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Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Residency Program

Advocate Health Care
Oak Lawn, IL
Continued AccreditationACGME #1591614048CommunityJ1J-1

Advocate Health Care is an ACGME-accredited community-based Advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology residency program in Oak Lawn, IL. It has 2 PGY-1 positions per year. It reports J-1 visa sponsorship and a PGY-1 salary of $91,582. 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
2
0 residents · 2 approved
PGY-1 salary
$91.6k
IMG percentage
Visa sponsorship
J-1
Apps : 1 spot
Match report pending
verified
Open vacancies
None listed

Accredited since 2013 · 1 years · Last ACGME review 2016

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

No tracks listed

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

Residents

Cohort composition

Cohort composition — data pending

Cohort composition hasn't been reported for this program yet.

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
10
Consecutive hours
Lecture hours
5
Protected didactic / week
Night float
No
PGY-1 rotation
Moonlighting
Yes
Outside work allowed
Faculty ratio
6.5
Full-time per resident
Days off / year
2
Avg PGY-1
Interviews / cycle
Slots offered
Preliminary positions
No
Offered by this program
Non-physician staff
8
Support team size

Verified May 2026 · how we source this

Hospital & Location

Hospital quality

Non-Profit

Advocate Christ Medical Center is a part of Advocate Health Care, the largest fully-integrated health care network in Illinois. A not-for-profit, 788-bed, premier teaching institution with more than 1,500 affiliated physicians, Christ Medical Center is one of the major referral hospitals in the Midwest for a number of specialties, including cancer care; cardiovascular services; heart, kidney and lung transplantation; neurosciences; orthopedics; and women’s health. The hospital provides emergency care for over 105,000 patient visits annually and has one of the busiest Level I trauma centers in Illinois. Thank you for participating and engaging with Advocate Health Care on social media. Comments and engagement on our social media platforms are welcomed and encouraged, but we ask that you treat others with respect. Posts we deem to violate these guidelines may be deleted. Read our social media community engagement guidelines: https://bit.ly/3HLHpCX

Star Rating
3 / 5
Overall hospital rating
Beds
882
Tertiary care
Care quality (CMS Care Compare)
Safety of care3 better · 3 same · 2 worse
Mortality3 better · 4 same · 0 worse
Readmission0 better · 10 same · 1 worse

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

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

Leapfrog Safety GradeB
Industry Payments (2024)
Total
$139K
Research
$0
Payments
54

Top payer: AngioDynamics, Inc. ($31K)

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

Facility volume (annual)
Admissions
39,842
ED visits
95,283
Inpatient surgeries
10,109
Outpatient surgeries
13,558
Births
4,145
Daily census
692
Full-time staff
4,455

Source: FREIDA facility profile.

Primary teaching site: Advocate Christ Medical Center · Oak Lawn, IL

Verified Jun 2026 · how we source this

Clinical sites

Advocate Christ Medical Center

Primary
Oak Lawn, IL882 beds

University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics

Chicago, IL430 beds

Location

Purchasing power

~$5,859/mo
Estimated take-home after rent & state tax
Rent ~18.3% of pay
Take-home$5,859/mo
Rent (1BR)$1,395/mo
State tax$378/mo

Estimate: PGY-1 salary $91,582 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

Sunil Pauwaa, MD

Program Director

Program Director

Mrs. Ruth Mrochen

Program Specialist

Coordinator

Mark Joshua Dela Cruz, MD

Associate Program Director

Coordinator

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Advocate Health Care located?
Advocate Health Care is located in Oak Lawn, IL.
What type of program is Advocate Health Care?
Advocate Health Care is a community-based residency program.
Is Advocate Health Care ACGME-accredited?
Yes — Advocate Health Care holds continued ACGME accreditation.
How much is rent near Advocate Health Care?
Median rent near Oak Lawn, IL is ~$1,395/month for a 1BR and ~$1,725/month for a 2BR, based on a recent sample of Zillow and Realtor.com listings in the program's ZIP code.
Does Advocate Health Care accept International Medical Graduates (IMGs)?
Advocate Health Care has not reported an IMG resident percentage to FREIDA, so MatchPath publishes none for this program — the figure is missing at the source, not withheld. Its visa sponsorship and PGY-1 salary are shown on this page wherever the program reports them. All of it is free to view, with no account needed.
Does Advocate Health Care sponsor J-1 or H-1B visas?
Advocate Health Care 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 Advocate Health Care require?
Advocate Health Care 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 Advocate Health Care?
Advocate Health Care reports a PGY-1 salary of $91,582. 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 Advocate Health Care?
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 Advocate Health Care to your MatchPath tracker to manage it across the cycle.
Does Advocate Health Care 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 Advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology residency program positions as they appear.