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Dermatology Residency Program

Cook County Health and Hospitals System
Chicago, IL
Continued AccreditationACGME #0801612030Community

Cook County Health and Hospitals System is an ACGME-accredited community-based Dermatology residency program in Chicago, IL. It has 4 PGY-1 positions per year and approximately 12 residents in training. It reports 10% IMG residents and a PGY-1 salary of $64,413. MatchPath compiles this profile from ACGME, FREIDA, and NRMP public data; every field is free to view, with no account required.

Cross-validated from ACGME, FREIDA, NRMP & CMS, each field stamped with a verification date. How we source this.

Overview

Positions / year
4
12 residents · 12 approved
PGY-1 salary
$64.4k
IMG percentage
10%
x
Visa sponsorship
None
Not currently sponsoring
Apps : 1 spot
Match report pending
verified
Open vacancies
None listed
SOAP eligible
Yes
1127080A0

Accredited since 1958 · 3 years · Last ACGME review 2024

IMG Fit

IMG-friendliness score

IMG-Friendliness Score
Computed from visa policy, IMG % in roster, and accreditation status.

Application requirements

Step 1
Optional
Required to apply
Step 2 CK
Optional
Required to apply
COMLEX
DO applicants
Letters
3–4
Incl. chair, faculty, specialty
Visa
Not sponsored
Application service
ERAS

Verified Jun 2026 · how we source this

Match & Tracks

NRMP match trend

Match code
1127080A0
NRMP identifier
Match status
Active
SOAP eligible
Yes
via ERAS
MRM eligible
Yes
via ERAS

Listed in the NRMP directory as “Cook County Health and Hosps Sys-IL”.

View on NRMP Program Directory ↗

Verified Jun 2026 · how we source this

Training tracks

No tracks listed

No tracks recorded for this program yet. The categorical track is implied for most IM residencies.

Residents

Cohort composition

IMG
10%
x
US MD
90%
x
DO
0%
x
Women
50%
x

Verified Jun 2026 · how we source this

Affiliated medical schools

Medical schools affiliated with this program's sponsoring institution (FREIDA).

Resident roster

Resident roster — data pending

Resident roster ingest is still in progress. Names, medical schools, and country flags land with the next LinkedIn data refresh.

Schedule & Culture

Hours / week
50
Avg PGY-1 on duty
Max on-duty
12
Consecutive hours
Lecture hours
12
Protected didactic / week
Night float
No
PGY-1 rotation
Moonlighting
No
Outside work allowed
Faculty ratio
0.6
Full-time per resident
Days off / year
2
Avg PGY-1
Interviews / cycle
Slots offered
Preliminary positions
No
Offered by this program

Verified Jun 2026 · how we source this

Hospital & Location

Hospital quality

Government

John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County is the flag ship of the Cook County Health & Hospitals System. The 464-bed hospital is anchored by 228 medical/surgical beds, with dedicated units for obstetrics (40 beds), pediatrics (40 beds), intensive care (80 beds), neonatal intensive care (58 beds), and burns (18 beds). The Level 1 Trauma Center is one of the most respected in the nation. The hospital’s adult emergency room treats over 110,000 patients annually. While the Pediatrics emergency room treats 45,000 children and adolescents each year with a no wait policy. Stroger Hospital is also a teaching hospital that provides primary, specialty and tertiary healthcare services. The hospital has a staff of more than 300 attending physicians along with more than 400 medical residents and fellows.

Star Rating
1 / 5
Overall hospital rating
Beds
384
Mid-size
Care quality (CMS Care Compare)
Safety of care0 better · 2 same · 0 worse
Mortality0 better · 3 same · 0 worse
Readmission0 better · 4 same · 1 worse

Measures rated better / same / worse vs the US national average.

Reports 8 of 8 HCAHPS patient-experience measures. Reports 6 of 12 timely & effective care measures.

Industry Payments (2024)
Total
$67
Research
$0
Payments
1

Top payer: Stryker Corporation ($67)

Source: CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act) — drug/device-maker payments to this teaching hospital.

Facility volume (annual)
Admissions
15,960
ED visits
23,351
Inpatient surgeries
3,357
Outpatient surgeries
6,426
Births
791
Daily census
229
Full-time staff
4,748

Source: FREIDA facility profile.

Primary teaching site: John H Stroger Jr Hospital of Cook County · Chicago, IL

Verified May 2026 · how we source this

Clinical sites

John H Stroger Jr Hospital of Cook County

Primary
Chicago, IL384 beds

Rush University Medical Center

Chicago, IL631 beds

Location

Purchasing power

~$2,852/mo
Estimated take-home after rent & state tax
Rent ~41.9% of pay
Take-home$2,852/mo
Rent (1BR)$2,250/mo
State tax$266/mo

Estimate: PGY-1 salary $64,413 minus a 1-bedroom median rent (Realtor.com) and 4.95% state income tax. Before federal taxes and other costs.

Livability

County figures for Cook County, Illinois (US Census ACS).

State Income Tax
4.95%
Top marginal rate · 2025
Median Income
$81,797
+$3k vs US median
Avg Commute
32 min
US avg 27 min
Foreign-born share
County vs US average
Largest immigrant communities

County foreign-born residents by country of birth (ACS).

Median rent and walkability scores arrive with the Zillow and Walk Score data refresh.

People

Leadership

Vesna Petronic-Rosic, MD, MBA, MSc

Program Director and Chair

Program Director

Mrs. Simone Gunn, BA

Program Coordinator

Coordinator

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Cook County Health and Hospitals System located?
Cook County Health and Hospitals System is located in Chicago, IL.
What type of program is Cook County Health and Hospitals System?
Cook County Health and Hospitals System is a community-based residency program.
Is Cook County Health and Hospitals System ACGME-accredited?
Yes — Cook County Health and Hospitals System holds continued ACGME accreditation.
How many residents are at Cook County Health and Hospitals System?
Cook County Health and Hospitals System has approximately 12 residents in training.
How much is rent near Cook County Health and Hospitals System?
Median rent near Chicago, IL is ~$2,250/month for a 1BR and ~$2,995/month for a 2BR, based on a recent sample of Zillow and Realtor.com listings in the program's ZIP code.
Does Cook County Health and Hospitals System accept International Medical Graduates (IMGs)?
Yes — 10% of Cook County Health and Hospitals System's current residents are International Medical Graduates, as reported to FREIDA. This page also shows its visa sponsorship, reported Step 2 CK expectation, and PGY-1 salary. All of it is free to view, with no account needed.
Does Cook County Health and Hospitals System sponsor J-1 or H-1B visas?
Cook County Health and Hospitals System does not currently report J-1 or H-1B visa sponsorship to FREIDA. That means no sponsorship is listed at the source rather than that the program has ruled it out — confirm directly with the program if visa status decides your list.
What USMLE Step 2 CK score does Cook County Health and Hospitals System require?
Cook County Health and Hospitals System does not report a minimum USMLE Step 2 CK score, so MatchPath publishes no cutoff for this program — most programs do not publish one. Use its IMG percentage and the specialty's overall match data to gauge fit instead; both are on this page. All of it is free to view, with no account needed.
What is the resident salary at Cook County Health and Hospitals System?
Cook County Health and Hospitals System reports a PGY-1 salary of $64,413. Salary is set by the sponsoring institution and rises each training year through completion. This page also shows what that salary is worth locally, adjusted for state income tax and area rent. All of it is free to view, with no account needed.
How do I apply to Cook County Health and Hospitals System?
US residency programs accept applications through ERAS and rank applicants through the NRMP Match. Applications open in the fall, interviews run through winter, and Match results release in March. Save Cook County Health and Hospitals System to your MatchPath tracker to manage it across the cycle.
Does Cook County Health and Hospitals System have unfilled or off-cycle positions?
Unfilled positions are offered through SOAP during Match week, and off-cycle vacancies can open year-round. MatchPath's Vacancies feed tracks open Dermatology residency program positions as they appear.