Combined Family Medicine-Psychiatry Residency Program
Introduction
The University of Illinois College of Medicine is delighted to continue our Combined Psychiatry-Family Medicine Residency Program. This 5-year program is ACGME-accredited and approved by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and the American Board of Family Medicine. Our NRMP Program Code is 1150720C0.
Message from the Program Director
We are thrilled to welcome our 3rd class to our Family Medicine-Psychiatry combined residency program at University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). Our 5-year program brings together two established and highly regarded residency programs with a long history of collaboration. We believe that mental health and physical health are inseparable, and our program provides the training and multiple clinical perspectives needed to deliver comprehensive, evidence-based care across both disciplines.
Our institution serves an extremely diverse population, and as one of the top Medicaid providers in Illinois, our patients represent some of the most vulnerable and underserved communities in and surrounding Chicago. Our affiliation with our FQHC, Mile Square Health Center, allows us to extend our care to under- and un-insured as well as undocumented patients. We believe that this combined Family Medicine & Psychiatry residency will train you to provide the most comprehensive, evidence-based, and patient-centered care for all patients.
We believe that health and healthcare are human rights, and that vulnerable and underserved populations extend beyond socioeconomic status; thus, health inequities are a special focus of our program. Our inpatient services on both the Family Medicine and Psychiatry sides serve some of the sickest and most vulnerable patients in Chicago. Our academic inpatient psychiatric unit is able to handle complex medical-psych cases, neuropsychiatry, safe and effective electroconvulsive therapy, and is a leader in the inpatient care of pregnant patients. Our outpatient and collaborative care services extend this mission beyond the hospital. Our institution has strengths in psychiatric services research, and combined residents are well-positioned at the interface of our institutional leadership in these areas.
Our unique strengths are our strong training in LGBTQ+ health/gender-affirming care, comprehensive reproductive/pregnancy care (as a RHEDI program), inpatient med-psych training, inpatient women’s mental health, and integrated substance use disorders (SUDs) training, including for the peripartum population. We also have fellowship programs (and therefore strong mentorship for combined residents) in Neuropsychiatry, Women’s Mental Health, Child/Adolescent Psychiatry, Geriatrics, Sports Medicine, and Global Health.
If you are looking for full-spectrum academic family medicine and comprehensive psychiatric training with a special focus on vulnerable populations and academic career trajectories, we hope you will consider the UIC Combined Residency Program in Family Medicine & Psychiatry.
Salary and Benefits
Hospitals & Training Affiliates
UI Health, also known as the University of Illinois at Chicago Hospital and Health Sciences System, is our home institution. Psychiatry and Family Medicine teams work closely together at most training sites.
Salary and Benefits
Psychiatry-Family Medicine residents will receive the same salary as all residents at UI Health.
Sample CIR Contract
- Our sample resident appointment contract that would be expected to be signed if matched
- Our current resident stipend info
- Our GME Policy manual regarding eligibility for appointment and onboarding
Advocacy and Community Engagement Statement
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Statement
At the University of Illinois Chicago, our combined Family Medicine-Psychiatry Residency is committed to respect, fair access, belonging and the meaningful representation of varied backgrounds and perspectives as core pillars of our pledge to train future double-boarded Psychiatrist / Family Physicians with an expertise in the physical and mental health needs of our communities. We believe that a learning environment shaped by a wide range of lived experiences creates a supportive community for our residents that will reflect and enrich patient care.
Representation and perspective: We uplift and celebrate the unique backgrounds, experiences, and viewpoints that each resident brings to our program. Honoring this range of experience helps us to better understand and respond to differences in health outcomes across our patient populations, thus promoting cultural sensitivity, humility, and empathy in every aspect of our program.
Fairness and access: Our dedication to fairness is reflected in our pursuit of advocacy and justice within healthcare. We strive to reduce gaps in care by providing full-spectrum training to our residents, along with fair opportunities for professional growth, mentorship, and access to robust research opportunities. This commitment helps ensures that every resident has the support needed to thrive in their medical training journey.
Belonging and voice: We prioritize an environment where all individuals feel valued and heard. Through open communication and active residency leadership-resident partnerships, we strive to create a sense of community that empowers residents to contribute their unique strengths to our collective success. Belonging is a daily practice that enriches the fabric of our residency community.
This statement reflects our personal call to action. Our residency program actively works to remove barriers, expand opportunity and cultivate a culture that respects and values the full range of human backgrounds and perspectives.