Greetings from the Program Director
Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency
Welcome to the Internal Medicine Residency Program at the University of Illinois Chicago!  We are one of the most diverse academic training programs in the country, proudly caring for underserved and marginalized patient populations across the city and even the state. The excitement of helping physicians from all walks of life reach their full potential motivates our leadership team every day.  We strongly believe that our patient population, family-like atmosphere, emphasis on autonomy, and responsiveness to feedback provide the ideal environment for training the next generation of physicians. Please learn more about our program in the short introductory video below.
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Our Mission
To utilize a team-based approach to cultivate an academic residency program with an unwavering commitment to preparing its trainees for a wide-range of career paths while emphasizing the provision of high-quality, patient-centered care for the state of Illinois’ medically underserved populations in a learning environment that prioritizes the appropriate balance of autonomy and supervision, evidence-based approaches, diversity and inclusion, cultural humility, humanism, wellness, and togetherness.
Training Programs
Besides our Categorical and Preliminary Medicine programs, we offer combined Internal Medicine residencies in Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics.
Categorical
The University of Illinois Chicago College of Medicine Internal Medicine Residency program is a three year, ACGME accredited program with teaching sites at both the University of Illinois Hospital (UIH) and the Jesse Brown Veterans Administration Medical Center (JBVA).
Preliminary
This one-year program is designed for individuals pursuing careers in other specialties. Residents in this program undertake a year of training that is identical to the first year of residency in the categorical program.
Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
The department’s longest standing combined program, Internal Medicine/Pediatrics, is a four-year experience for residents who wish to be experts in the non-surgical care of patients of all ages. These trainees alternate between Internal Medicine and Pediatrics over the course of four years, satisfying board requirements for certification in both specialties.
Internal Medicine and Emergency Medicine
The combined five-year residency in Internal Medicine/Emergency Medicine is designed for those trainees who wish to complement the breadth of skills in Emergency Medicine with the depth of Internal Medicine. Rotating between Internal Medicine and Emergency Medicine, residents satisfy board requirements for certification in both specialties.
Specialized Tracks
The University of Illinois Chicago Internal Medicine Residency has specialized tracks that give interested residents a more focused residency experience.
Academic and Internal Medicine Track
The Academic Internal Medicine (AIM) Residency Track provides additional academic training to internal medicine residents who have an interest in conducting clinical research as generalists. The AIM Track is an opportunity for residents to receive training in public health and clinical and translational research, and actively participate in scholarly activities under the mentorship of Department of Medicine faculty.
Preliminary
The Global Health Advocates and Scholars Tracks (GHAS) are offered through the Center for Global Health and aim to support the training of future global health leaders by fostering opportunities to build skills in sustainable and ethical global health practice in an inter-disciplinary framework.
Internal Medicine and Emergency Medicine
The Leaders for Local Change (LLC) is a longitudinal certificate program for aspiring urban health leaders seeking to improve access to care by strategically addressing prominent health disparities facing the patient population at UI health.
Medical Education Track
The Medical Education Track is intended bridge this gap for residents interested in pursuing academic and medical education careers. It is currently open to residents in internal medicine, pediatrics, medpeds and neurology. Residents who participate in the track attend a monthly MedEd conference, complete a MedEd rotation, complete a longitudinal project with the goal to submit for presentation, and teach medical students and residents.
Innovation in Internal Medicine Track
The Innovation in Internal Medicine Track offers opportunities through research collaborations across all schools and departments at UIC and tailors experiences for those with advanced degrees and extensive research experience.
Physician and Scientist Track
The University of Illinois Chicago is committed to an environment that fosters the development of future physician-scientists. Towards this end, we have a Clinical Investigator Pathway that allows residents to pursue training in internal medicine, with a strong emphasis on research, and a guaranteed position in one of our subspecialty research fellowships.
Simulating Access to Research in Residency (StARR) Program
The UIC StARR Program is an NHLBI-funded career development program that seeks to recruit internal medicine residents of varied backgrounds and experiences to undergo mentored clinical/translational research training related to the areas of cardiovascular, pulmonary, or hematologic diseases that will foster opportunities to help lead the next generation of highly diverse and skilled physician-investigators in the biomedical sciences.
Medicine-Geriatrics Pathway
The Medicine-Geriatrics Pathway is a four-year training program for internal medicine (IM) and family medicine (FM) residents who are interested in pursuing a career in geriatrics.
It is currently open to residents in internal medicine, pediatrics, medpeds and neurology. Residents who participate in the track attend a monthly MedEd conference, complete a MedEd rotation, complete a longitudinal project with the goal to submit for presentation, and teach medical students and residents.