The University of Illinois Medical Center at Chicago was founded in 1882 to serve the healthcare needs of the people of Illinois. Over 600 primary care physicians and specialists provide high quality primary and referral care to patients from the city, state and around the world. The University Hospital is a modern 424-bed facility with seven specialized intensive care units. The University of Illinois at Chicago Health Sciences Center includes the Colleges of Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Associated Health Professions, Nursing and the School of Public Health, all of which interact regularly with the medicine housestaff. The University of Illinois Medical Center is ranked one of the nation's best teaching hospitals by U.S. News and World Report. The new UIC Outpatient Care Center, which opened in 1999, is a state-of-the-art facility with a fully computerized medical record system. Its 245,000 square feet house all subspecialty and general medicine outpatient services and The Women's Health Center.

Jesse Brown Veterans Administration (VA) Medical Center, which recently celebrated its 50 years of academic partnership with the UIC College of Medicine, is a tertiary care facility with 250 beds and a modern ambulatory care center. Primary care services are divided into four practices and are based on the "continuity of care model". The total number of visits in the Ambulatory Care Center is among the highest of all the VA facilities. All faculty hold academic appointments at the UIC, and many are involved in various research projects ranging from molecular biology to outcomes research.


Michael Reese Hospital founded in 1881 is a private hospital with 200 beds. A team of diabetes educators, psychologists and endocrinologists, including the endocrine fellows, evaluate patients in a multidisciplinary diabetes clinic, a general endocrine clinic and a clinical metabolic unit.

Advocate Christ Hospital and Medical Center is a 792 bed private facility with more than 600 physicians. The Hospital has an University of Illinois-affiliated Internal Medicine training program. Since opening in 1961, it has become the largest health care provider in Chicago's southwest suburb.

APPLICATION
We have filled the 2007 positions and will begin accepting applications for 2008 through the ERAS Fellowship Registration program. We will have access to these applications beginning December 1, 2006 for positions starting July 2008. If you do not participate in the ERAS application process, fill out an application form and include it with the materials listed below.