Section of Rheumatology Training Programs

Welcome About the Section Faculty Directory Research Programs Overview Basic Research Clinical Research Clinical Programs Overview Diseases We Treat Find a Physician More Information Training Programs Overview ACGME Fellowship Overview Clinical Training Research Training Research Preceptors Conferences Fellow Listing How to Apply Contact Us Post-Doctoral Clinical Trials Contact Us Section Intranet Make a Donation	The University of Chicago Medical Center is the major hospital on the south side of Chicago. Patients are drawn from the immediate area, the western and northern suburbs, and northern Indiana, providing opportunities for a broad spectrum of experience in Rheumatologic problems. The outpatient Rheumatology program has over 12,000 patient visits a year and the inpatient consultation service evaluates twenty to thirty patients each month. The major portion of the clinical training occurs in the first year. Fellows usually spend 5 months assigned to the inpatient consultation service. During this time they work closely with the attending physician and supervise the residents and students who are a part of the consultation team. Near the end of the second year the fellow has the opportunity to spend one month on the consultation team with broadened responsibilities reflecting their more advanced level of training. Longitudinal patient care is delivered throughout the fellowship period at the outpatient clinics. During this time, fellows are the responsible physicians for their own group of patients under the supervision of faculty preceptors who are present at all times. The Rheumatology clinic is located in the Duchossois Center for Advanced Medicine (DCAM) building and within close proximity to the orthopedics, plastic surgery, and hand rehabilitation clinics allowing for productive interactions with these specialties. In addition to the adult inpatient consultation service, rotations in Pediatric Rheumatology, Orthopedics, and Rehabilitative Medicine are required. A broad experience in orthopedics is acquired with rotating clinics of hand, foot, general and sports orthopedic specialists. One month at LaRabida Children’s Hospital allows the fellow the ability to work closely with the Pediatric Rheumatology faculty to develop expertise in the diagnosis and management of pediatric problems. Rehabilitative medicine is taught in collaboration with the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago. The elective time is used to participate in areas of special interest to the Fellow. Fellows may take one or more additional electives in electrodiagnostics, bone densitometry, pain management or radiology.