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DVA – Jesse Brown Veterans Affairs Medical Center

820 S Damen Ave

Attn: Podiatry

Chicago, IL 606128195

CASPR # 0338

CRIP Section 2

Rescue Fund Insured: yes

COTH Member: yes

Entry Level Positions: n/a

Type

# Approved

# Filling

PMSR/RRA

Director

Luke W. Kovatch DPM

Phone: luke.kovatch@va.gov

Program E-mail: luke.kovatch@va.gov

Program Web Site: www.visn12.med.va.gov/chicago/

Hospital Description

Accreditation: JCAHO

Offers podiatry clerkship: yes

Staff DPMs: 10

Affiliated Institutions:

UIC, Bollingbrook Hospital, Ingalls Hospital and SameDay Surgery Center, Physicians Surgery Care Center, Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery and MidAmerica Orthopedics

Other Residency Programs:

Medicine, Urology, Surgery, Radiology, ENT, Infectious Disease, Anesthesiology, Vascular Surgery, Ophthalmology, Rehabilitation, Rheumatology, Plastic surgery

Clinical Experiences

Anesthesiology: yes

Behavioral Science: yes

Dermatology: yes

Diabetic Wound Care: yes

Emergency Room: yes

Family Practice: no

Internal Medicine: yes

Infectious Disease: yes

Neurology: yes

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:

Wound Care and Complex Limb Salvage
Pediatric Orthopedics Clinical Rotation

Program Emphasis:

A well rounded clinical and surgical exposure including limb salvage and complex foot & ankle reconstruction.

Didactic Program

Grand Rounds: yes

Book Club: yes

Journal Club: yes

Research: yes

Lecture Series: yes

Resident Benefits

Stipends

First Year: $49996

Second Year: $52773

Third Year: $56245

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: no

Applicant Requirements

Mail additional fees and required documents not included in your CASPR application and any non-electronic document to this address: 820 S Damen Ave Attn: Dept of Podiatric Surgery , Chicago, IL 60612

NBPME Part III: No

Program Application Fee: $0

Refundable: n/a

Payable to:

n/a

Clerkship Required: no

State Licensure: temporary

ACLS: no

CPR: yes

Minimum GPA: no

Minimum Rank: no

Other Applicant Requirements:

Must have registered with Selective Services, Background checks and Drug Screening required. Visitation and/or clerkship rotation strongly encouraged. CV

Available Resources

Sample Contract: Contact Program

Benefit Package: Contact Program

Curriculum: Contact Program

Program Overview

We are one of the premier surgical residency programs in the country with a long standing reputable history and a large successful alumni pool. Several of our faculty are nationally recognized for their contributions to the field of Podiatry. Many of our faculty are frequently involved in complex cases including nerve decompression, charcot reconstruction, trauma, joint replacement, and external fixation. Members of our faculty lecture throughout the United States and some even worldwide. The base hospital of this program offers a very busy, resident-run clinic with access to a significant amount of complex pathologies where our faculty encourages a profound understanding of both conservative and surgical approaches to these pathologies. This is a rare and excellent program with the diversity to give residents competence in everything from pediatric care to complex reconstruction.