Advocate Christ Medical Center

Submitted by RZelinski on May 12, 2011 - 11:08am
Medical School Affiliation: 
University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine
Institution Address: 
4440 W. 95th Street Room 185W
Oak Lawn, IL 60453
United States
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Mailing Address
Address1: 
4440 West 95th Street, Suite 185W
City: 
Oak Lawn
State: 
Illinois
Zip: 
60453
Website(s): 
http://www.christem.org
Program Training Format: 
PGY 1 - 3
Number of residents per entering class: 
11
Number of residents currently in training: 
33
Percentage of residents who are women: 
39.00
Total number of resident graduates: 
220
Numbers of residency who did not complete the program in past 5 years: 
0
List combined programs: 
None
Accreditation: 
ACGME
ACGME Accreditation: 
Continued
Date of last ACGME RRC - EM survey : 
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Year accreditation expires: 
2016
Year program began: 
1977
Residency Coordinator
Coordinator First Name: 
Rose
Coordinator Last Name: 
Zelinski
Coordinator Title: 
Residency Coordinator
Coordinator Email: 
chmc-edres@advocatehealth.com
Coordinator Phone: 
+01 708 684 5375
Department Chair:
Chair Title: 
Department Chairman
Chair First Name: 
Chintan
Chair Last Name: 
Mistry, MD, FACEP
Program Director
Director Title: 
Program Director
Director First Name: 
Daniel
Director Last Name: 
Girzadas, Jr. MD, RDMS, FAAEM
Director Email: 
dgirzadasjr@comcast.net
Associate/Assistant Program Directors
First Name: 
Elise
Last Name: 
Lovell
Title: 
MD
Email: 
eliselovell@gmail.com
First Name: 
Andrea
Last Name: 
Carlson
Title: 
MD
Email: 
acarlson@comcast.net
First Name: 
Andrej
Last Name: 
Urumov, MD
Email: 
andrej.urumov@gmail.com
First Name: 
Christine
Last Name: 
Kulstad, MD
Email: 
ckulstad@gmail.com
Research Director
First Name: 
Erik
Last Name: 
Kulstad, MD
Email: 
ekulstad@gmail.com
Areas of department research interest: 
Three areas of department research interest: Ultrasound, Sepsis, Crowding. Statisticians available for design, data entry, and number crunching. Research electives are available and commonly taken. "Resident projects" are required for graduation, but research is not required. Outstanding opportunities and patient population for clinical research.
Number of peer review abstracts presented in last 5 years: 
40
Number of peer reviewed manuscripts published in the last 5 years: 
30
Number of non-peer-reviewed publications in the last 5 years: 
0
Describe how the residents meet the requirement of engage in scholarly activity: 
Residents can perform original research. Residents can join existing research projects and significantly contribute. Residents can write up case reports for publication. Residents can present CPC's at SAEM. Residents can undertake other activities which benefit themselves, the department, the hospital, or the community and meet this requirement. Christ resident won "Best Resident Presentation" at 2006 SAEM annual meeting in San Francisco
Unique attributes: 
Free parking, meal coupons, Level I Trauma Center, one-on-one resident to attending ED shifts, and 10-hour shifts.
Primary Site
Institution name: 
Advocate Christ Medical Center
Number of beds in hospital: 
700
Number of beds in ED: 
51
Total number of annual ED visits: 
90000
Pediatric visits (%): 
30
Admission rate (%): 
29
Admission admitted to critical care area (%): 
9
Level 1 Trauma verification?: 
Yes
Total Number of EM rotation months: 
21
Miles from primary training institution: 
0
Unique attributes: 
Electronic ED chart, Digital radiographs, Electronic tracking, Electronic patient records
Faculty Attributes
Total number of all faculty: 
48
Number of core faculty: 
16
Number of clinical faculty: 
20
Number of non-clinical faculty: 
3
Female faculty (%): 
40
Block Schedule
PGY-1: 
EM Orientation-4 weeks
EM-22 weeks
ICU - 8 weeks
Pediatrics - 6 weeks
Thoracic & Gen Surg - 4 weeks
OB - 4 weeks
Anesthesia - 2 weeks
Ultrasound - 2 weeks
PGY-2: 
EM - 28 weeks
Trauma - 8 weeks
Ortho - 4 weeks
PICU - 3 weeks
Neurology - 2 weeks
EMS/Administration - 4 weeks
Elective - 4 weeks
PGY-3: 
EM - 40 weeks
Hand & Plastic Surgery - 3 weeks
Elective - 8 weeks
Resident Benefits
Educational stipend allowance per year: 
2200.00
Number of vacation or personal days: 
20.00
Types of insurance coverage provided: 
Medical malpractice, disability, medical, dental, vision
Educational materials provided outside allowance per year: 
Yes
Unique resident benefits not listed above: 
Unique clinical or rotation experiences: Ultrasound integrated into everyday practice (1-2 ultrasound fellows/year.) Standing protocols for post-arrest therapeutic hypothermia, sepsis, AMI, ACS, CHF, community-acquire and nursing home acquired pneumonias. Unique didactic activities: Four-week orientation for EM-1's. Difficult Airway Day every year. High Fidelity Simulation Mannequins ("SimMan", "SimBaby", "Airway Man".) Critical Care Procedure Lab (Porcine models) EMS field trips for HAZMAT, extrication, search and rescue. Also, disaster drills. Case-based didactic learning. Oral exams which are a blending of oral exam, OSCE and simulated cases. This occurs 22 times/year with each EM-2 and EM-3. All day oral exam for EM-1's, EM-2's and EM-3's every year. ABEM Oral first time pass rate = 99% last 10 years. State-wide oral exam for EM-3's. Didactic ultrasonography including hired human models. "Study Guide" - a written board preparation activity. ABEM Written first time pass rate = 99% last 10 years. In-training exam scores = 84.00 average for 2010 program. Journal clubs are off campus (at faculty homes). Scheduled didactics on trauma (combined conference), toxicology, pediatrics, cardiology, radiology, etc.]
Resident Graduate Attributes (last 5 years only)
Number of residents entering fellowship programs: 
20
First time ABEM qualifying exam rate: 
99
First time ABEM oral exam pass rate: 
98