Pediatrics

The Pediatrics Residency Program conforms to the training guidelines set forth by the Pediatric Residency Review Committee of the Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).
Program Contact
Rosibell Arcia, MD Pediatrics
Residency Program Director

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About

The program focuses on providing strong clinical foundation with emphasis on primary care and ambulatory pediatrics.

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).

Clinical Schedule

  • Ambulatory Pediatric clinics (4)
  • Adolescent Medicine (1)
  • Community Medicine (1)
  • Pediatric Emergency Medicine (1)
  • Stroger Hospital Inpatient Pediatrics – PICU (1)
  • Stroger Hospital Inpatient Pediatrics (2)
  • Newborn Nursery (1)
  • Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU) (1)
  • Vacation (1)

Curriculum

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:

  • Adolescent Medicine
  • Allergy/Immunology
  • Cardiology
  • Child Behavior and Development
  • Endocrinology
  • Gastroenterology
  • Hematology/Oncology
  • Infectology
  • Neonatology
  • Nephrology
  • Neurology
  • Pediatric Emergency Medicine
  • Pediatric Intensive Care

Clinical services are also available to children through other departments at Stroger Hospital, including:

  • Anesthesia
  • Audiology
  • Burn
  • Child Life
  • Child Psychology and Psychiatry
  • Dental
  • Dermatology
  • Ophthalmology
  • Otolaryngology
  • Neurosurgery
  • Orthopedics
  • Palliative Care
  • Pathology
  • Pediatric Surgery
  • Pharmacy
  • Physical and Occupational Therapy
  • Radiation Oncology
  • Radiology
  • Social Services
  • Speech Therapy
  • Trauma and Urology

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:

  • Attending rounds
  • The morbidity and mortality conference
  • Journal club
  • The simulation lab
  • Online modules
  • Formal and informal presentations on each rotation.
  • Perhaps, the most valuable learning activity is the direct patient care that is provided under faculty guidance

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.

Benefits

Salary (as of June 2022)
$54,192 PGY1, $57,217 PGY2, $60,008 PGY3
Insurance
Malpractice, health, disability, dental, vision, and life insurance
Education Allowance
$1,400 per year for conferences, books and electronics
Daily Meal Allowance
$19 per day
Paid Time Off
12 holidays per year
Additional Benefits
Access to Rush University Medical Center's online library database

FAQ

All application materials must be submitted through the Electronic Residency Application System (ERAS).
Applications from international medical graduates are accepted; U.S. clinical experience is preferred, but not required.
Our institution has sponsored both J-1 and H-1B visas in the past. We cannot guarantee H1-B sponsorship for matched applicants.
The application review process will begin in September, and invitations for an interview will be offered to well-qualified applicants starting in October. The interviews will be scheduled for November, December and January. Due to the very large volume of applications we receive, we are unable to extend an invitation to interview all qualified applicants.
Matched applicants planning to apply for an H-1B visa must have a passing score by Match Day.
Completion of training at the medical school/residency level within the last five years is strongly preferred.
October 31.
No, externships/observerships/shadowing are not available at Stroger Hospital
Yes.
Residents are selected and matched only through the NRMP.
Three letters of recommendation and the Dean’s letter are required.
Rush University Medical Center is the primary academic affiliate of Stroger Hospital. Faculty appointments, combined residency and fellowship programs, and joint research efforts are numerous. Students from Rush University Medical Center rotate through the inpatient wards for their M3 Core Pediatric Clerkship.
The third-year Core Pediatric Clerkship is not offered to students from international medical schools.
The Department of Pediatrics offers fellowship positions in Neonatology, Allergy/Immunology (jointly with Rush) and Adolescent Medicine (jointly with the University of Illinois).
Our graduates are well prepared to enter either general pediatrics practice or to pursue subspecialty training. Our residency is focused on outpatient ambulatory pediatrics training with the goal to train excellent general pediatricians.
Yes, the Pediatrics Residency Program at Stroger Hospital was first accredited by the ACGME in 1927 and remains fully accredited today.
We only accept applications via ERAS. Due to the very large volume of applications we receive, we are unable to review application materials outside of the ERAS system, and we are unable to arrange meetings unless formally invited for interview.
Yes. An applicant will not secure an interview invitation without score transcripts.
We do not require an applicant to be ECFMG certified at the time of the application or interview. International applicants will only be ranked if they have successfully completed Step 1, Step 2 CK and 2 CS and have ECFMG certificate, or be able to obtain ECFMG certification by residency start date.
The competitive candidate will have USMLE scores above average. Applicants with failed attempts at the USMLE will not be considered competitive.
We require either USMLE or COMLEX score transcripts. Both are not required.
General information which applies to all residency training programs at Stroger Hospital can be found at cookcountyhealth.org/education-research/eligibility-benefits/.
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