Lawndale Christian Family Medicine Residency

Program Description

The Lawndale Christian Family Medicine Residency (Lawndale FMR) is a community-based Teaching Health Center program located at Lawndale Christian Health Center in Chicago, IL. We accept 8 residents per year. Our vision is to improve the health of our patients and community, and other communities like ours, through the training and provision of quality, mission-driven family medicine. Our program encourages family physicians to care for the marginalized with the love of Jesus and equips them with a skill set to pursue health equity for all communities.

Community Setting

Urban

Top 3 Program Strengths

• Behavioral Medicine
• Heath Equity
• Low resourced/Marginalized Populations

Primary Admitting Hospital

Sinai Medical Center

Length of Program

3 Years

Clinic Funding

• Federal or other government clinic funding including Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) or look-alike, Community Health Centers (CHC), Rural Health Clinic (RHC)
• Federal Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) funding

Positions

	PGY-1	PGY-2	PGY-3
Offered:	PGY-1: 8	PGY-2: 8	PGY-3: 7
Filled:	PGY-1: 8	PGY-2: 8	PGY-3: 7

Has Residential Organization

No

Required ICU Rotations

Less than two months

Required General Surgery Rotations

Less than two months

Required Maternity Rotations

Three months

Level of Pregnancy Care Training Provided

At least 20 deliveries for all residents; comprehensive pregnancy care with 80 or more deliveries for a few residents.

Required Pediatrics Rotations

Four months

Offers International Rotations

Yes
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Half Day Table (years 1-n)

	PGY-1	PGY-2	PGY-3
Half days	PGY-1: 2	PGY-2: 4	PGY-3: 4

Hospital Trips Table (years 1-n)

	PGY-1	PGY-2	PGY-3
Call from home trips to hospital	PGY-1: None	PGY-2: None	PGY-3: None

Night Calls Table (years 1-n)

	PGY-1	PGY-2	PGY-3
Average In hospital night calls	PGY-1: None	PGY-2: q7d-q14d	PGY-3: q15d-q28d
Night Float	PGY-1: No	PGY-2: Yes	PGY-3: Yes

Offers Rural Rotations

Yes

Primary Admitting Hospital

Sinai Medical Center

Total Hospital Beds

288

Full Time Doctor Faculty

8

Full Time Other Faculty

12

Total Rotation Hospitals

2

Total Admitting Hospitals

2

Total Family Practice Centers

1

Has Federally Qualified Rotations

Yes

Base Salary and Vacation Table (years 1-n)

	PGY-1	PGY-2	PGY-3
Salary	PGY-1: $66,000	PGY-2: $68,000	PGY-3: $71,000
Weeks of Vacation	PGY-1: 4	PGY-2: 4	PGY-3: 4

Benefits

• Sick Leave / Personal Time

• Time off for conferences

• Funding for attending conferences

• Parking

• Meals

• Fitness Center

• Disability Insurance

• Life Insurance

• Health Insurance

• Liability Insurance

• Moving Allowance

• AAFP Membership

• Medical license fee

• DEA license fee

Offers Fellowship

Yes

Fellowship offered

Fellowship Leads To Post-Graduation

No

Offers Clerkship

Yes