Lake Forest Residency
Watch our videoAbout the Program
Through training at Northwestern Lake Forest, residents will have extensive experience in inpatient and outpatient settings, integrative medicine, sports medicine, palliative care and community health. We promote and encourage a philosophy of lifelong continuing education and scholarly activities for residents, faculty and colleagues within and outside of our organization.
Program Director, Northwestern McGaw Family Medicine Residency at Lake Forest
Curriculum
Residents work alongside their team members during 12-week sessions over the program’s three years. See a breakdown of the sessions and learn more about our curriculum as a whole.Salary & Benefits
Get information about our resident’s yearly stipends and a full overview of benefits for housestaff at McGaw Medical Center.
Application Process
Find out how to apply, learn about our interview process and get in touch with our residency coordinator for more information.
Housestaff Training at McGaw
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University offers exceptional training experiences at nationally ranked hospitals and fosters a culture of diversity, innovation and excellence.
Why Northwestern?
Learn more about the benefits of training at a world-class academic medical center in a diverse and vibrant city of Chicago. Further program details, including the Department of Medicine housestaff manual and a sample training contract, are available on our McGaw Medical Center Graduate Education site.
Get to Know Us
Learning Sites
Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital
This 201-bed community hospital provides a comprehensive array of inpatient and outpatient medical and surgical services.
Erie HealthReach Waukegan Health Center
The center delivers culturally sensitive healthcare to medical patients and dental patients, regardless of their ability to pay.
Northwestern Medical Group in Grayslake
This practice brings the exceptional primary care of Northwestern Medicine directly to our Lake County communities.
Starzl Academy
Physician-Scientist Training & Resources
We offer a wide range of resources, mentorship opportunities and training to help our residents excel as physician-scientists. Explore all of the resources and hear from housestaff who are making research a major part of their career development plans.
Diversity & Inclusion
We are committed to and inspired by a diverse and inclusive work environment. The Department of Family & Community Medicine seeks to attract inquisitive, motivated residents, faculty and staff and is committed to providing them with every opportunity for success.
