Addiction Medicine Fellowship

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Mission and Aims

Mission:

The Addiction Medicine Fellowship develops competent addiction medicine specialists to provide excellent, compassionate and equitable clinical care for all communities in alignment with our college-wide mission to advance health for everyone through outstanding education, research, clinical care and social responsibility.

Aims:

  1. Train fellows in a diverse and inclusive environment that prepares trainees for community-based addiction treatment.
  2. Develop clinical leaders able to provide comprehensive addiction medicine management and to navigate complex health care systems for the  good of the patients and community.
  3. Provide fellows with assessment and evaluation skills across a variety of clinical venues; hospital, residential, clinics, jail.
  4. Provide clinical experiences for fellows, medical students, residents, and other health care professionals to promote the recognition of addiction disorders and the interdisciplinary support for patients with substance use disorders, behavioral addictions and co-occurring psychiatric and medical disorders.

Location and Settings

Salary and Benefits

Resident faculty member uses UICOMR Telehealth room
University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford Telehealth room

The health and well-being of our fellows is important to us. We offer a competitive salary and benefits package and perks to keep you and your family happy and healthy.

The telehealth suite on the UIC Rockford Campus is available for any clinical activity, but its priority is for the fellowship.

Qualifications

The University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford welcomes applicants who are enrolled in or have completed a relevant ACGME-accredited residency program (Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Medicine-Pediatrics). We accept one fellow per year.

Applying

Our fellowship program is accredited by the ACGME. We participate in the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) and the Match, which has a unique cycle occurring in December preceding the academic year that starts in July. Interviews take place in September through November and are offered virtually and in-person.

Prospective applicants should apply through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS).

Program academic year begins in July.

Visa policy: Our program does not sponsor visas.

Please contact the fellowship program coordinator with questions, Yolanda Van Rite at 815-395-5600, or at yvanrite@uic.edu or to UICOMR Office of the Dean, 1601 Parkview Ave., Rockford, IL 61107.

Winnebago County Community Mental Health Board Funded by WCCMHB with the 1/2 cent sales tax logo

Funding for the Addiction Medicine Fellowship is provided in part by the Winnebago County Community Mental Health Board with the 1/2 cent sales tax.

Raymond Garcia, MD

Program Director

1601 Parkview Ave., Rockford, Illinois 61107
Phone: 815-395-5600