Thank you for your interest in the Pediatrics Residency Program at John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County with focus on outpatient pediatric medicine.
Our program has a long and rich history of training generations of pediatricians. Our graduates have pursued successful careers in both general and subspecialty pediatrics across our country and around the globe. First accredited by ACGME in 1927, we continue to offer high-quality pediatric education to residents who come from near and far. Our residents enjoy a rich teaching environment with a full lecture and conference schedule, but learn the most by providing care for our patients under faculty supervision. Stroger Hospital, a public safety-net hospital in the city of Chicago and the Department of Pediatrics provides general and subspecialty care to all infants, children, adolescents and young adults without regard for the ability to pay.
Fellowships are also available in Neonatology, Adolescent Medicine (combined program with University of Illinois at Chicago) and Allergy/Immunology (combined program with Rush).
The Department of Pediatrics has an academic and clinical affiliation with Rush University Medical Center. Medical students from Rush University Medical Center rotate in our department for their core Pediatrics rotation, giving our residents ample opportunity to teach.
In addition to General Academic Pediatrics, the Department of Pediatrics at John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County offers a full range of subspecialties, including:
Clinical services are also available to children through other departments at Stroger Hospital, including:
Learning opportunities abound in our residency program. We have a weekly, four-hour teaching session, monthly board review sessions and weekly grand rounds. During conferences, residents present interesting cases, and each case is thoroughly discussed with attending physicians, residents and medical students.
Teaching takes place in many other settings, including:
Residents are assigned a faculty adviser upon entering the program. Residents also participate in scholarly activities, as well as a quality improvement project.
Residents are required by the American Board of Pediatrics to complete 33 months of training to be eligible to take the certifying exam. Residents rotate through Cook County Health clinical sites throughout their training. Our residents provide general and subspecialty care to pediatric patients under faculty supervision. Each resident also establishes a panel of patients in their continuity clinic and provides outpatient care in that setting one afternoon per week.
Residents are required to become certified in Basic Life Support, Neonatal Resuscitation Program and Pediatric Advanced Life Support. These courses are offered free to all residents.
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