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Family Medicine Residency Program

Humboldt Park Health
Chicago, IL
Continued AccreditationACGME #1201600705CommunityJ1J-1

Humboldt Park Health is an ACGME-accredited community-based Family Medicine residency program in Chicago, IL. It has 6 PGY-1 positions per year and approximately 18 residents in training. It reports 100% IMG residents, J-1 visa sponsorship, and a PGY-1 salary of $55,500. 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
6
18 residents · 18 approved
PGY-1 salary
$55.5k
IMG percentage
100%
x
Visa sponsorship
J-1
Apps : 1 spot
Match report pending
verified
Open vacancies
None listed

Accredited since 2016 · 3 years · Last ACGME review 2019

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
Incl. chair, faculty
Visa
J-1
Application service
ERAS

Verified May 2026 · how we source this

Match & Tracks

NRMP match trend

Match data pending

Multi-year applicants, interviews, and positions filled.

Training tracks

Primary care

Primary Care

Women's health

Other

Residents

Cohort composition

IMG
100%
x
US MD
0%
x
DO
0%
x
Women
50%
x

Verified May 2026 · how we source this

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
10
Protected didactic / week
Night float
Yes
PGY-1 rotation
Moonlighting
Yes
Outside work allowed
Faculty ratio
0.3
Full-time per resident
Days off / year
2
Avg PGY-1
Interviews / cycle
Slots offered
Preliminary positions
No
Offered by this program

Verified May 2026 · how we source this

Hospital & Location

Hospital quality

Non-Profit

Humboldt Park Health is a 123-year-old safety-net hospital located in the Humboldt Park neighborhood of Chicago, committed to providing high quality, affordable, and compassionate health services by partnering with patients and their families, its employees and physicians. Humboldt Park Health believes that its role as the primary community health care provider is to treat and cure disease and to promote wellness through health education, prevention, and early intervention. Services include in-patient acute care, emergency care, diagnostic services and primary care in a 200-bed hospital, as well as a full-service professional building, community clinics, and two mobile health units.

Star Rating
1 / 5
Overall hospital rating
Beds
195
Mid-size
Care quality (CMS Care Compare)
Safety of care0 better · 5 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 9 of 12 timely & effective care measures.

Leapfrog Safety GradeC
Industry Payments (2024)
Total
$19K
Research
$0
Payments
1

Top payer: Stryker Corporation ($19K)

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

Facility volume (annual)
Admissions
7,256
ED visits
15,260
Inpatient surgeries
762
Outpatient surgeries
2,449
Births
396
Daily census
111
Full-time staff
689

Source: FREIDA facility profile.

Primary teaching site: Humboldt Park Health · Chicago, IL

Verified Jun 2026 · how we source this

Clinical sites

Humboldt Park Health

Primary
Chicago, IL195 beds

Location

Purchasing power

~$1,834/mo
Estimated take-home after rent & state tax
Rent ~55.4% of pay
Take-home$1,834/mo
Rent (1BR)$2,562/mo
State tax$229/mo

Estimate: PGY-1 salary $55,500 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

Samir Shahen, MD

Interim Program Director

Program Director

Nadia Kalam

Humboldt Park Health 8001610006 - Chicago, IL

Coordinator

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Humboldt Park Health located?
Humboldt Park Health is located in Chicago, IL.
What type of program is Humboldt Park Health?
Humboldt Park Health is a community-based residency program.
Is Humboldt Park Health ACGME-accredited?
Yes — Humboldt Park Health holds continued ACGME accreditation.
How many residents are at Humboldt Park Health?
Humboldt Park Health has approximately 18 residents in training.
How much is rent near Humboldt Park Health?
Median rent near Chicago, IL is ~$2,562/month for a 1BR and ~$2,698/month for a 2BR, based on a recent sample of Zillow and Realtor.com listings in the program's ZIP code.
Does Humboldt Park Health accept International Medical Graduates (IMGs)?
Yes — 100% of Humboldt Park Health'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 Humboldt Park Health sponsor J-1 or H-1B visas?
Humboldt Park Health reports sponsoring J-1 visas. It does not currently report H-1B sponsorship. Sponsorship is set by the program and its sponsoring institution and can change between cycles, so confirm with the program before you apply.
What USMLE Step 2 CK score does Humboldt Park Health require?
Humboldt Park Health 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 Humboldt Park Health?
Humboldt Park Health reports a PGY-1 salary of $55,500. 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 Humboldt Park Health?
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 Humboldt Park Health to your MatchPath tracker to manage it across the cycle.
Does Humboldt Park Health 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 Family Medicine residency program positions as they appear.