Hospitals and Training Affiliates
There are three family medicine centers, the Family Medicine Center at University Village, the Pilsen Family Health Center, and Mile Square Health Center. They both play an integral part in the training of our residents. Together, they provide the settings for residents during their three years of training. Their differences complement each other, providing a combination of training in both a predominately insured population and a primarily undeserved urban environment.
The Family Medicine Center at University Village Heading link
Located at 722 W. Maxwell Street , just five minutes from the Chicago Loop in UIC’s east campus, UV serves as one of three residency clinic training sites. The center serves a diverse population, consisting largely of working-age adults, students and their dependents. UV provides an extensive array of services, including sick and wellness visits for children; family planning and pregnancy care; chronic disease management; nutrition and diabetes counseling; LGBTQ+ healthcare; procedures including reproductive health; acute injury and illness care. The center see over 37,000 patients annually in a modern, all electronic facility, which opened in July 2006.
Mile Square Health Center (MSHC) Heading link
MSHC, our second residency clinic training site, is a Federally Qualified Health Center. Located a block from the hospital, MSHC serves Chicago’s Near West Side, an under-resourced urban community. The population includes many families with young children, as well as a substantial geriatric population with complex chronic health needs. The team approach is also evident at Mile Square, where a variety of health care professionals work with the physicians to provide true community-oriented primary care. MSHC also provides full spectrum Substance Use Disorder and Behavioral Health Care using a multidisciplinary team model. Residents learn pharmacologic management of opioid use disorder including buprenorphine, naltrexone, and methadone.
University of Illinois Hospital (UI Health) Heading link
University of Illinois Hospital is a modern, 540 bed hospital dedicated in 1980. It is home to residencies in virtually every medical and surgical specialty. Family Medicine residents complete the majority of their rotations here. During the PGY1 level, on in-patient rotations, they participate fully & equally with their fellow residents from other departments. In the PGY1, PGY2, and PGY3 levels, our residents work on the Family Medicine inpatient services; patients here are admitted and managed by Family Medicine faculty and residents; other specialties serve mainly in the consultant role, thus modeling private practice.
Jesse Brown Veterans Affairs Medical Center Heading link
Located on the west side of campus, JBVA is a 435 bed medical center that serves as one of the University’s primary teaching sites for medical students, residents, and other health professions. Family Medicine residents spend about 12% of their rotations at JBVA, including Outpatient Surgery, Cardiology, Neurology, Medicine Intensive Care Unit, Dermatology, ENT and Ophthalmology. The residents also blend both UIC and VA for their Geriatrics and Behavioral Medicine rotations.
Pilsen Family Health Center Heading link
Located at 1713 S Ashland Ave, the Pilsen Family Health Center provides comprehensive, full-spectrum Family Medicine care in the heart of a primarily Spanish-speaking neighborhood of Chicago. Providers care for entire families, from newborn care to geriatrics, and everything in between. It provides services including, but not limited to, disease prevention, reproductive health, pregnancy care, pediatrics, chronic disease management, and LGBTQ+ inclusive care. Residents train with attending physicians who make patient-centered medicine a top priority. Visit Pilsen Family Health Center.