Welcome to the Rockford Family Medicine Residency Program
About the Program
Joseph Ross, MD
Program Director
The University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford Family Medicine Residency Program provides each resident the benefit of unopposed clinical experiences, exceptional opportunities for obstetrical care and innovative educational programming through multidisciplinary techniques. Through the program’s own UI Health L.P. Johnson Family Health Center, the award-winning SwedishAmerican Hospital and other affiliated community health care partners, the Rockford Family Medicine Residency Program provides outstanding graduate medical education. Since the program began in Rockford in 1972, more than 300 family medicine residents have been trained through the program who now practice family medicine and various subspecialties in Rockford, throughout Illinois, across the nation and around the world. I invite you to learn more about our program.
Curriculum
We are committed to the ideals of our discipline of family medicine and are proud of the educational experience we provide in this unopposed residency program. We invite you to take a closer look at the Rockford Family Medicine Residency Program.
Salary and Benefits
The health and well-being of our residents is important to us. We offer a competitive salary and benefits package and perks to keep you and your family happy and healthy.
application
We strive to recruit top-notch medical students who will become excellent family medicine physicians. Learn more about our eligibility criteria to see if you meet the requirements and, if so, we invite you to apply to our outstanding residency program.
Discover Rockford
Discover the many reasons Rockford, Illinois, is a great choice to work, live and play.
UI Health L.P. Johnson Family Health Center
The UI Health L.P. Johnson Family Health Center serves patients of all ages at a unique family practice that is a teaching facility associated with the University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford.
SwedishAmerican Hospital
The residency program is affiliated with SwedishAmerican: A Division of UW Health with core rotations at the award-winning SwedishAmerican Hospital where we enjoy the full support of hospital administration and medical staff.
