The Glenbrook Family Care Center, located in Glenview, Illinois, is the core training site for the residents. Both residents and faculty establish their patient panel at Glenbrook. It was designed for resident training and was completed in 1998. Additionally, we have a focused maternal child clinic at the Lake County Health Department in Highland Park working with the underserved population and we deliver our patients at Highland Park Hospital.
State-of-the-Art Technology – As one of the nation’s 100 Most Wired and 25 Most Wireless healthcare systems, we utilize a completely electronic medical information system (Epic). All patient-related documentation and orders are paperless, offering our physicians patient information that is secure, legible, organized and instantly accessible. Our electronic medical record is Epic and is available at all four NorthShore University HealthSystem hospitals, nearly all clinical preceptor sites and available from home.
The program curriculum combines longitudinal and block experiences in inpatient and outpatient settings to maximize family medicine resident learning. The longitudinal format allows preceptor and patient continuity for the individual residents. It also provides focused procedural training and maximizes Family Care Center time. Based at NorthShore's Glenbrook Hospital, residents have the opportunity to rotate at NorthShore Evanston Hospital, a tertiary care hospital, and Children’s Memorial Hospital. There are also elective opportunities at the University of Chicago Medical Center. The residents' exposure to the various subspecialties will occur largely at Glenbrook Hospital, where most adult subspecialists have offices.
First Year
Residents will have traditional four-week long block rotations. Each July, first year residents will participate in an orientation where they will be introduced clinically to the NorthShore medical system. Introductory lectures, Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Neonatal Resuscitation, and electronic medical record training will be a major part of this orientation. During the first year, residents will also complete certification on Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) and Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics (ALSO). The remainder of the first year is split between rotations at Evanston and Glenbrook Hospitals. Rotations done at Evanston include Obstetrics, Gynecology, Inpatient Pediatrics, and Infant Special Care Unit (NICU).
Second Year
Residents will continue to have four-week long block rotations with the addition of longitudinal experiences. During the family medicine inpatient months, second-year residents will run the family medicine service under the supervision of an attending family physician. In other block experiences, residents will begin to learn some of the specialties that are important for family physicians, including cardiology and Pediatric Emergency Medicine. During longitudinal experiences, residents will work with an attending physician in the outpatient setting of one to two half-days per week during a period of three to six months. This structure will allow for reinforcement of skills and knowledge over an extended period of time and provide continuity of care with patients. During the second year, residents will have four weeks of elective time and have numerous experiences from which to choose.
Third Year
As a third year, the four-week long block rotations and longitudinal format continues with approximately six months of longitudinal experiences. During the family medicine inpatient months, the third-year resident along with the attending physician will assume a more supervisory role, teaching and supervising more junior level residents. There are four ad one-half months of electives. Longitudinal experiences may also include elective time, allowing the resident to focus on special interests or procedural training. Third year residents will also have an opportunity to teach medical students and focus on skills that will enable them to pursue an academic career.