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DVA – Jesse Brown Veterans Affairs Medical Center

820 S Damen Ave

Attn: Podiatry

Chicago, IL 60612

CASPR # 0338

CRIP Section 2

Rescue Fund Insured: yes

COTH Member: Yes

Entry Level Positions: n/a

Type

# Approved

# Filling

Director

Brian Wittmayer DPM

Phone: 312-569-7435

Program E-mail: brian.wittmayer@va.gov

Program Web Site: https://www.va.gov/chicago-health-care/

Hospital Description

Accreditation: JCAHO

Offers podiatry clerkship: yes

Staff DPMs: 10

Affiliated Institutions:

UIC, Bolingbrook Hospital, University of Chicago-Ingalls Hospital and SameDay Surgery Center, Physicians Surgery Care Center, Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery, Naperville Surgery Center, and MidAmerica Orthopedics

Other Residency Programs:

Internal Medicine, Urology, General Surgery, Radiology, ENT, Infectious Disease, Anesthesiology, Vascular Surgery, Ophthalmology, Psychiatry, Rehabilitation, Rheumatology, Plastic surgery, Dermatology

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:

The Jesse Brown VA offers a well rounded podiatric clinical and surgical experience including limb salvage and complex foot & ankle reconstruction. This is a hospital based program with direct inpatient management. The first year of residency has a primary focus on both inpatient care as well as developing fundamental clinical skills in managing a high volume outpatient clinic. Being located in a major metropolitan area, we have a diverse veteran population with a large variety of pathologies. The second and third years of the program shift to more surgical based exposure both at the main VA hospital as well as our outside surgical affiliates.

Didactic Program

Grand Rounds: yes

Book Club: yes

Journal Club: yes

Research: yes

Lecture Series: yes

Resident Benefits

Stipends

First Year: $$62,359

Second Year: $$65,027

Third Year: $$67,913

Fourth Year: n/a

CME Allowance: yes

Health Insurance: yes

Malpractice Insuarance: yes

Housing: no

Meals: no

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: brian.wittmayer@va.gov

NBPME Part III: No

Program Application Fee: n/a

Refundable: n/a

Payable to: n/a

Clerkship Required: no

State Licensure: Training

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.

Must have all required vaccines.

Visitation and/or clerkship rotation strongly preferred.

Available Resources

Sample Contract: Contact Program

Benefit Package: Contact Program

Curriculum: Contact Program

Program Overview

The Jesse Brown Veterans Affairs Medical Center (JBVAMC) is a 220-bed inpatient facility located in the city of Chicago, Illinois. Formerly the Westside (Chicago) VA Medical Center, the facility was then renamed in 2004 for Jesse Brown, former Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs. JBVAMC is one of four major hospitals that comprise the Illinois Medical District (IMD), the largest medical zoning district in the country and also hosts the Rush University Medical Center, the John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, and the University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences Center.

Our surgical residency program has long standing reputable history and a large successful alumni pool. The base hospital of this program offers a very busy, resident-run clinic with access to a significant amount of complex pathologies. Our faculty encourages an understanding of both conservative and surgical approaches to these pathologies. Residents also supplement their surgical experience with surgeons associated with our affiliate institutions. This is a well rounded program with the diversity to give residents competence in everything from pediatric care to complex reconstruction.