Thank you for your interest in the Internal Medicine Residency Program at Advocate Christ Medical Center. Our program has a long history of combining cutting edge clinical training with high academic standards, all offered in the collegial setting of a medical center that was ranked 4th overall among hospitals in the entire state of Illinois by the 2024-2025 U.S. News and World Report's "Best Hospitals" Regional Rankings. 

We take pride in our residents and strongly believe we are training tomorrow’s physicians: leaders in education, research, and quality patient care. We invite you to use the tabs above to explore our website and get to know us a little better.  

Our History

​The Internal Medicine Residency Program started in 1973 with a total of only 13 residents. At the time, Advocate Christ Medical Center was known simply as Christ Hospital. In 2001, the campus began to expand and Christ Hospital became known as Advocate Christ Medical Center (ACMC).  With the expansion of the campus, the residency program continued to grow in number, attracting even more highly qualified residents and faculty. At present, the ACMC Internal Medicine Residency Program supports the training of 66 interns and residents, and our institution has become a major quaternary care referral center throughout Illinois and the Midwest.

                  Who We Are Today

​Our program offers residents the perfect balance of training in a major academic institution with university resources while set in a comfortable community environment. The assigned clinical rotations are completed at Advocate Christ Medical Center (ACMC), a non-for-profit 802 bed Level I trauma and quaternary care center in Oak Lawn, Illinois. The residents and faculty are a diverse group of energetic and supportive individuals who pride themselves on delivering superb patient care.
  • One of only fifteen major teaching hospitals recognized nationally by Truven Health as a "Top 100 Hospital"
  • Ranked "Top 50" nationally by U.S News and World Report in 4 specialties including cardiology, pulmonology, gastroenterology and obstetrics and gynecology while given "High Performance" in 5 other specialties
  • A 802 bed, quaternary care facility providing top quality healthcare to the Chicagoland area
  • Home to the Advocate Institutes of Care in:  Cancer, Cardiology, Neurosciences (Brain and Spine), and Bone/Joint
  • Experienced transplant program for heart and kidney
  • One of the busiest ER's in Chicago with >105,000 annual visits and a Level-I trauma center
  • Trains more than 500 residents, 700 medical students and 1,100 nursing students in accredited programs each year
  • Employs a diverse workforce with more than 6000 physicians and associates