UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale Family Medicine Residency

UChicago Medicine AdventHealth’s focus on whole-person care will help you get the experience you need for a lifelong career in family medicine.

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Your medical residency is an opportunity to train and learn while working alongside experts who can help guide your career. In the UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale family medicine residency program, our elite faculty shares their knowledge of full-scope family medicine, including obstetrics, emergency medicine and more, all in a Chicago area high-tech hospital founded in 1904.

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Meet Our Faculty

Farahnaz Amina Ali, DO — Farahnaz A. Ali, DO

Associate Program Director, Director of Ultrasound

Elizabeth Bockhold, MD

Associate Program Director, Medical Director

Antoinette Lullo, DO

Director of Osteopathic Education, Director of Maternity Care

Bridget Nord, MD

Director of Medication Assisted Treatment

Michael Quien - Hinsdale GME Faculty — Michael Quien, MD

Director of Research

Cassie Bruggemann — Cassie Bruggeman

Residency Manager

Jason Knorr, LCPC

Director of Behavioral Health

Dr. Jennifer McGowen — Jennifer McGowen, MD

Preceptor

Katie Penny — Kathryn Penney

Case Manager

Our UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale Family Medicine Residents

Valerie Barr, MD

First-Year Resident, Moorehouse School of Medicine

Leen Khatib, DO

First-Year Resident, Nova Southeastern University

Nathan Kipker — Nathaniel Kipker, DO

First-Year Resident, Nova Southeastern University

Maheen Qadri, DO

First-Year Resident, Lincoln Memorial University

Aayush Regmi, MD

First-Year Resident, University of Illinois - Peoria

Soha Abotaleb, DO

Second-Year Resident, New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine

Shravya Bommaveddi, DO

Second-Year Resident, New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine

Sam Hill — Samuel Hill, DO

Second-Year Resident, Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine

Patrick John, DO

Second-Year Resident, Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University

Kelsey Matta, MD

Second-Year Resident, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

Brittany Mote, DO

Second-Year Resident, Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University

Cherishma Nagisetty, MD

Second-Year Resident, Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine

Ilya Pavlov, DO

Second-Year Resident, Nova Southeastern University

Kyle Schafer, DO

Second-Year Resident, Des Moines University-College of Osteopathic Medicine

Bhavana Gorti, DO

Third-Year Resident, Lake Erie College

Jenny Hau, DO

Third-Year Resident, Kansas City University

David Kucher, DO

Third-Year Resident, Midwestern University

Cassandra Levitske, MD

Third-Year Resident, Ross University

Zylfi Memedovski, DO

Third-Year Resident, Midwestern University

Komal Patel, DO

Third-Year Resident, Nova Southeastern University

Sravani Sagireddy, DO

Third-Year Resident, Midwestern University

Amy Strom, MD

Third-Year Resident, Rosalind Franklin University

Trisha Tucker, DO

Third-Year Resident, Rocky Vista University

The UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale family medicine residency will prepare you to practice comprehensive healthcare for patients of all ages. You’ll receive strong training in medicine and pediatrics, as well as OB/GYN, behavioral health, office-based procedures, women's health and sports medicine. Elective opportunities are available, and you’ll have the opportunity to focus on areas of special interest.

First-Year Rotations: Your first-year rotation as a medical resident begins with a comprehensive orientation program. Then you’ll move on to one to three half days in clinic each week. The curriculum is meant to challenge you so that at the end of year one, you will know that you are making progress towards becoming a family physician.
Our first-year rotations include:
1–2 half-days of outpatient office hours per week
3 academic medical service (AMS) blocks (inpatient adult)
1 Pediatrics block
1 Cardiology block
2 Obstetrics blocks
1 General Surgery block/Anesthesia
2 Pediatric night float x 2 weeks, ICU days x 2 weeks
1 Psych block
Intro to Family Medicine
1 Emergency Department block
Second-Year Rotations: During your second year as a resident physician, you’ll continue to grow your knowledge and hone your skills in the Family Medicine Center, where your time will increase to two to four half-days per week.
The second-year rotations include:
2- 3 half days of outpatient office hours
per week
2 academic medical service (AMS) blocks
2 weeks of AMS day shift
2 weeks of AMS night shift
1 Intensive Care Unit (ICU) block (day only)
1 Pediatrics block
1 Obstetrics block
1 Outpatient Pediatrics block
1 Nephrology block
1 Sports Medicine block
1 Practice Management block
1 clinic month block
3 elective blocks
Third-Year Rotations: Your final year of family medicine residency will be spent polishing your skills and focusing on the subjects you need to know as a family physician. You will have three to four half-days in the Family Medicine Center, and the majority of your time will be devoted to a variety of medicine and surgery electives.
Third-year rotations include:
3–5 half-days of outpatient office hours per week
1 academic medical service (AMS) block
2 weeks of AMS day shift
2 weeks of AMS night float
1 Pediatrics block
1 Intensive Care Unit (ICU) block (day only)
1 clinic month block
1 Geriatrics block
1 Gynecology block
1 Endocrinology block
3 elective blocks
1 Pediatrics outpatient block
1 Emergency Department block
1 Clinic/Dermatology block
1 ENT block
Daily Educational Opportunities and Lectures: Throughout your medical residency, you’ll have many ways to learn and grow professionally. You’ll have access to:
Behavioral medicine and psychiatry conferences, held monthly
Continuing medical education (CME) lectures
Daily noon conference teaching sessions for residents, presented by our teaching faculty and specialists in core family medicine topics
EKG conferences
Elective rotations
Journal Club
Practice management series presented by the medical director to second and third-year residents preparing for work after residency
Specialty clinics in dermatology, high-risk obstetrics, and psych
Wellness Wednesdays
Procedure labs
Medical Student Clerkships: Third-year medical students have the opportunity to apply for outpatient family medicine clerkships and fourth-year medical students may apply for sub-internships in intensive care, pediatrics and family medicine.
Clerkship participants are welcome to participate in all of the lecture series, procedure labs and other educational offerings. Free parking is provided along with a discount toward your food purchases at AdventHealth Hinsdale.
Our faculty maintains joint appointments or affiliations with all local medical and osteopathic schools; we accept students from these schools, as well as from more distant institutions, including:
Loyola University
Midwestern University
Rosalind Franklin University Chicago Medical School
Rush University
University of Illinois

Clerkship Eligibility
To be eligible, medical students must currently be enrolled in a U.S. medical school accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). Medical students with an interest in pursuing a career in Family Medicine will be given preference for our inpatient and outpatient fourth-year medical student rotations and sub-internships.
Local Community Health Opportunities: Our resident body and patient population is culturally and spiritually diverse, and we build on that foundation by providing inclusive, compassionate, high-quality and personalized care to the underserved in our local communities.
In your longitudinal community medicine education, you’ll expand your understanding of local needs and local resources. The goal is to familiarize you with resources in the local community and to help you learn how to engage with them to address specific patient needs.
Global Health Opportunities: As part of your medical residency, you have the option to participate in global health experiences like our four-week international rotation to Peru. Participation in other Global Health trips may be possible through our sponsoring institutions, AdventHealth and the University of Chicago. All residents in good standing are eligible to apply

We accept applications for the AdventHealth Hinsdale Family Medicine Residency Program exclusively through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS).

Paper and/or email applications are not accepted.

The ERAS application deadline is December 31, 2024.

Resident Matching Program: UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale participates in the following match:
The National Resident Matching Program (NRMP).
Our program's match code is: 3006120C0.
United States Application Requirements: Dean’s letter
School transcripts
Three current reference letters
United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) or Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination (COMLEX) scores. All components associated with USMLE 1 and 2 or COMLEX 1 and 2 must be passed prior to match list submission deadline. No minimum score is required, but numeric scores and number of attempts are considered.
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)/Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification prior to starting program
Personal statement
International Medical Graduate (IMG) Application Requirements: U.S. citizen or current green card/ permanent visa holder, or currently licensed to practice medicine in the State of Illinois
United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) scores — all components associated with USMLE 1 and 2 must be passed prior to MATCH submission deadline. No minimum score is required, but numeric scores and number of attempts are considered.
Completion of six months clinical training (flexible/rotation/transitional or Fifth Pathway) in an Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)-approved hospital in the U.S. or Canada.
Graduation from medical school within TWO years of application. If longer than two years, consideration will be given to those applicants who have been in active practice or residency in the past two years in an ACGME-approved program. If you have no formal program of medical education or cannot demonstrate active practice of medicine within the two years immediately preceding application for Illinois license, you must demonstrate professional capacity. Please see the Medical Practice Act of 1987 Section 9 (B) (4) and Section 1285.110b (3) of the Rule of the Illinois Dept of Professional and Financial Regulation. The information is available on the Illinois Dept of Financial and Professional Regulation website (www.idfpr.com).
Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) eligible (CSA and English proficiency) prior to Match process.
Dean's letter or equivalent
School transcripts (translated where applicable)
Three current reference letters
Personal statement
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)/Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification prior to starting program
Interviews: Our residency manager will contact you to arrange an interview if your application is accepted. During the interview, you’ll get a tour of the hospital and meet with our program director, faculty, and selected current residents.

Our interview format is a hybrid model. We have decided to give applicants the choice between scheduling a virtual or an in-person interview. We hold virtual interviews on Tuesday afternoons from 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm (Central Time) and in-person interviews on Friday mornings from 8:15 am to 1:15 pm (Central Time). We are committed to providing every applicant with an equivalent interview experience regardless of the interview method. We don't have a preference; please pick whichever interview option works best for you. We can also assure you that the method of the interview will NOT factor into our ranking decisions.

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The UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale Family Medicine Residency Program accepts applications exclusively through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). Paper and/or email applications will not be accepted.

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Your decision to begin a medical residency program is one of the most important steps of your medical career. We’re here to help empower you as you make that decision and our residency coordinator can answer any questions you may have about the program and application process. For more information, please reach out to Residency Manager Cassie Bruggemann at Cassie.Bruggemann@AdventHealth.com or our Residency & Medical Student Coordinator Lexi Limparis at Lexi.Limparis@adventhealth.com.

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Nida Malik, DO

Kevin Joseph Kalafut, DO

Arsalan Kabir, DO

Lexi Limparis

Our UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale Family Medicine Residents

Soha Abotaleb, DO

Samuel Hill, DO

Cherishma Nagisetty, MD

Ilya Pavlov, DO

Jenny Hau, DO

David Kucher, DO

Cassandra Levitske, MD

Zylfi Memedovski, DO

Komal Patel, DO

Trisha Tucker, DO

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