SSM Health-Saint Louis University School of Medicine Southwest Illinois Program

Program Identity & Fit

This is a unique dual-track military-civilian family medicine residency in O'Fallon, Illinois, unopposed at HSHS St. Elizabeth's Hospital and integrated with the 375th Medical Group at Scott Air Force Base, training civilian and Air Force residents side-by-side under identical rotations and call schedules. The program emphasizes full-spectrum, procedure-rich family medicine across six clinical sites spanning community health centers (SIHF Healthcare), a children's hospital, a rural regional hospital (Touchette), and a military treatment facility, giving residents broad exposure to obstetrics, inpatient pediatrics, sports medicine, and office procedures like colonoscopy, colposcopy, and vasectomy. Research and evidence-based medicine appear as structured but modest curricular blocks (two-week EBM rotations in PGY-2) rather than a defining institutional pillar, while a dedicated practice-management rotation in PGY-3 signals preparation for community or military practice rather than academic fellowship pathways. The program values residents comfortable navigating both military and civilian systems, adaptable to underserved and uniformed populations, and oriented toward full-spectrum community family practice.