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Residency
Letter from the Chairman, Ronald K. Potkul, MD
Ronald Potkul, MD, Chairman
The mission statement accurately reflects the philosophy that we at the Loyola University Health System have toward the education of our young physicians in the discipline of obstetrics and gynecology. The program is structured to create an academic environment that will allow the resident to grow through a four year interval from a senior medical student to a proficient practitioner of the discipline of obstetrics and gynecology. Our program is tiered and structured throughout the four year curriculum to increase resident experience, knowledge and responsibility as the resident grows from intern to chief resident. Our faculty is nationally and internationally renowned in all the disciplines of obstetrics and gynecology with strong female pelvic medicine & reconstructive surgery, maternal fetal medicine, reproductive endocrinology and gynecologic oncology subdivisions. Our patient base is varied and mixed. Residents have the opportunity to participate 100% in all levels of care of both private and institutionally funded patients. The environment of our resident staff and faculty is one of collegiality in which personal and professional growth and development can occur.

I am very proud of the environment we have created for education, patient care, and research within the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Our graduates have broad and varied experience. Many have pursued subspecialty training programs in all the subspecialty disciplines. An equal number have pursued private practice opportunities, not only in the Chicago area, but nationally. Our graduates have been very competitive and have been able to place in prestigious fellowship programs, so that your goals and desires upon completion of residency, be they advancement in academic medicine and subspecialty fellowship training, or private practice in varied locations throughout the country, can be met by pursuing your training in our institution.

I have the firm belief that our environment fosters personal and professional development and that our graduates are outstanding additions to the community of obstetricians and gynecologists. I hope you will give our program a serious review at the time of your interview and I am looking forward to working with those of you who select the Loyola University Health System program for your training.