Education and Training

Residency Programs

• Podiatric Medical Residency
• Pharmacy Practice Residency

The North Chicago VAMC has an affiliation with the Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science*, which is located adjacent to the medical center on land leased to it from the VA. Each year residents in medicine and psychiatry train at North Chicago VAMC.

In addition, North Chicago VAMC provides training in audiology/speech pathology, biomedical engineering, dental assisting, medical technology, pharmacy, nursing, physical therapy, podiatry, psychology, social work, and many other areas. More information about academic programs is available through the Veterans Health Administration Office of Academic Affiliations web site.

The Research programs at North Chicago and Hines facilities were consolidated during FY97. The primary objective of the amalgamation is to augment patient care by increasing the quantity and quality of research while reducing administrative cost. Biomedical and clinical research is ongoing in such areas as molecular biology, cardiology, oncology, alcoholism, immunology, diabetes, substance abuse, spinal cord injuries, speech pathology, aging, pulmonary, health care outcomes, vision, psychiatric illness, rehabilitation medicine and behavioral sciences.

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