Jackson Park Hospital, Chicago

[mpd210]

anyone know of any very easy 2 week elective in chicago. kaplan is a 6 week course and I need a 2 week elective to take while taking kaplan so that I'm not withdrawn from ross. We can only take a maximum of 4wks off before being withdrawn from the school.
I'm not sure how i could work out an elective and kaplan at the same time... Perhaps a night time elective?? any suggestions?

[naperthrill]

Has anyone done the Family Practice rotation in Woodridge with Dr. P? If so, how was it, what were the hours like, etc. Any input would be greatly appreciated.

[cdnzed]

Wondering if anyone with recent experience could share any insight regarding the rotation.

TIA

[naperthrill]

Has anyone done Emergency Medicine with Dr. L at Rosalind or Norwegian? What are the hours and schedule like. Please respond!

[tainted]

Hey People,

Has anyone done a Family Med rotation at St. Barnards with Dr. A? How is the teaching? and what are the hours like?

Also, I have never been to chicago - it would be awesome if someone could recommend some generally safer areas to live in being female? If someone has any housing recommendations that would be even better!!

And do we need cars there? Or is public transportation ok?


Thanks

[butters]

Originally Posted by tainted

Hey People,

Has anyone done a Family Med rotation at St. Barnards with Dr. A? How is the teaching? and what are the hours like?

Also, I have never been to chicago - it would be awesome if someone could recommend some generally safer areas to live in being female? If someone has any housing recommendations that would be even better!!

And do we need cars there? Or is public transportation ok?


Thanks

u should drive a car to st. bernard's or have someone drop you off. St. bernard's is not in a good area...actually, it is in Englewood...one of the worst neighborhoods in Chicago. The hospital is nice but the surroundings are rough...buses and trains run right past the hospital but I don't think it's safe to take those around that area. i've heard of people getting their jewelery snatched at the train stations.

safer areas to live include hyde park (around 51-53 rd streets)...anything around university of chicago is okay. downtown and a little south of downtown are safe. a lot of students live near michael reese hospital because there are 8 high rise buildings near there that have affordable studios, 1 and 2 bedrooms.

good luck!

[shutterbugmd]

What's the deal with the ACGME standing of Jackson park??

[tainted]

Originally Posted by butters

u should drive a car to st. bernard's or have someone drop you off. St. bernard's is not in a good area...actually, it is in Englewood...one of the worst neighborhoods in Chicago. The hospital is nice but the surroundings are rough...buses and trains run right past the hospital but I don't think it's safe to take those around that area. i've heard of people getting their jewelery snatched at the train stations.

safer areas to live include hyde park (around 51-53 rd streets)...anything around university of chicago is okay. downtown and a little south of downtown are safe. a lot of students live near michael reese hospital because there are 8 high rise buildings near there that have affordable studios, 1 and 2 bedrooms.

good luck!

Thanks for your advice. I am off to chicago next month and definately not prepared for it! But your suggestions on housing areas are great.

[ross_student05]

So looks like there hasn't been any new info for a while. I'm scheduling "easy" electives in Chicago so i can study for Step 2. In NY, they are mostly pretty tough or booked so I got out.
I tentatively have ID scheduled at Roseland Hospital with Dr. S****Q** (offsite of JPH) and GI at Norweigian with some other person. Both were setup with the JP Affiliated Sites contacts we get through our Ross advisor. Any info on these? Or any other rotations that are "easy" (easy = not 8hr/day, 5 days/wk). From what I heard, most Chicago rotations are only few days a week or 2-3 hours a day... but which ones are these?! thanks for any info

[StepperK]

try NOT to live south of Irving Park Road if at all possible. If nothing else, use the Metra to get to the hospital. Jackson Park Hospital is smack in the middle of the Cottage Grove area and if not the worst area of Chicago, then the second. (along with the near West)