SCH forms new residency partnership

We would like to share some exciting news regarding the Family Medicine residency programs at Swedish Covenant Hospital.We are happy to announce that we have finalized a partnership with McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University, Erie Family Health and Swedish Covenant Hospital to be a training site for McGaw’s family medicine residency program based in Humboldt Park.Swedish Covenant Hospital is excited to partner with a major medical academic center and Erie Family Health to help train the next generation of family physicians who will continue to provide high quality medical care and services to local communities. This academic partnership builds on our established relationships for other programs with St. Georges University of London and Midwestern University.We are happy to add to our training programs to provide these family medicine residents with broad training on a range of advanced technology and procedures in the hospital environment needed for caring for community members. This new program will be in addition to our current family medicine residency program. We anticipate full implementation will take place within a year.This new partnership is a testament to our medical training environment and I would like to thank everyone here at Swedish Covenant Hospital for your continuous efforts to provide world-class care to the community and exceptional training experiences for our medical residents.These accomplishments illustrate the strength of our medical education environment, and we continue to look forward to providing excellent training here at Swedish Covenant Hospital for the next generation of physicians to serve our community.Click here to learn more about residency training at Swedish Covenant Hospital.