IM Alumni and Friends
Welcome Alumni and Friends of the UIC Internal Medicine program!
Anne Polick, Deputy Director Heading link
My name is Anne Polick, and I am honored to have accepted the position of Deputy Program Director in September of 2022. Alongside the Program Director, Adam Mikolajczyk, we have enormous shoes to fill after 33 years of Fred Zar’s visionary leadership. As a mentor, role model and master diagnostician, Fred Zar built a program that emphasized autonomy, mentorship and non-hierarchical collegiality to deliver exceptional clinical care to an underserved population.
As a graduate of this program myself, I hold it dear, and I see the value in preserving what makes UIC unique, and continuing to build upon it. Our mission is to prepare our 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.
If you’d like to stay up to date with good news from our program and learn about the achievements of current and former residents, you are in the right place. Check this page for program updates and alumni news, stay connected on Instagram and X/Twitter, and be sure to sign up for our e-newsletter. And don’t forget to share your news! We’d love to hear from you, so please send an email to tell us what you’ve been up to.
Finally, we invite you to support the future of the Internal Medicine program by making a tax-deductible contribution. Contributions from alumni and friends will go towards supporting scholarly activity, reemphasizing the culture of camaraderie after COVID and continuing to expand professional opportunities for our trainees in their time with us. You can direct your gift to a fund that is meaningful to you, or to the area of greatest need. Either way, we are profoundly grateful for your support of the program.
On behalf of everyone in Internal Medicine, I want to thank you for your time and your continued interest in our program. Please keep in touch!
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Alumni Testimonials Heading link
Our graduates go on to do great things, and it is our privilege to showcase some of them below.
Alumni Testimonials Heading link
“The UIC residency taught me teamwork, thinking on my feet, and how to problem solve complex situations.”
-Jon Radosta, MD, Class of 2007, UIC Chief Resident (2007-2008)
Post Graduate Career: Chief Medical Officer, University of Illinois Hospital
Watch: Jon Radosta shares his UIC IM experience
“UIC will provide you with superlative, superlative medical training. They will turn you into a phenomenal, phenomenal physician. What makes UIC different is that the people honestly care about you and your development as a person.”
-Lila Glotfelty, MD, MPH, Class of 2017, UIC Chief Resident (2017-2018)
Fellowship: Gastroenterology, University of Pennsylvania Health System
Post Graduate Career: Clinical Research Director, Immunology and Inflammation, Sanofi and Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Denver Health, University of Colorado
Watch: Lila Glotfelty shares her UIC IM experience
“With the University of Illinois residing in the heart of Chicago’s west side, I had exposure to a large demographic of patients with a myriad of medical conditions. That exposure alone and the rigorous intensity of the training and autonomy provided really helped ease my transition into hospital medicine.”
-Chantale Stephens-Archer, MD, Class of 2013
Post Graduate Career: Hospitalist, Central DuPage Hospital (Northwestern Medicine)
Watch: Chantale Stephens-Archer shares her UIC IM experience
“UIC is a friendly, caring, non-hierarchical environment. I was surrounded by people who care for each other, care for the patients, care for what we do, and what we contribute to society.”
Alfredo Mena Lora, MD, Class of 2012
Fellowship, Infectious Disease, University of Illinois Chicago
Post Graduate Career: Program Director, Infectious Disease Fellowship, University of Illinois Hospital
Watch: Alfredo Mena Lora shares his UIC IM experience
“My co-residents are the favorite part of my residency. We have a group chat that has been going on for seven years. The other thing I loved is the mentorship, which impacted my trajectory.”
Adjoa Anyane-Yeboa, MD, Class of 2015, UIC Chief Resident (2015-2016)
Fellowship, Gastroenterology, University of Chicago Hospital
Post Graduate Gastroenterologist, Massachusetts General Hospital
Watch: Adjoa Anyane-Yeboa shares her UIC IM experience
“UIC is the place where I learned how to learn, how to teach, how to think critically. I have created life-long relationships with my co-residents. I am incredibly proud to be part of the UIC family.”
Conner Olsen, MD, Class of 2021, UIC Chief Resident (2021-2022)
Fellowship: Palliative Care and Hospice Medicine, University of California San Diego
Watch: Conner Olsen shares his UIC IM experience
Adam Mikolajczyk, Residency Program Director Heading link
I first came to UIC in 2018 as a faculty member in Gastroenterology and Hepatology as a transplant hepatologist. I was initially drawn to the institution’s unwavering commitment to caring for underserved patient populations, strong prioritization of diversity, and rich tradition of innovation within the field of medical education. Each of these values remain very important to me, and being embraced by the IM residency family, which truly embodies the institution’s unparalleled collegiality and humility, will forever shape my career.
Over the next three years, we hope to achieve a fundraising goal of $75,000. Please consider making a one-time or recurring gift. Through your generosity, we plan to:
- Implement the goals of our:
- DEI Council
- Wellness Committee
- Family-style journal clubs
- Expand research opportunities offered to our residents
- Continue to enhance our learning opportunities offered, including:
- Tropical Medicine elective
- Certificate-program for POCUS training
- Medical Spanish elective
- Public Advocacy elective
- Specialty Tracks
