry program based at Chicago Medical School/Rosalind Franklin, training residents across a mix of clinical sites spanning North Chicago to downtown Chicago, with a VA-affiliated (FHCC North Chicago) component providing a distinct veteran population. The program's identity centers on generating clinicians with "initiative and independence," anchored by a protected weekly didactics day and an early, longitudinal psychotherapy clinic where residents may follow the same patients for their entire training. Fellowship placement is a visible priority, with graduates going on to Child & Adolescent, Consultation-Liaison, Forensics, and Addiction fellowships at institutions like Yale, Northwestern, Loyola, and NYU, and a fast-track pathway to Child & Adolescent fellowship is explicitly offered. The program values collaborative, high-touch faculty-resident relationships (high faculty-to-resident ratio, open-door leadership) and welcomes residents from varied backgrounds, including career-changers and international medical graduates, while research is present but not foregrounded as a defining pillar.