Residency application
We participate in the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS).
- Graduates of a U.S. allopathic or osteopathic medical school, contact your Dean’s Office for assistance with your electronic residency application.
- International medical school graduates can apply through the Education Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG).
Criteria for application:
- ERAS applications only
- No paper applications accepted
- Deadline is DECEMBER 1
- Applicants must pass USMLE Step I
- (4th year students should be scheduled to take Step II)
- For osteopathic applicants, we accept COMLEX
- We do not have a cutoff score for these exams
- If applicant has graduated more than three years ago, said applicant must have one year of clinical experience in the US within the last five years.
- We sponsor ONLY J-1 visas
- We accept 10 residents in each class.
For more information, contact:
Michelle Banfield
Residency Coordinator
Salary and Benefit3
PGY Year | 2025-2026 Base Salary |
PGY I | $65,444 |
PGY II | $66,157 |
PGY III | $67,640 |
Benefits include
• For general SIU resident and fellow benefits please visit here.
• Vacation, sick or other - 25 calendar days
• Wellness Days
• Conference - 5 calendar days
• Health insurance on first day of employment
o Medical
o Dental
o Vision
o Life insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment
o Flexible Spending Accounts
• Accident Insurance
• Critical illness
• Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• Whole Life insurance
• Group Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Lunch provided during Wednesday afternoon didactics
• Free lab coats
• Sign on bonuses
• Free meals or meal allowances
• Educational Leave: one week per year
• Professional dues (membership dues for AAFP and IAFP, or AOA and ACOFP)
• Malpractice insurance