Family Medicine Clerkship Orientation Information
All students must attend the on-campus Family Medicine Orientation on the first Monday of the clerkship rotation before reporting to the clerkship site.
Review the First Day Orientation Instructions before reviewing the clerkship reporting instructions for your specific site.
First Day Orientation Instructions Heading link
The Family Medicine Clerkship is 6 weeks long. (Updated: 11/17/22)
Family Medicine Orientation will be held at
Department of Family Medicine
1919 W. Taylor Street, Room 196
On the 1st Monday of every 6 week block – 8:30am
Program Director
Sagina Hanjrah, MD
Department of Family Medicine
1919 West Taylor Street
Chicago, IL 60612
Coordinator of Student Programs
Tralisa Ware
Department of Family Medicine
University of Illinois at Chicago
1919 West Taylor Street, RM 159
Chicago, IL 60612-7248
Phone: (312) 996-8209
Site Specific Reporting Instructions Heading link
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Amita Health Adventist LaGrange Memorial Hospital
Director: Daphne Tessalee, MD
Contact:
Anna Becht
Anna.Becht@adventhealth.com
Phone: (708) 245-8976Address:
1325 Memorial Drive,
Building 5
LaGrange, IL 60525- Contact Anna Becht the week prior to reporting to your first day of clinic for further instructions. Please be prepared with lab coat and school ID when you report to clinic.
Updated: 5/1/19
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Advocate Christ Hospital and Medical Center (ACMC)
Director: Roxanne Smith, M.D.
Contact:
Jeanette Gooden
jeanette.gooden@aah.org
Phone: (708) 857-5902
Fax: (708) 422-9535Reporting Time: 8:30am
Address:
4140 Southwest Highway
Hometown, Illinois 60456- Immunization Requirement: This requirement must be in place in UIC Office of Student Affairs at least six (6) weeks before the start of the clerkship. Failure to submit all complete forms will result in delaying the start of your clerkship.
- Well in advance of the clerkship, please fill out the Advocate Christ Medical Center Medical Student Information Form and Immunization Clearance Form and return them to UIC Office of Student Affairs.
- UIC Office of Student Affairs will submit all completed forms 4 weeks before the clerkship start date to
Jeanette Gooden, Secretary,
Advocate Christ Medical Center, Family Medicine Center
4140 Southwest Highway, Hometown, Illinois 60456. - You may contact Jeanette at 708-857-5902 – Fax: 708-422-9535 to confirm that all paperwork has been received.
- Please note that these forms must be sent to Jeanette 4 weeks prior to the start of the rotation at Advocate Christ Medical Center, Family Medicine Center or the clerkship will be canceled.
- On the first Tuesday of the rotation at 8:30a.m, please report to Family Medicine Center at 4140 Southwest Highway, Hometown, Illinois 60456. Once there ask for Jeanette, she will orient you to the clinic. Come prepared (school ID, clean white jacket, stethoscope, etc.) to work in the clinic. If you have any questions, please contact Jeanette Gooden at (708) 857-5902.
- Please note:
All rotating medical students that will be doing a rotation at Advocate Christ Medical Center will have to park in lot 2, 3 or 4 (those lots are open in the morning). You will be provided with a parking transponder to gain access to the parking lots from Jeanette once you are oriented (Not Security). You will be required to give Jeanette a $25.00 deposit in the form of a check, made payable to Advocate Christ Medical Center for the transponder. The check will be held until the end of the clerkship and the transponder has been returned. The $25.00 deposit will only be cashed by Advocate Christ Medial Center, if the transponder is not returned at the end of the rotation. - Parking is available alongside the West side of the Medical Center building. DO NOT park alongside the housing complex fencing across from the Medical Center.
Updated: 5/1/19
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Advocate Illinois Masonic/Ravenswood
Jose Elizondo, MD and Rick Guthmann, MD
Family Practice Residency Program
4600 N. Ravenswood Ave.
Chicago, IL 60640Office:
836 W. Wellington
Chicago, IL 60657Contact:
Maria Garcia, Coordinator of Medical Student Affairs or Teresa Johnson
Phone: (773) 296-5945 or (773) 296-7059
Fax: (773) 296-5051
Email: Maria-I.Garcia@aah.org or teresa.johnson@aah.org
Website- Students receive reporting instructions and rotation schedule via email from the site coordinator, Teresa Johnson, approximately one week before start of rotation.
- Once a rotation is scheduled, all paperwork must be received by the Medical Student Affairs Office a minimum of FOUR (4) weeks prior to the rotation start date. Students must follow up with the Coordinator to ensure paperwork has been received.
- ROTATIONS WILL BE CANCELLED IF FORMS AND INFORMATION ARE NOT COMPLETE AND APPROVED A MINIMUM OF FOUR (4) WEEKS PRIOR TO THE START OF THE ROTATION.
- Information must be submitted via e-mail. Students must follow-up with the Coordinator (Maria Garcia) to ensure paperwork has been received and processed.
- Please complete the online forms prior to the rotation.
Updated: 5/1/19
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Advocate Medical Group Merrionette Park
Sarwat Shaheen, MD
Advocate Medical Group
11600 S. Kedzie Ave, Suite A/B/D
Merrionette Park, IL 60803Contact:
Jeanne Marie Kenney, Administrative Supervisor
Phone: (708) 272-4153
Fax: (708) 229-0696
Email: Sarwat.Shaheen@aah.org and jeannemarie.kenney@advocatehealth.comReporting Instructions
- Report to Jeanne Marie Kenney. There are no forms or paperwork needed for this office.
- Please contact Dr. Shaheen and Jeanne two weeks prior to clerkship to obtain parking and any other pertinent information.
- Dress code: regular clinic attire, business casual or scrubs; no jeans
- Clinic hours: 8am – 5pm
- One preceptor: Sarwat Shaheen, MD
- No grand rounds as of yet due to COVID, however, students conduct mini discussions/presentations with preceptor
Updated: 3/1/21
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Cavero Medical Group
Director: Oscar Ruiz
Email: oruiz1@gmail.com
Cavero Medical Group
4007 W. 63rd Street
Chicago, IL 60629Emergency Contact:
Victoria Salina, Office Manager
Phone: 773-767-2266
Fax: (773) 767-3933Must be fluent in Medical Spanish
Reporting Instructions
- Report to Dr. Ruiz. There are no forms or paperwork needed for the office.
- Please contact Dr. Ruiz two weeks prior to clerkship to obtain information regarding parking and any pertinent information.
- Dress code: regular clinic attire, business casual or scrubs; no jeans; remember stethoscope
- Clinic hours:
Monday 8am – 1pm
Tuesday 12pm – 5pm
Wednesday 8am – 1pm
Thursday 12pm – 5pm
Friday 8am – 12pm - Any hours outside these hours are telehealth patients
- One preceptor: Oscar Ruiz, MD
- No grand rounds
Updated: 10/19/21
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Hinsdale Family Medicine Center
Director: Leslie Sleuwen
Hinsdale Family Practice Residency
135 N. Oak St.
Hinsdale, IL 60521Contact:
Lonnise Jones
E-mail: lonnise.jones@adventhealth.com
Phone: (630) 856-8944
Fax: (630) 856-8923
Website- At least 2 weeks before the clerkship call and ask for the Residency coordinator for that site.
- You will need to provide her with some brief information so that an information packet can be sent to you.
- Please send your certification of immunization to Hepatitis B (either by vaccine or titer) directly to
Dept. of Family Practice, Hinsdale Family Practice Residency Program
Attention: Haydee Velasco
135 N. Oak St., Hinsdale, IL 60521. - On the first clinic day of your rotation, you should report to the Hinsdale Family Practice Residency at 8:30 a.m.
- Our office is located at 135. N. Oak, Hinsdale, in the small church building across the street from the hospital in the basement (Room 110).
- Please park anywhere in the East-parking garage except one of the spaces marked “HFMC Patient Parking”.
- After orientation and a brief tour of the hospital, you will begin your rotation.
- We ask for $25.00 deposits in the form of a personal check made payable to Hinsdale Family Practice Residency. You can give us the check on your first day at orientation. This deposit is for a Medical Student ID Card and Parking Tag and will be given back to you after you return the ID card and Parking Tag on the last clinic day of your rotation.
- You will also need to complete a temporary parking sticker form for our Security Dept. Have your car make, model & license plate information ready for completion of this form.
Updated: 11/17/22
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Lutheran General Hospital
Lutheran General Hospital – Nesset Center
Tamar Perlow, MD, MPH
Dept. of Family Practice
1775 Dempster St.
6 South (Mailbox 50)
Park Ridge, IL 60068Contact:
Marisol Hernandez-Martinez
Phone: (847) 723-6464
Fax: (847) 723-5029
Email: marisol.hernandez-martinez@aah.org
Website- Well in advance of the clerkship, the Office of Student Affairs will forward the required student health records to the Department of Medical Education.
- On the first Tuesday of the clerkship at 7:45 am, report to Lutheran General Hospital, Dept. of Family Medicine, 6th Floor South Building at 1775 Dempster St., Park Ridge, IL and ask for Vehida Spiodic. Come prepared (equipment and dress) to work in the clinic.
- Have a nurse or physician fill out both sides of the Lutheran General Hospital Student Medical Immunization Form (available at the COM Dean’s Office).
TB test must be within one year of rotation end-date (i.e. rotation end date – 6/30/23 then, TB test must have been done after 6/30/22). If positive, chest x-ray results must be submitted. - Complete the Lutheran General Hospital Medical Student Information Form. (available at the COM Dean’s Office).
- All completed documentation should be forwarded directly to Pam.
Department of Education
Lutheran General Hospital
1775 Dempster Street, 8 South
Park Ridge, IL 60068-1174
- Have a nurse or physician fill out both sides of the Lutheran General Hospital Student Medical Immunization Form (available at the COM Dean’s Office).
Updated: 5/1/19
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MacNeal Hospital
Yesenia Yepez, MD
3231 S. Euclid Ave.
Berwyn, IL 60402Contact:
Kristy Sliwinski
Email: Kristy.Sliwinski@luhs.org
Phone: (708) 783-6586
Fax: (708) 783-6569
Website- Well in advance of your start date please call Kristy Sliwinsky to set your clinic schedule.
Updated: 5/1/19
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Mile Square (University of Illinois at Chicago Affiliate)
Mile Square Health Clinic, MC 698
1220 South Wood Street
Chicago, IL 60608Contact:
Tralisa Ware
Email: tware01@uic.edu
Phone: (312) 996-8209
Website- You will receive your clinic schedule from Tralisa Ware at Orientation and not before that. You will report to clinic on Tuesday.
- Note: Students scheduled at Mile Square may be traveling to other teaching sites affiliated with their educational program and an automobile is mandatory when rotating through this service.
BOTY (Mile Square Affiliate)
4630 S. Bishop
Chicago, IL 60609
Phone: (773) 523-2615
Fax: (708) 652-4745South Shore Clinic (Mile Square Affiliate)
7037 South Stony Island Ave.
Chicago, Illinois 60649
Phone: (773) 256-0526
Fax: (773) 363-5493Englewood (Mile Square Affiliate)
641 W 63rd St
Chicago, IL 60621
Phone: (312) 413-4070
Fax: (312) 355-1110Updated: 11/17/22
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Pilsen Family Health Center (University of Illinois at Chicago Affiliate)
Pilsen Family Health Center Lower West
1713 South Ashland Ave.
Chicago, IL 60608Contact:
Tralisa Ware
Email: tware01@uic.edu
Phone: (312) 996-8209
Fax: (312) 996-2579
Website- You will receive your clinic schedule from the Coordinator at the Orientation and not before that. On the first Tuesday of the clerkship, report to your assigned clinic.
Updated: 11/17/22
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Resurrection Family Practice Center
Annmarie Walsh, DO (Medical Student coordinator)
7447 W. Talcott Ave, Suite 182
Chicago, IL 60631Contact:
Annmarie Walsh, DO
Phone: (773) 792-5155
Fax: (773) 594-7975
Email: annmarie.walsh@presencehealth.org- On the first Tuesday of the clerkship at 8am, report to the Medical Education Office on the 1st floor of Resurrection Medical Center (7435 W Talcott Ave, Chicago, IL).
- You will meet with Maggie Ponticelli who will provide an orientation to the hospital. You will be receiving an email from her regarding first day instructions prior to the start of the rotation.
- After orientation, Maggie will bring you to the Family Practice Center (1st floor) in the Professional Building attached to the hospital. You will be meeting with Dr. Walsh to discuss the rotation (expectations, goals and objectives, clinic schedule, etc).
- You will also receive information about the rotation prior to your start date. Come prepared to participate in clinic on your first day!
- If you have any questions or concerns prior to the start of the rotation, please feel free to contact Dr. Walsh.
Updated: 5/1/19
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Rush-Copley Medical Center
2020 Ogden Avenue
Ste. 235
Aurora, IL 60504Contact:
Angela Fredricks
Email: Angela_Fredricks@rush.edu
Phone: (630) 375-2814
Fax: (630)375-2812Updated: 4/26/22
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St. Joseph’s Hospital/Seton Family Health Center
711 W. North Ave.
Chicago IL 60610
Phone: (773) 337-1982Contact:
Trish Boskovic
Email: Patricia.Boskovic@amitahealth.org
Phone: (773) 665-3300
Fax: (773) 665-3228
WebsiteReporting Instructions for Tuesday Morning
- Where to Park:
- Seton: There is a free lot adjacent to the Clinic
- Hospital: You may park in the Hospital Garage for $2.50. You must take your parking ticket and student ID to the security desk outside the Emergency Room and they will validate your exit ticket.
- PLEASE ONLY PARK IN THE AREA FOR HOSPITAL PERSONNEL AND NOT IN THE DOCTOR AREAS
- Where to report:
- On your first day – Tuesday – report to Dr. Renata Gazzi, 9 am at Seton Family Health Center. Check in at the front desk and ask for her. She will be in the Doctors’ Library. You will be given a tour of the facility and a “student guide” with all the details about your rotation.
- We look forward to seeing you and extend our best wishes for an enjoyable and successful rotation
- There are educational conferences at the Hospital 12th floor Family Medicine Conference Room (across from the Library) from 1-4 pm. You are welcomed to attend. Students can use their school ID badges for identification. These should be worn at all times and can be used to purchase meals at employee rates in the hospital cafeteria.
Phone Numbers:
- 312-337-1982 – Seton Clinic – General Number
- 773-665-3478 – Family Medicine Conference Room on the 12th floor of hospital
- 773-665-3885 – Dr. Garcia’s Office (Pager 312-707-5231)
Seton Faculty
- Dr. James Nee, Director
- Dr. Jean Engelkemeir
- Dr. Tatiana Batista
- Dr. Renata Gazzi (pager 312-707-0214)
- Dr. Laura Wally
- Dr. Tanya Richardson
- Dr. Rhonda Faulkner
Updated: 5/1/19
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University Village Family Medicine
Director:
Sagina Hanjrah, MD
Medical Student Education
University Village Family Medicine Center-UV
722 West Maxwell Street, Suite 235
Chicago, IL 60607Contact:
Tralisa Ware
Email: tware01@uic.edu
Phone: (312) 996-8209
Website- You will receive your clinic schedule from the Coordinator at the Orientation and not before that. Report to the site on the first Tuesday of the clerkship.
Updated: 11/17/22