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Advocate Christ Medical Center

4440 West 95th St.

Oak Lawn, IL 60453

CASPR # 0371

CRIP Section 2

Rescue Fund Insured: yes

COTH Member: yes

Entry Level Positions: n/a

Type

# Approved

# Filling

Director

Darshan Nagesh, DPM

Phone: 708-684-5682

Program E-mail: Tammi.Bauske@aah.org

Program Web Site: www.advocatehealth.com/education/residency-opportunities/advocate-christ-medical-center/podiatry

Hospital Description

Accreditation: Other

Offers podiatry clerkship: no

Staff DPMs: 27

Affiliated Institutions:

Advocate Christ Medical Center, Advocate Children’s Hospital

Other Residency Programs:

Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, Pediatrics, Internal Medicine, General Surgery

Clinical Experiences

Anesthesiology: yes

Behavioral Science: yes

Dermatology: yes

Diabetic Wound Care: yes

Emergency Room: yes

Family Practice: yes

Internal Medicine: yes

Infectious Disease: yes

Neurology: no

Orthopedics: yes

Office Rotations: yes

Outpatient Clinic: yes

Pathology/Lab: yes

Pediatrics: yes

Plastic Surgery: yes

Podiatry: yes

Podiatry (Surgery): yes

Radiology: yes

Rehabilitation: yes

Rheumatology: yes

Surgery: yes

Trauma: yes

Vascular Surgery: yes

Other Clinical Experiences:

Research is an important part of this program. Emergency medicine and trauma are large parts of the experiences. Our Residency is a significantly intense program geared at producing top foot and ankle surgeons.

Program Emphasis:

This program is heavily surgically emphasized with exposure to cases in pediatric and adult Foot and ankle surgery, Reconstruction, Ankle Replacements, trauma, sports medicine, and limb salvage .

Didactic Program

Grand Rounds: yes

Book Club: yes

Journal Club: yes

Research: yes

Lecture Series: yes

Resident Benefits

Stipends

First Year: $62500

Second Year: $64500

Third Year: $67500

Fourth Year: n/a

CME Allowance: yes

Health Insurance: yes

Malpractice Insuarance: yes

Housing: no

Meals: yes

Sick Leave: yes

Uniforms: yes

Vacation: yes

Other Resident Benefits:

The residency budget includes financial assistance for conferences, research, academic sessions, and academic materials. Benefits include 401k matching, parking, and Advocate employee perks.

Applicant Requirements

Mail additional fees and required documents not included in your CASPR application and any non-electronic document to this address: 4440 West 95th St. Oak Lawn, IL 60453

NBPME Part III: No

Program Application Fee: n/a

Refundable: n/a

Payable to: n/a

Clerkship Required: no

State Licensure: Training

ACLS: yes

CPR: yes

Minimum GPA: 3.2

Minimum Rank: upper half

Other Applicant Requirements:

CV, photo

Available Resources

Sample Contract: Contact Program

Benefit Package: Contact Program

Curriculum: Contact Program

Program Overview

Advocate Christ Medical Center is a registered PMSR-RRA with exceptionally large diversity of surgical exposure at a very large level one Trauma medical center and large children’s hospital. Residents cover in-house management at Advocate Christ Medical Center and Advocate Children’s Hospital. There are also an additional 8 locations for case coverage in the surrounding area. Residents are expected to perform a large volume of surgical procedures, far exceeding CPME residency requirements, under numerous podiatric and orthopedic attendings on a daily basis. Didactic exposure includes journal clubs, case review, board review, cadaver workshops, and surgical equipment labs. Residents are given great responsibility and must be ready for repeated night call, trauma call, ER call and have great integrity. Residency salary, benefits, and training experience are wonderful.