• Trauma only
• Critical Care only
• Trauma & Critical Care
• Acute Care Surgery
• Advanced Practitioner

• Duration: 4 week minimum
• Positions available: 5
• Salary:
• Program Director: Juan Rodriguez, MD, FACS / Department Chair: Mallory Williams, MD, MPH, FACS, FICS, FCCP, FCCM

Last updated: February 21, 2025

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John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County Department of Trauma and Burn is pleased to offer an International Medical Student Elective in Trauma and Burn Surgery. The goal of the International Medical Student Elective is to expose students to the advanced care of critically injured patients. The Cook County Trauma Unit’s medical student education is led by Dr. Juan Rodriguez. There is both a simulation and didactic curriculum for medical students and a very rigorous clinical experience. Medical Students will be immersed in both the operative and critical care management of injured patients. Faculty are dedicated to teaching future trauma providers. Medical students, physician assistants, surgery and emergency medicine residents all rotate on our trauma service.

The Cook County Trauma Unit is the nation’s first trauma center and the home of graduate medical education, founding the nation’s first internationally acclaimed internship in medical education. The Trauma and Burn Resuscitation Unit are distinct areas of care within our Trauma Emergency Department. The Department of Trauma and Burn Surgery has thriving divisions in Burn Surgery, Prehospital Resuscitation and Tactical Medicine, Global Trauma Surgery, and Joint Combat Trauma Education and Training which is the home of Cook County Trauma Unit’s very successful Military Civilian Partnership with the United States Navy. Today, the Cook County Trauma Unit is one of the busiest in the nation with more than 5,000 admissions per year of which 25-30% are penetrating injuries. Our trauma team provides a continuum of care for all seriously injured trauma patients from the moment they arrive at the hospital, through surgery, post-surgery and rehabilitation care. The Cook County Trauma Unit in Chicago consists of 6 full-time staff surgeons specializing in Trauma, Burn, and Critical Care.

Medical students will be required to evaluate patients in the Trauma Emergency Department, Trauma ICU and Trauma Ward Services. Medical students will participate in daily Trauma Morning Report, biweekly Trauma Fellow Case Rounds, and monthly Trauma Grand Rounds. There is also a Medical Student Trauma Case Conference. Medical students will also receive professional mentoring for their future careers in surgery or medicine. All medical students earning the high distinction of Honors will receive a Certificate of Completion.

How to apply

bdeloatch@cookcountyhhs.org  - (312) 864-2731 (phone)

Qualifications: This elective is for senior medical students only. Medical students must have completed all third-year core clerkships (US curriculum) or equivalent. No vacation will be permitted during the rotation. Interested applicants will provide:

- Copy of medical school transcript
- Letter of good standing from medical school
- Completion of Cook County Health International Medical Student Application
- Curriculum vitae
- Personal essay (500 words) describing the reason for choosing Cook County Trauma Elective
- Virtual interview

Interested applicants should contact Trauma Education and Residency Program Coordinator Brandi DeLoatch (bdeloatch@cookcountyhhs.org) for more information. Trauma rotations are a minimum of 4 weeks long. Openings are available throughout the entire course of the year taking up to 5 students, including domestic and international, per 4-week rotation block.

- Trauma Clerkship Program Director: Juan Rodriguez, MD, FACS (juan.rodriguez@cookcountyhealth.org)

- Department Chair: Mallory Williams, MD, MPH, FACS, FICS, FCCP, FCCM (mallory.williams@cookcountyhealth.org)

Location

1950 W Polk St
Chicago, IL 60612

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