Clinical Opportunities
Early Patient Interaction
Students engage in clinical settings early in medical school, prior to core clerkships, through:
- Physician-mentor and peer-mentor programs
- Student organizations that affiliate with local free and reduced-cost clinics
- Community-based clinical engagement aligned with Stritch’s mission of service
These experiences emphasize longitudinal patient interaction, exposure to underserved populations, and the ongoing development of professional identity.
Affiliations
Stritch maintains affiliations with a diverse network of health centers and hospitals that support required clerkships and clinical electives, including:
- Loyola University Medical Center – flagship academic medical center and primary teaching site
- Cook County Health System – a safety-net system providing exposure to high-acuity and diverse patient populations
- Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital – veteran-focused care and integrated federal health system experience
- Gottlieb Memorial Hospital – community-based inpatient and outpatient care
- John J. Madden Mental Health Center – specialized psychiatric and behavioral health training
- La Rabida Children’s Hospital – pediatric specialty care with a focus on medically complex children
- Resurrection Medical Center – affiliated site for general surgery and surgical subspecialty rotations
- St. Alexius Medical Center – freestanding children’s hospital used for pediatric inpatient rotations
- St. Joseph’s Hospital (Mishawaka, Indiana) – high-quality, compassionate acute care, including emergency services, a Level II trauma center, and specialized units like a primary stroke center
- West Suburban Medical Center – community-based internal medicine clerkship site emphasizing general medicine and continuity of care
These affiliations support required clerkships, sub-internships, and electives, while also providing students with broad exposure to academic, community, public, and federal health systems.
Internship and Residency Outcomes: Evidence-Based Assessment
Overall Match Performance
Stritch School of Medicine graduates earn placements at academic medical centers across 26 states, including some of the most competitive programs in the country, such as UCSF, Stanford, Harvard-affiliated hospitals, the University of Chicago, Northwestern, and Mayo Clinic. This breadth of placement reflects a strong institutional reputation among residency directors and demonstrates that Stritch graduates are well-prepared and highly credible candidates on the national stage.
Specialty Distribution
Stritch graduates match across a wide range of specialties, with 42 percent entering primary care fields, including family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, and medicine-pediatrics. Beyond primary care, graduates consistently secure positions in highly competitive specialties such as dermatology, otolaryngology, orthopedic surgery, ophthalmology, anesthesiology, and neurological surgery — reflecting the program's balanced and comprehensive clinical preparation.
Early Patient Interaction
Students engage in clinical settings early in medical school, prior to core clerkships, through:
- Physician-mentor and peer-mentor programs
- Student organizations that affiliate with local free and reduced-cost clinics
- Community-based clinical engagement aligned with Stritch’s mission of service
These experiences emphasize longitudinal patient interaction, exposure to underserved populations, and the ongoing development of professional identity.
Affiliations
Stritch maintains affiliations with a diverse network of health centers and hospitals that support required clerkships and clinical electives, including:
- Loyola University Medical Center – flagship academic medical center and primary teaching site
- Cook County Health System – a safety-net system providing exposure to high-acuity and diverse patient populations
- Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital – veteran-focused care and integrated federal health system experience
- Gottlieb Memorial Hospital – community-based inpatient and outpatient care
- John J. Madden Mental Health Center – specialized psychiatric and behavioral health training
- La Rabida Children’s Hospital – pediatric specialty care with a focus on medically complex children
- Resurrection Medical Center – affiliated site for general surgery and surgical subspecialty rotations
- St. Alexius Medical Center – freestanding children’s hospital used for pediatric inpatient rotations
- St. Joseph’s Hospital (Mishawaka, Indiana) – high-quality, compassionate acute care, including emergency services, a Level II trauma center, and specialized units like a primary stroke center
- West Suburban Medical Center – community-based internal medicine clerkship site emphasizing general medicine and continuity of care
These affiliations support required clerkships, sub-internships, and electives, while also providing students with broad exposure to academic, community, public, and federal health systems.
Internship and Residency Outcomes: Evidence-Based Assessment
Overall Match Performance
Stritch School of Medicine graduates earn placements at academic medical centers across 26 states, including some of the most competitive programs in the country, such as UCSF, Stanford, Harvard-affiliated hospitals, the University of Chicago, Northwestern, and Mayo Clinic. This breadth of placement reflects a strong institutional reputation among residency directors and demonstrates that Stritch graduates are well-prepared and highly credible candidates on the national stage.
Specialty Distribution
Stritch graduates match across a wide range of specialties, with 42 percent entering primary care fields, including family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, and medicine-pediatrics. Beyond primary care, graduates consistently secure positions in highly competitive specialties such as dermatology, otolaryngology, orthopedic surgery, ophthalmology, anesthesiology, and neurological surgery — reflecting the program's balanced and comprehensive clinical preparation.