Podiatric Medicine & Surgery Residency
Overview of the Podiatric Medicine and Residency Program
Loyola University Medical Center provides academic, clinical and surgical experiences for a 36-month Podiatric Medicine and Surgery Residency with added credential in Reconstructive Rearfoot/Ankle Surgery, within the department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation.
Podiatric residents train side-by-side with a wide variety of residents in other specialty programs in this academic health science center. Three new residents are matched each year, and are expected to complete the 36-month program.
Loyola University Medical Center
The first year of training consists of podiatric rotations to Loyola Medicine's hospitals and clinics as well as Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital. Required rotations in internal medicine, general surgery, behavior medicine, emergency department, pathology and imaging are obtained during this year.
The second year provides rotations to anesthesia, infectious disease and peripheral vascular surgery. The first and second year training schedule does provide dedicated time for research.
Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital
The third year training has the podiatry resident working with our Foot and Ankle Orthopaedic colleagues at Loyola University Medical Center and Gottlieb Memorial Hospital.
The third year also provides additional medicine rotations for dermatology and endocrine.
Gottlieb Memorial Hospital
All PGY-1, 2 and 3 years have pediatric experiences with our pediatric podiatrist, Dr. Edwin Harris, as well as with the pediatric orthopaedic service.
Podiatric and orthopaedic surgeons participate in training the podiatric residents. High volumes of foot and ankle reconstructive procedures are performed at Loyola, Hines and our surgery canter affiliations. Many limb salvage procedures and partial foot amputations are also performed each year.
The residents take emergency call and hospital consultation call for adult and pediatric podiatric injuries and illness on a rotating basis throughout their three years of training.
Research
Each resident is expected to complete a publishable research project utilizing the clinical, biomechanical or basic science facilities of the university.
In summary, this program provides a full range of podiatric experiences including outpatient clinics, in- and outpatient surgery, foot and ankle trauma and pediatrics. Strong instructional programs as well as non-podiatric medical and surgical rotations round out the training in this world-renowned academic health science center.
Additional Training Sites:
- MacNeal Hospital
- Oakbrook Surgical Center
- Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Advocate-Aurora Good Shepherd Hospital
- Advent Health Hinsdale & LaGrange Hospital
- Hinsdale Surgical Center
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