1. Is this program a University-affiliated program? Yes. It is affiliated with the University of Illinois at Chicago. 2. Does this mean I will do rotations at the University of Illinois? Not necessarily. The program is based at Michael Reese Hospital and generally all the rotations are done at Michael Reese. 3. What is the call schedule? On the wards and units, call is every 4th night. There is also a short call system; the short call day is 2 days after the long call. 4. Is there a "cap" on the number of admissions? Yes. The intern should not admit more than 5 new patients on his admission day. On the short call day, the intern should receive not more than 2 patients. 5. Is there a night float team? Yes. The night float team takes admissions from 11 pm to 7 am, Sunday-Thursday, allowing the interns to be responsible only for cross coverage during the night. 6. How many patients will I be responsible for? This number can be quite variable, but on average the intern is responsible for 5-8 patients. 7. How much "scut" work will I have to do? Because we have ample support services such as phlebotomy, transporters, EKG and radiology technicians, your "scut" work should be limited. 8. How many days off will I have? Each house staff member has at least 4 days off per rotation. This includes one full weekend. 9. How many electives will I have? During the first year, you will have 1-2 electives. In the second year, you will have 4 electives and in third year you will have 6 electives. 10. If I wish, can I do an outside elective? Yes. Residents may request to do an elective at another institution. Our residents have gone to other hospitals within the city and to other states. 11. What is the patient population? Because Michael Reese Hospitals serves as a referral center in addition to providing care for the surrounding community, there is a wide spectrum of patients and diseases. Our patient's medical problems range from more common general medical problems to complex specialty problems. The patients come from a variety of payor sources, with approximately equal numbers of Medicare, Medicaid and commercially insured patients. 12. Are all patients "teaching patients"? Generally yes, with the exception of patients admitted for 23 hours and routine cardiac catheterizations. Attending physicians do not write orders; all orders must be entered by the house staff. 13. How is the teaching organized? What is the conference schedule? Residents attend teaching rounds, morning report and conferences. Teaching rounds are held 3-5 days per week for 1.5 to 2 hours each time. Morning report is held 4 days a week. Mobidity & Mortality Conference, Core Medicine Lecture Series, Primary Care Conference, Grand Rounds and Tumor Board are held weekly. Additional conferences include Journal Club, Pre-clinic Conference and mulitiple specialty conferences. 14. Is there any teaching directed especially toward interns? Yes. The Intern Medicine Lecture series is held shortly after the interns arrive. There is also an Ambulatory Lecture Series held for interns. Incoming house staff attend hands-on workshops teaching procedural skills, such as central line placement and suturing. 15. How much of my training will be in the ambulatory setting? Overall, approximately one third of your time will be in the ambulatory setting. This includes a 3-year continuity experience, nursing home experience, outpatient block rotations and outpatient experience during specialty rotations. 16. Will I have an opportunity to do research? Research is very strongly encouraged but not required. Doing research can be very useful for those interested in pursuing fellowship training. Research activities by the house staff are recognized by an annual Resident Research Fair. 17. Is there any assistance to prepare for Boards? Yes. Quizzes are held monthly and an in-service exam is given yearly to help target areas for further study. A Board review course is held in the Spring. In addition, an annual stipend is available, which may be directed toward educational materials and/or courses. 18. Is regular feedback provided to the house staff? Yes. Each resident is assigned to an advisor who meets with the resident quarterly to review his performance evaluations. Monthly the service attending provides feedback regarding performance to the team members. 19. What do the graduates of the program do? In recent years, approximately half of the residents have chosen to do specialty training while the other half have chosen to do primary care. 20. Is there assistance in job placement? Yes. In fact, some of our graduates have joined existing groups based at the hospital. 21. Where does the house staff generally live? Although you may live anywhere in the Chicago-land area, many of our residents find it convenient to live in the nearby Prairie Shores apartment complex directly across the street from the hospital. For more information, call the Internal Medicine Residency Program at 312-791-2670	MICHAEL REESE HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER 2929 S. Ellis Avenue Chicago, IL 60616 Main telephone: 312-791-2000 Enrique Beckmann, M.D. - Chairman & CEO NUMBER OF: Physicians: 575 Employees: 1,100 Beds - 450