How to Apply

Addiction medicine is a subspecialty of preventive medicine concerned with the prevention, evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, and recovery of persons with the disease of addiction, those with substance-related health conditions, and those who show unhealthy use of substances, including nicotine, alcohol, prescription medications, and other licit and illicit drugs. Physicians in this subspecialty also help family members whose health and functioning are affected by a loved one’s substance use or addiction. 

Learn more about applying to Addiction Medicine Fellowships and the match

The Rush Addiction Medicine Fellowship Training Program is affiliated with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health. We seek applicants with a demonstrated passion for addiction medicine who wish to make Chicago their home for the next year and beyond. We also seek applicants with demonstrated leadership skills who are interested in improving their community, flexible and adaptable, and able to work well as team members. Information RUSH applicants are required to receive can be found here.

We accept applications only through the NRMP Match from July to November each year. A complete application must include the following:

• At least three letters of recommendation. We prefer letters from faculty directly supervising your clinical or scholarly work.
• USMLE and/or COMLEX transcripts. We prefer the USMLE but will accept either test.
• Personal statement
• Photo

We do not have any minimum score requirements or fail attempt limits for the USMLE or COMLEX. However, w would like to see that residents pass both Step 2/Level 2 exams before the Match. Please update your transcript in ERAS, as we check for application updates throughout the recruitment season. Our program cannot sponsor J1 and H-1B visas.

We will begin reviewing and screening application files as soon as they are completed, and offer interviews from September to early November. If you receive an invitation to the interview, please respond as soon as possible to arrange a date, as the available dates can fill up quickly.

Post-Interview Communication: We will adhere to the NRMP Code of Conduct. However, we are limited in how we communicate with you. We can answer follow-up questions, but we cannot discuss much else. 

For further questions regarding our program, please contact the Addiction Medicine Fellowship Program Director Dr. Gail Basch at Gail_Basch@rush.edu