John Stroger Cook County Hospital / Rush Medical College

Submitted by ELee on May 16, 2011 - 11:42am
Medical School Affiliation: 
Rush Medical College/John Stroger Cook County Hospital
Institution Address: 
1900 West Polk 10th floor
Chicago, IL 60612
United States
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Website(s): 
http://www.ccbh.org/
Program Training Format: 
PGY 1 - 4
Number of residents per entering class: 
15
Number of residents currently in training: 
60
Percentage of residents who are women: 
42.00
Total number of resident graduates: 
316
Numbers of residency who did not complete the program in past 5 years: 
4
List combined programs: 
none
Accreditation: 
ACGME
ACGME Accreditation: 
Continued
Date of last ACGME RRC - EM survey : 
Monday, September 5, 2011
Year accreditation expires: 
2014
Year program began: 
1998
Residency Coordinator
Coordinator First Name: 
Ethel
Coordinator Last Name: 
Lee
Coordinator Email: 
elee@ccbh.org
Coordinator Phone: 
+01 312 864 0060
Coordinator Fax: 
+01 312 864 9656
Department Chair:
Chair First Name: 
Jeffrey
Chair Last Name: 
Schaider, MD
Program Director
Director First Name: 
Steven
Director Last Name: 
Bowman, MD
Research Director
First Name: 
Rebecca
Last Name: 
Roberts
Email: 
rroberts@ccbh.org
Areas of department research interest: 
Ultrasound, Resuscitation, Sepsis, Infectious Disease, Medical Economics, ED utilization, EMS, Toxicology.
Describe how the residents meet the requirement of engage in scholarly activity: 
Residents must participate in the majority of aspects of research (hypothesis development, literature search, study design, data collection, analysis, abstract submission, article authorship). Residents must also prepare a demonstration of authorship (Case report, abstract submission/presentation at a local or national meeting) Residents may participate in original or ongoing projects, systematic reviews, etc.
Primary Site
Institution name: 
John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County
Number of beds in hospital: 
466
Number of beds in ED: 
119
Total number of annual ED visits: 
135000
Pediatric visits (%): 
12
Admission rate (%): 
14
Admission admitted to critical care area (%): 
10
Level 1 Trauma verification?: 
Yes
Total Number of EM rotation months: 
52
Unique attributes: 
Electronic ED chart, GE PACS Digital Radiography, Digital Electronic tracking, Electronic patient records, Dedicated Ultrasound
Faculty Attributes
Total number of all faculty: 
34
Number of core faculty: 
28
Number of clinical faculty: 
6
Number of non-clinical faculty: 
0
Female faculty (%): 
38
Program graduates who are program faculty (%): 
4
Block Schedule
PGY-1: 
Orientation 2 wks
Adult ED 14 wks
Pediatric ED 4 wks
Internal Medicine 12 wks
Inf. Disease 4 wk
Med Short Stay 4 wks
Burn Unit 4 wks
ICU Selective 4 wks
Vacation 4 wks
PGY-2: 
Orientation 2 wks
Adult ED 24 wks
Pediatric ED 8 wks
Trauma 4 wks
Anesthesia 2 wks
Orthopedics 4 wks
Ultrasound 2 wks
Labor & Delivery 2 wks
Vacation 4 wks
PGY-3: 
Adult ED 22 wks
Trauma 6 wks
Pediatric ED 4 wks
Toxicology 4 wks
MICU 4 wks
Community Hosp ED (ENH) 4 wks
Community Hospitaly ED (OLR) 4 wks
Vacation 4 wks
PGY-4: 
Adult ED 23 wks
Trauma 4 wks
Pediatric ED 4 wks
Community Hospital ED (West Sub) 4 wks
Community Hospital ED (GlenB) 4 wks
Administration 4 wks
Ultrasound 1 wk
Elective 4 wks
Vacation 4 wks
Resident Benefits
Educational materials provided outside allowance per year: 
No
Unique resident benefits not listed above: 
Our four year curriculum with clinical rotations in a variety of high volume, high acuity environments with outstanding instruction is unique among EM training programs. We stress independence and strong clinical decision-making skills. Our goal is to provide you with the ability to leave our program and be successful in any job available to a new EM graduate. Our institution has an independent Department of Trauma that works in cooperation with the Department of Emergency Medicine to provide outstanding trauma care to our patients. EM residents form an integral part of our Level 1 Trauma team. On the Trauma rotation you are totally immersed in the trauma experience. Our department employs state of the art protocols (sepsis, post resuscitation hypothermia, cardiac stratification, infectious disease therapy in the management of acutely ill ED patients. Residents are trained in the use of modern ED diagnostic equipment and medical devices (dedicated bedside ultrasounds, Glide-Scope, Easy IO). We have a progressive didactic modular curriculum that utilizes multiple formats: Case conferences (Adult/Pediatrics, Toxicology, MICU, Ultrasound, Orthopedics, Trauma), team teaching, small group sessions, class specific sessions, journal clubs (at faculty member's homes), simulation, mock oral examination, laboratories and class specific mini-courses. We stress procedural excellence. Courses include: Disaster Response, Emergency Orthopedics, Resuscitation, Procedures and Procedural Anatomy, to name a few. We are in the process of developing "colleges" within our program to allow residents to explore certain areas in EM in depth. Residents have ample opportunity to enhance their lecture skills. We have many educational partners that provide clinical experiences which complement those of our institution: Pediatrics EM: University of Chicago (4 weeks EM-2 and 4 weeks EM-4), Community Hospitals: Evanston Northshore Hospital (4 weeks EM-3), Glenbrook Hospital (4 weeks EM-4), Our Lady of the Resurrection Hospital (4 weeks EM-3), West Suburban Hospital (4 weeks EM-4). In additon to our own Department's patient simulations, our program has partned with the Northshore University Health Systems's simulation program based at Evanston Northshore Hospital. Residents learn to perfect procedural skills and resuscitations in these controlled, yet realistic, environments.
Resident Graduate Attributes (last 5 years only)
First time ABEM qualifying exam rate: 
95
First time ABEM oral exam pass rate: 
95