Advocate Christ Emergency Medicine

WELCOME

Thank you for your interest in the Emergency Medicine Residency Program at Advocate Christ Medical Center! ACMC is a 788 bed Level 1 Trauma Center located in Oak Lawn, IL, on the southwest border of Chicago. Our residency program was established in 1977 and has a longstanding tradition of clinical and scholarly excellence.

The Emergency Department is known nationally as one of the highest volume and highest acuity centers in the country, with over 110,000 patient visits annually and more than 3300 level one trauma activations each year. We are a designated stroke center, a transplant center, and one of the busiest LVAD centers in the country. In 2025, US News and World Report ranked ACMC nationally in Cardiology, Pulmonology, OBGyn, Endocrinology, Geriatrics and GI.

Our Emergency Department has undergone significant renovations and improvements recently. In 2017 we opened a brand new 24 bed Pediatric Emergency Department. In 2018 our new simulation center was completed. In 2022 we moved into our State-of-the-Art Adult Emergency Department, gaining an additional 65 patient rooms and 10 new resuscitation bays.

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Why Christ?

We are proud of the longstanding culture, reputation, and unique 1 to 1 teaching model at our Emergency Medicine residency program. We have cultivated a collegial family-like environment in a world-class city that draws talented educators, residents, and medical students. From day 1, our interns are treated the same as the most senior member of the program and work 1 to 1 with their attending to take care of high acuity patients and master critical procedures.

Welcome From the Program Director

Curriculum

We offer an intense 3 year curriculum packed with 25 months of emergency medicine, 2 months of electives, 1 month of EM based selective, 2 months dedicated to trauma and a longitudinal pediatric emergency medicine experience. In addition our residents rotate through our Medical ICU, Neuro ICU, Pediatric ICU and Trauma ICU gaining a wide range of skills in the resuscitation and management of the critically ill patient.

Residents choose electives ranging from ED pharmacy, ED critical care consult service, sports medicine, trauma, toxicology, EMS, ultrasound, and administration to other custom made electives including the international medicine elective. Christ boasts the longest running ultrasound fellowship in the country and currently staffs 7 US fellowship trained attendings.

Curriculum

Frequently Asked Questions

Faculty

When you train at Christ, you won't just become an outstanding emergency physician, you'll also inherit a nationwide network of alumni who are dedicated to helping our Christ graduates. Our residents and faculty form a close knit family that lasts far beyond their training. Our emergency medicine faculty includes 7 ultrasound faculty members, 2 clinical toxicologists, and 15 pediatric EM trained physicians. Our residents and attendings are supported 24/7 by excellent emergency medicine trained PharmDs.

Meet our Faculty

Research

Each year, Christ EM residents and faculty produce ground-breaking research. We present routinely at ICEP, ACEP, SAEM and CORD. As one of the top medical centers nationwide, ACMC has been enrolled in numerous major clinical trials. Each resident is required to complete a scholarly project in their time here at Christ. These projects range from randomized control trials to textbook chapters to attempts at streamlining hospital policy.

2025 Research Report

Research Faculty

Global Health

Our residency cultivates the growing interest in global health among emergency medicine residents. Our goal is to provide opportunities to participate in various Global Health efforts. We actively seek to partner with established organizations that provide longitudinal medical care and health education. Through these experiences our residents gain a better understanding of international healthcare systems, cultural diversity, humanitarian response, and collaboration with emergency medicine colleagues all over the world. We provide financial support, and residents may use elective time during second and third year for Global Health projects.

Wellness

At ACMC, we recognize that optimal clinical performance and professional satisfaction require work/life balance and resident well-being. In 2017, Vice Chair of Education Elise Lovell partnered with EM educators nationally to create a wellness curriculum. We have a yearly lakeside Residency Retreat in Wisconsin, with sessions focused on program advancement, self reflection, and team building. We continue to welcome new ideas to promote a healthy, happy residency training experience.

Rural, Mountain, and Tribal Electives

ACMC is a very busy and resource rich training environment. In an effort to diversify our curriculum and better prepare residents who may be interested in practicing in a lower resource or rural ED, we offer elective experiences in Idaho, Alaska, and Arizona .

Resident Salaries

PGY-1: $77,000

PGY-2: $80,500

PGY-3: $83,750

CME: 3,000$ annually

Chicagoland cost-of-living stipend: 4,800$ annually

401k/Roth employer match (3%)

Meal stipend: 2,200$ annually

Scrub stipend: 260$ annually

Additional Benefits

-Medical, Dental, Optic insurance

-Discounted childcare

-Paid Family Leave

PLEASE NOTE the hyperlinked Advocate Healthcare Drug Screening Policy for Employment Eligibility

Additional reimbursements are provided for presentations at national conferences, research presentations, and other professional development activities.

Residency Retreat 2025

Contact Us:

Program Coordinator - Kelly Dejager (Kelly.Dejager@aah.org)

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