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The General Surgery Residency Program at Saint Francis Hospital is an affiliate of the Metropolitan Group Hospitals (MGH).
Mission Statement
The Metropolitan Group Hospitals (MGH) Residency in General Surgery represents a unique approach to surgical training. Four excellent community teaching hospitals provide the setting for instruction. It is anchored by an academic affiliation with the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago and an association with the University of Illinois Hospitals and Cook County Hospital. Because of its multi-hospital scope, the MGH Residency offers a broad base of clinical and operative experience. Residents have the rare opportunity of learning from a wide range of attending surgeons, benefiting from many perspectives on the art and science of surgery.
The principal goal of the MGH Residency is to produce surgeons competent to practice all components of general surgery, including:
- Head and neck
- Endocrine system
- Trauma
- Ultrasound breast
- Alimentary tract
- Hepatic
- Biliary
- Spleen
- General abdomen and abdominal viscera
- Vascular system
- Skin and soft tissue
The program also provides extensive experience in endoscopic procedures, as well as exposure to many subspecialties, including:
- Transplantation surgery
- Critical care
- Thoracic
- Burn care
- Cardiovascular
- Plastic
- Pediatric
- Bariatric surgery
The four integrated MGH hospitals are Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago; Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge; Mercy Hospital and Medical Center, Chicago and Saint Francis Hospital of Evanston.
