Rotation Sites
With a variety of training locations, residents are given the opportunity to learn surgery in varying training environments ranging from academic to community. This hybrid type of training allows residents to find a style unique to them in order to provide the best possible care for their patients.
Franciscan Health, olympia fields
As one of our core rotation sites, St. James Olympia Fields is the home to many of our operative cases and patients. Outside of general surgery, residents will also have dedicated anesthesia and urology rotations at this location. Olympia Fields is additionally home of the other training programs including Internal Medicine, Radiology, Orthopedic Surgery, Urology, and Emergency Medicine.
ASCENSIOn resurrection medical center
Located on the North side of Chicago near O’Hare Airport, Resurrection provides residents the opportunity to work in a busy community hospital with many surgeons and a different patient population. Attendings covered at this facility include those trained in General Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery, and Breast Surgery.
John H Stroger, Cook County Hospital
For Trauma and Burn Surgery, residents visit John H Stroger Cook County Hospital during their 2nd and 4th years of training. Residents work among a team of residents and faculty from multiple Chicago residency programs at this iconic Chicago hospital.
Lurie Childrens Hospital
For Pediatric Surgery, residents visit Lurie Childrens Hospital in downtown Chicago. Our residents rotate through along with residents from Northwestern hospital for 2 months during their 3rd year of residency.
Advocate Christ Hospital
As a third year resident we spend a month at Christ Hospital for our transplant rotation that focuses on renal transplant. We also have the opportunity to participate in heart and lung transplants when they are available. Fourth year residents will spend a dedicated month for vascular surgery at Christ Hospital.
Chicago Surgical Clinic
Fourth year residents spend a month at our associated surgical center that focuses on endoscopy, plastic surgery, and hernia repair.