The candidate must meet eligibility requirements for a temporary or permanent license to practice medicine in the State of Illinois and may not commence the residency until that license is issued. Six Board Certified nuclear physicians and four basic scientists are assigned to the teaching program. There are four scheduled didactic sessions per week and one journal club per month. There are ongoing research opportunities in nuclear medicine. Residents may join as co-investigators or submit projects of their own design for review.
Residents take first call beginning approximately two months after entering the program.
Attending physician backup for residents is always available through a second-call schedule. Residents rotate through the Edward Hines VA Hospital, Loyola University Medical Center and Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago. Other offsite short-term rotations are possible with prior arrangement required. The nuclear medicine program does not participate in the national residency-matching program. South First Ave.