Clinical Expertise and Credentials Make the Career

Why RUSH? The simple answer is: RUSH offers you a world-class learning experience.

There’s the facilities and location—affiliation with the world-class RUSH in a world-class city. The faculty—experienced practitioners who bring forward-thinking approaches to learning. And the opportunities for growth — whether it’s through clinical training, community service, research or campus activities.

RUSH University Medical Center is part of a hub of leading-edge patient care, research and education, and offers our students remarkable experiential and clinical opportunities. It has won a wide range of distinctions, including the following:

• Eleven specialties ranked top 50 among the best in the country in U.S. News and World Report’s “Best Hospitals” issue.
• Four stars in the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating
• No. 2 in the country in the Vizient quality and accountability study. 10 years at the top.
• Fifth consecutive Magnet designation, the highest honor in nursing
• 19th consecutive “A” grade for safety from the Leapfrog Group
• Ninth consecutive year as a “Leader in LGBT Healthcare Equality” in the Healthcare Equality Index

A RUSH education emphasizes interprofessionalism—providing students a wider view of their place and their specialty within the healthcare profession. Embracing different perspectives in health care brings unique ideas and talents to the table, results in better learning, and serves to improve patient care.