Making an Impact

...Hospital System; Rush University Medical Center; Mile Square Health Center; Sinai Health System and Centro Comunitario Juan Diego –– $700,000 to expand their model, which had been credited nationally for the success. The task force is housed at Rush. Overall, the goal is to take aim at what experts call structural inequities in the quality of care black women receive....

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

...of the National Dental Board Examination Be a graduate of a U.S. or Canadian dental school or an equivalent program Be proficient in the English language Have taken the NBME CBSE examination Prior to enrollment in the program you: Must have passed Parts I and II of the National Dental Board Examination Must have earned a DMD/DDS. degree or an...

Mental Health & Substance Use

If you or a loved one are experiencing suicidal thoughts, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: (800) 273-TALK (8255). To learn more about suicide, click here. Mental health disorders affect millions of Americans each year. At Cook County Health, we believe taking care of your mental health is just as important as your physical care. Mental health disorders can...

Vitreoretinal Surgery

...is a “lost art” in many programs today. All surgical cases are fully supervised by attending staff. The fellow will also be exposed to several different hospitals and surgical centers, gaining proficiency in a wide variety of equipment and instrumentation. Salary and Benefits Salary and benefits are based on a PGY scale as per the GME policy outlined at Stroger...

Women and Children’s Care

For more than 180 years, Cook County Health has provided high-quality care for expecting families, women and children. Explore our variety of services or call us at 312-864-5070 to schedule an appointment at one of our clinic locations today! Previous Next Women’s Health is specifically focused on the physical and emotional needs that affect a woman’s overall health. Along with...

Emergency Medicine

Cook County Hospital was founded in 1855 with one mission: provide quality health care to all citizens regardless of their ability to pay. We are a world-renowned health care facility that is simultaneously advancing the frontiers of medicine and remaining true to our mission, despite the economic challenges of providing health care to those most in need. The Emergency Medicine...

Hematology/Oncology

...year of the fellowship and are encouraged to present and or publish their work. Stroger Hospital is a recipient of a large grant from the National Cancer Institute to provide access to NCI-sponsored national cooperative clinical trials in cancer treatment, prevention, and control. The grant supports an organization called the Stroger Hospital Cook County Minority-Based Community Clinical Oncology Program (SHCC...

Anesthesiology and Pain Management

...accepted from September 1st until the close of business November 30th. The interview dates are filled on a first-response-first-confirmed basis. Electronic invitations are transmitted beginning in September for candidate interviews in November and December. Our residents are selected through the National Residency Match Program (NRMP). Criteria for including applicants on the Rank Order List for the Match are: Completed Electronic...

Surgical Critical Care, Trauma & Burn

...Electives can be taken in the Pediatric ICU, Transplant Surgery (at Rush University Medical Center), Neuroscience ICU (at Rush University Medical Center), Anesthesia, Medical ICU, or Cardiac Surgery ICU (at University of Chicago). Protected research time is also possible. Fellows are mentored by full-time board-certified Attending Surgical Critical Care Intensivists. Unique to this program is a high level of independence...

Dr. Claudia Fegan

...a Diplomate of the American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians. Dr. Fegan is also the president of the Health & Medicine Policy Research Group and the National Coordinator of Physicians for a National Health Program. Dr. Fegan attended Fisk University in Nashville as an undergraduate and received her medical degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago....

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