NUEM Chiefs
Thank you for your interest in NUEM!
Not only are we thrilled to welcome you to the exciting and ever-evolving field of Emergency Medicine, but we also welcome you to a glimpse of the NUEM family.
NUEM residents care for a diverse patient population with a wide spectrum of acuity. With nine critical care rotations — and no floor months! — our residents grow comfortable taking care of the sickest and most complex patients. At our primary training site, Northwestern Memorial Hospital (NMH), we benefit from being a Level I trauma center, as well as one of the nation’s premier academic medical institutions. Here, we provide care in a rich clinical environment with the full breadth of emergency medicine across the entire disease and socioeconomic spectrum. To round out our training, we get excellent community experience while rotating at two community sites: Lake Forest Hospital, in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, and Methodist Hospital in Gary, Indiana. Throughout these experiences, we care for patients from all parts of Chicago and the Midwest, and also have the opportunity to care for international tourists visiting from all over the world. We are exposed to every disease from ankle sprains and appendicitis to critically ill transplant and oncology patients.
Our residents learn from the best — expert clinicians who serve as passionate educators, administrators, and researchers. Faculty also serve as editors of major journals, design and lead curricula at the top-ranked Feinberg School of Medicine, and work as physicians for national sports teams.
For those interested in augmenting their clinical training, there are opportunities throughout the department, hospital system, and School of Medicine. Departmental research areas include airway management, social emergency medicine, hospital resource utilization, opioid prescribing, back pain, and geriatric emergency medicine.
Residents actively participate in ongoing faculty research, and some opt to conduct their own studies. Others get involved in longitudinal hospital quality improvement programs, sit on hospital committees, present at national conferences, work in departmental operations, develop new simulation curricula, volunteer with local community outreach programs, or teach in the medical school.
If these existing opportunities do not meet your needs, our faculty will do all they can to connect you with an extensive alumni and professional network to help you achieve your career goals.
As comprehensive as our clinical training is at Northwestern, what we value most are the relationships we build in this program. At Northwestern, you will have the chance to meet, train with, and become lifelong friends with truly incredible individuals who will undoubtedly shape the future of emergency medicine academically, administratively, and through outstanding patient care. Our graduated training model allows us to not only hone our clinical teaching skills on every shift, but also to work closely with our co-residents to develop a unique bond that will last far beyond residency. Outside of work, you would be hard-pressed to find a day of the year where there is not a group of residents enjoying Chicago and each others’ company in some form or fashion.
We’re thrilled that you’re considering our NUEM family. Please explore our website, and social media, and feel free to contact us at any time with questions at nuem.chiefs@gmail.com. Good luck on the interview trail!
Emily, Jilan, Nick, and Jackie
NUEM Chief Residents 2025-2026
