Postdoctoral Education: CCOM

Director of Medical Education: Isaac Kirstein, D.O.
CCOM offers a continuity of osteopathic medical education from the first year of medical school to the final year of postgraduate training. Internship and residency programs cover the spectrum of medical specialties. As one of the nation's largest postdoctoral programs dedicated to the osteopathic philosophy of medicine, CCOM's curriculum is broad reaching in scope and encompasses a multifaceted approach to graduate medical education that focuses on primary care. With unique teaching opportunities at some of the finest health care facilities in the Midwest and in the country, CCOM's affiliated hospitals consistently lead the nation in terms of cutting-edge technology, treatment, and care.

Postdoctoral programs include rotating internships; specialty track internships in Internal Medicine, Obstetrics/Gynecology, and Pediatrics; special emphasis tracks; residencies in all primary disciplines; and fellowship programs in many subspecialties. Programs follow the guidelines of and receive accreditation from the Bureau of Osteopathic Education of the American Osteopathic Association.

Interns rotate through the principal primary care services: family medicine, internal medicine, obstetrics/gynecology, surgery, and pediatrics, some of which may be completed at affiliated Chicagoland hospitals and medical centers.

Residency or fellowship training is offered in the following disciplines:

Cardiology
Critical Care
Emergency Medicine
Emergency Medicine/Family Medicine
Emergency Medicine/Internal Medicine
Family Medicine
Family Medicine/Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
Gastroenterology
General Surgery
General Vascular Surgery
Geriatrics
Internal Medicine
Interventional Cardiology
Neurosurgery
Obstetrics/Gynecology
Ophthalmology
Orthopedic Surgery
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
Radiology
Rheumatology
Urological Surgery

If you are interested in any of these residencies or fellowship programs, please contact Susan Nassos at 708.747.4000 ext. 1399 or by email at snasso@midwestern.edu.