University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria Program

Program Identity & Fit

UICOMP's Emergency Medicine residency is a three-year, university-affiliated program based at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, a Level I trauma center in Peoria, with community ED rotations at OSF Saint James (Pontiac) and OSF Saint Mary's (Galesburg) that expose residents to varied practice settings. The program's distinctive identity centers on out-of-hospital and operational medicine: a dedicated EMS rotation with fire/dispatch integration, a high-volume Life Flight aeromedical program with PGY-2+ flight moonlighting eligibility, and a Tactical and Law Enforcement Medicine elective covering TECC and SWAT ride-alongs. High-fidelity simulation and an in-house Advanced Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship reinforce strength in procedural/POCUS training, while an integrated PGY-3 "Advanced EM Leadership" month signals attention to administration, quality, and education alongside clinical care. The program appears to value residents drawn to prehospital and field medicine, operational/tactical roles, and hands-on procedural skill-building rather than a heavily research-driven or subspecialty-fellowship pipeline.