Best General Surgery Residency Programs in Illinois (2027)
14 general surgery residency programs in Illinois, in national rank order, with PGY-1 pay, pay against rent and visa sponsorship.
- #11University of Chicago Medical CenterChicago, IL · University · The University of Chicago Medical Center89
- PGY-1 pay
- $79K
- Pay vs rent
- 5.4×
- Visa
- —
- #13McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityChicago, IL · University · Northwestern Memorial Hospital88
- PGY-1 pay
- $78K
- Pay vs rent
- 5.3×
- Visa
- J-1, H-1B
- Top 25%Rush University Medical CenterChicago, IL · University77
- PGY-1 pay
- —
- Pay vs rent
- —
- Visa
- J-1, H-1B
- Top 25%Loyola University Medical Center (Loyola Medicine)Maywood, IL · University73
- PGY-1 pay
- $71K
- Pay vs rent
- 4.8×
- Visa
- J-1
- Top 50%Advocate Health Care/Advocate Lutheran General HospitalPark Ridge, IL · University60
- PGY-1 pay
- $77K
- Pay vs rent
- 5.2×
- Visa
- —
- Top 50%University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago (UI Health)Chicago, IL · University · University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics52
- PGY-1 pay
- $72K
- Pay vs rent
- 4.9×
- Visa
- —
- —Advocate Health Care/Advocate Christ Medical CenterOak Lawn, IL · Community · Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center45
- PGY-1 pay
- $77K
- Pay vs rent
- 5.2×
- Visa
- —
- —Carle Foundation Hospital (Carle Health)Urbana, IL · Community45
- PGY-1 pay
- $62K
- Pay vs rent
- 5.9×
- Visa
- J-1
- —Southern Illinois University School of MedicineSpringfield, IL · University · Memorial Medical Center44
- PGY-1 pay
- —
- Pay vs rent
- —
- Visa
- J-1
- —University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria (UICOMP)Peoria, IL · University · Saint Francis Medical Center38
- PGY-1 pay
- —
- Pay vs rent
- —
- Visa
- —
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- —Advocate Health Care/Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical CenterChicago, IL · University35
- PGY-1 pay
- $77K
- Pay vs rent
- 5.2×
- Visa
- —
- —Ascension Saint Joseph - ChicagoChicago, IL · Community · Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago21
- PGY-1 pay
- $73K
- Pay vs rent
- 5×
- Visa
- —
- —Olympia Fields Hospital (Prime Healthcare)Olympia Fields, IL · Community · Franciscan Health Olympia & Chicago Heights16
- PGY-1 pay
- $69K
- Pay vs rent
- 4.7×
- Visa
- None
- —Sinai Health System (Mount Sinai Hospital)Chicago, IL · University · Mount Sinai Hospital Medical Center15
- PGY-1 pay
- $58K
- Pay vs rent
- 4×
- Visa
- —
Other states
- Alabama 3
- Arizona 8
- California 26
- Colorado 5
- Connecticut 6
- District of Columbia 3
- Florida 27
- Georgia 7
- Iowa 3
- Indiana 3
- Kansas 3
- Kentucky 3
- Louisiana 6
- Massachusetts 10
- Maryland 9
- Michigan 24
- Minnesota 5
- Missouri 7
- North Carolina 8
- New Jersey 16
- Nevada 3
- New York 37
- Ohio 19
- Oklahoma 3
- Pennsylvania 23
- Puerto Rico 3
- South Carolina 5
- Tennessee 7
- Texas 25
- Virginia 8
- Washington 5
- Wisconsin 4
- West Virginia 3
Questions
What are the best general surgery residency programs in Illinois?
By our 2027 rankings, University of Chicago Medical Center, McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University and Rush University Medical Center lead the Illinois programs.
How many general surgery residency programs are in Illinois?
These rankings cover 14 general surgery programs in Illinois.
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