Education and Training

Faculty in the Department of Family and Community Medicine embrace the Feinberg School of Medicine’s dynamic academic mission and are actively involved in medical student and resident education.  In addition to teaching preclinical courses at the Feinberg School of Medicine, Department faculty members organize and supervise third- and fourth-year clerkships for medical students.

Our Family Medicine Residency Program* is sponsored by McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University in partnership with the Norwegian American Hospital, Erie Family Health Center, and the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Drawing on the abundant strengths of each institution, this new program is exciting, innovative and progressive while maintaining sensitivity to the community it serves.  This partnership of community and university combines experience with educational resources which form the basis for an excellent training experience for our residents.

The residency program is located in Erie Family Health Center - Humboldt Park in Chicago, IL. For more information, please contact the program director at (312) 432-4556.

The Department works closely with the Family Medicine Interest Group, which is led by the Feinberg School of Medicine students.  The goal of this group is to build awareness about the specialty of family medicine and the skills and training required to become a family medicine physician.  Through the Family Medicine Interest Group, students have access and exposure to community clinics, as well as participate in lectures and programs that focus on the practice of family medicine.

* Accreditation Pending