Message From The Director
Most of us who embark on a career in Med-Peds find that training in both Internal Medicine and Pediatrics simply makes sense. Med-Peds training brings extraordinary breadth to the depth already offered by both internal medicine and pediatric residency. In addition, those of us who practice both recognize the natural overlap of these two complimentary fields.
For over 20 years our mission at UIC has been to train exceptional physicians who are leaders in clinical care, medical education, and research. The Med-Peds program at UIC provides a comprehensive training in inpatient and outpatient medicine, as well as primary care and subspecialty training. Our program is run exclusively by Med-Peds trained faculty including our comprehensive Med-Peds outpatient clinic. We have 5 Med-Peds faculty all dually board certified in both Internal Medicine and Pediatrics.
Our residents are fully integrated into both the Internal Medicine and Pediatric residency programs. However, we feel it is also vital to foster the close-knit Med-Peds community here at UIC. We have a resident run Med-Peds conference twice a month where we focus on ambulatory care issues specific to Med-Peds ambulatory practice. We also have two Med-Peds chief residents who are intimately involved in the education and administration of the program and serves as advocates for the residents. Finally, our Med-Peds residents are a cohesive group both professionally and socially.
The Med-Peds faculty and staff support and nurture residents during their training and encourage each individual to find their own career path. Our graduates go into a diversity of careers including primary care, hospitalist medicine, and subspecialty training. To appreciate the qualities we value most please come and meet our outstanding residents and caring faculty!
Rachel Caskey, MD MaPP
Program Director
Internal Medicine-Pediatrics
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