Graduate Medical Education

Empowering Future Medical Leaders Through Comprehensive ACGME-Accredited Training

Riverside Medical Center provides an exceptional learning environment that prepares residents and fellows to enter into practice with confidence in their clinical abilities. As a fully accredited ACGME program, residents and fellows will embody the core competencies in their daily interactions: patient care, medical knowledge, practice-based learning, professionalism, systems-based practice, and interpersonal and communication skills. Just an hour south of Chicago, learn from our caring team of medical experts who treat patients throughout Kankakee, Will, Grundy, and Iroquois counties in Illinois.

How to Apply

Applicants are selected based on their academic standing, aptitude, ability, communication skills, initiative, leadership, teamwork, adaptability, style, motivation and integrity.

We do not discriminate against a person based on their gender, gender identity, sexual orientation or preference, race, ethnicity, national origin, language, color, religion, age, physical ability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status, age or any personal traits.

We participate in all our programs' National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) and only accept applications through the Electronic Residency Application (ERAS).

Application Submission

Applicants must apply through ERAS. Email, paper or faxed documentation are not accepted and will not be reviewed. Applicants will be invited for an interview through ERAS.
Our program does not sponsor or accept candidates who have or need a visa.

Application Criteria for the Residency and Fellowship Programs Include:

A curriculum vitae (CV)
A photograph
A dean’s letter from the candidate’s medical school, or equivalent and two other letters of recommendation
A personal statement
Medical school transcript and diploma
USMLE and/or COMLEX scores/transcripts. We do not have a minimum score requirement.

Our ACGME Program IDs Are:

Internal Medicine Residency 1401600545
Psychiatry Residency 4001600307
Gastroenterology Fellowship 1441614255
Cardiology Fellowship 1411614571
Interventional Cardiology Fellowship 1521614169

Our NRMP Numbers Are:

Internal Medicine Residency 2177140C0
Psychiatry Residency 2177400C0
Gastroenterology Fellowship 2177144F0
Cardiology Fellowship 2177141F0
Interventional Cardiology Fellowship 2177152S0

Preference for Interviews is Given to Candidates Who Have:

A passing score on the USMLE and/or COMLEX exams. (Eligible candidates are those who passed at least one of the examinations on the first attempt and the other examination by the second attempt.)
For residency candidates: USMLE/COMLEX transcripts documenting completion of Step 2 must be available by February 1, before the NRMP Match.
Graduated from medical school within the past two years (residency programs). Applicants to the fellowship programs must not have medical training gaps exceeding two years.
The ability to meet the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation’s requirements for Physician Temporary Licensure. This includes the ability to:
Psychiatry Candidates: Document at least four weeks of medical school psychiatry rotation(s).
Obtain continuing medical education credits in a timely fashion if necessary.
Without exception, international candidates must be Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG)-certified by February 1 before the NRMP match.

Please note that this information may be subject to change.