University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria Program

Transitional Year Analyst Verified · Oct 3, 2026

University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria Program

University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria Program is a residency program specializing in Transitional Year, located in Peoria, Illinois, directed by Sidney Stewart and coordinated by Rose Ingolia. The program accepts applications through November 1, 2026 and holds an accreditation status of Initial. International Medical Graduates interested in this program may contact the program coordinator directly at ringolia@uic.edu or (309) 655-7728. IMGPrep analysts have verified and compiled this program’s IMG acceptance rate, USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 score requirements, Visa Sponsorship Policy, graduation year cutoff, and ECFMG certificate requirements — available to IMGPrep subscribers.

Program Identity & Fit

This is a one-year clinical base year program embedded within the Internal Medicine department at OSF St. Francis Medical Center, a community-academic tertiary hospital in Peoria, IL, explicitly structured to prepare physicians entering advanced residencies in fields such as Anesthesiology, Dermatology, Radiology, Neurology, Ophthalmology, and PM&R. Faculty are drawn from Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine, Med-Peds, and Surgery, giving the year a multidisciplinary foundation rather than an internal-medicine-only focus. The program's identity is purely preparatory and service-oriented rather than research- or fellowship-driven in its own right, since its explicit purpose is to build foundational clinical skills before residents move on to their true specialty training. It values applicants who already have a confirmed advanced-specialty placement or intent and need a well-rounded, low-friction base year rather than those seeking an internal medicine career.

Who it fits

An applicant who has already matched or is applying into a categorical advanced specialty (e.g., Radiology, Anesthesiology, Dermatology, PM&R) that requires a preliminary/transitional clinical base year, and whose ERAS narrative centers on that specialty rather than internal medicine.

Research intensity

Low - not mentioned as a program expectation or focus for the transitional year.

Career orientation

Fellowship - preparation for advanced specialty residency training.

Important

Applicants must have recent clinical experience with primary patient responsibility; observerships alone do not suffice, and letters of reference need not be from an American source.

Choose Specialty / Choose Another Program

Transitional Year

Deadline 11/01/2026

3 days left

Accreditation Status Initial

SCORE

USMLE STEP 1

USMLE STEP 2

SCORE NOTES

VISA POLICY

VISA

GRADUATION CUT OFF

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

ECFMG CERTIFICATE

PROGRAM MISSION STATEMENT

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Quas adipisci ab nemo molestias omnis perferendis harum, est quasi, debitis, ipsa sapiente id deleniti distinctio. Fugiat consequuntur porro culpa maxime voluptatibus.

CURRENT RESIDENTS