Advocate Health Care (Advocate Children's Hospital/Park Ridge) Program
About This Program
The program prepares future pediatric hospitalist leaders who provide high-value, safe, evidence-based care for hospitalized children and adolescents that is patient- family-centered, improve systems using quality improvement methods, advance scholarship including investigation and dissemination of new knowledge, and critical appraisal of published results, develop knowledge and skillset in medical education including practicing lifelong learning, effective teaching, and educational scholarship.
Program Statistics
Types of Graduates
Resident Gender
Contact Information
Program Director
Steven C Marek, MD
Advocate Children's Hosp-Park Ridge
Primary Program Contact
Lynn M Colegrove, MBA
Advocate Children's Hospital-Park Ridge
Locations
Advocate Children's Hosp-Park Ridge
Dept of Pediatrics 2 South
1775 Dempster St
Park Ridge, IL 60068
3075 Highland Pkwy
Downers Grove, IL 60515
1775 W Dempster St
Park Ridge, IL 60068-1174
1425 N Randall Rd
Elgin, IL 60123
2650 Ridge Ave
Evanston, IL 60201-1781
4440 W 95th St
Oak Lawn, IL 60453-4213
Application Information
Participates In
Doesn't Participate In
- San Francisco Match
- Military Match (i.e., Joint Service Graduate Medical Education Selection Board, Military Selection Board)
- SAU/AU Match (i.e., Urology Match)
- None
Does not offer open house or second look
U.S. MD Applicants
IMG Applicants
DO Applicants
Total required letters of recommendation (excludes MSPE and Deans letter)
Required Letter Writers
- Letter(s) from someone within the specialty (e.g., faculty, attending)
- Program Director
Medical School Graduation Timeline
No cap on the number of years.
Gap Experience Requirement
Data not provided by program
Resident / Fellow Characteristics
Three year averages. Medical school type does not include graduates of Canadian schools.
Types of Graduates
Resident Gender
Program Faculty
Faculty Distribution
Work Environment
NA = Not Applicable
NGO = Negotiable
OTH = Other
Visa Status
This program will consider an appropriately qualified applicant with the following visa or visa status. Contact the program for additional information.
Program Size
PGY-1 Positions Not Offered
PGY-2 Positions Not Offered
Key Dates & Timelines
2026 - 2027
Program Starts Reviewing Applications
Application service release date
Interview Offer Dates
Specialty Universal Dates
Average PGY-1 Educational Environment
Employment Policies & Benefits
Educational Benefits
Tracks & Educational Features
Evaluations
Medical Insurance Coverage
- Major medical for residents
- Major medical for dependents
- Major medical for domestic partners
- Outpatient mental health
- Inpatient mental health
- Dental insurance
- Group life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Disability insurance for occupationally-acquired HIV
Salary Compensation
Year 4 through Year 5
Salary paid by a non-profit institution.
Vacation & Sick Days
Residents receive 28 Vacation Days annually to support work-life balance and personal well-being.
For more information, view the program's leave policy on their website.