Faculty

Welcome to the Ascension Resurrection Transitional Year Residency. We are an ACGME-accredited program with a long history of providing excellent and broad based first year postgraduate medical training for physicians preparing for residency programs in specialties including radiology, radiation oncology, ophthalmology, anesthesiology, dermatology, physical and rehabilitation medicine, and other disciplines.

Ascension Resurrection is a teriary-care community hospital located on the far northwest side of Chicago. It offers a wide range of services, including an open-heart surgery program, on-site inpatient rehabilitation and hospice units, a cancer center, and an emergency department that provides service to a large area that includes O'Hare International Airport, one of the world's busiest.

Graduate and undergraduate medical education has been part of the fabric of Ascension Resurrection since its founding in 1953. The Transitional Year program is co-sponsored by the institution's Emergency Medicine and Family Medicine Residency Programs. Major university affiliations include Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine and Midwestern University. Residents and students from these schools rotate through Ascension Resurrection.

The curriculum is designed to provide the transitional year resident with a solid foundation for subsequent specialty training. Residents work very closely with a dedicated attending staff and are afforded a high degree of responsibility in a collegial atmosphere. A wide variety of elective rotations is available to help residents tailor their transitional year experience to their unique educational needs.

We appreciate your interest in our program and invite you to explore the opportunities available here at Ascension Resurrection. We offer the opportunity to learn and grow professionally in one of the most exciting and beautiful cities in the world. Please don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions you may have about our unique program — we look forward to hearing from you!

Christopher Stephan, MD
Program Director