Advocate Health Care-Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Program

Program Identity & Fit

Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center's OB/GYN residency is an independent, community-based program in Chicago with a large full-time employed faculty and a tertiary-level clinical environment, long-accredited since 1946. Training emphasizes graduated surgical autonomy from year one, with robust exposure to laparoscopic and robotic (da Vinci) surgery, gynecologic oncology, urogynecology, and maternal-fetal medicine, supported by high-volume resident continuity clinics (7,000 patients annually) spanning low- and high-risk obstetrics, colposcopy, and early pregnancy loss care. The program values structured scholarly activity (annual Grand Rounds, M&M rounds, journal clubs) alongside operative skill-building rather than a research-heavy identity, and the chief year emphasizes supervisory responsibility over junior residents and consultative roles for midwifery and family medicine services. It appears to prioritize residents who thrive with hands-on surgical progression and comprehensive generalist-to-subspecialty exposure within a faith-founded, community-oriented health system.