About Our Program
The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria offers a fully accredited four-year graduate medical education program designed to prepare the resident for practice in general OB/GYN or for entry into advanced training in the subspecialties. After successful completion of the program, residents are eligible for examination by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
We are affiliated with OSF Saint Francis Medical Center and UnityPoint Health – Methodist. Residents spend most of their time in OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, a tertiary medical center. The rest of their time is spent at Methodist, depending on service requirements.
The Department has approximately 30 full and part-time faculty in general obstetrics and gynecology, Maternal Fetal Medicine, Gynecologic Oncology, urogynecology and anesthesia. We currently are approved to expand from 12 residents to 16 residents, with four residents per year starting with the Class of 2026. Our residents spend time in general obstetrics and gynecology, gynecologic oncology, maternal-fetal medicine, reproductive endocrinology including ART (advanced reproductive technologies), and urogynecology. Residents are also assigned a panel of patients in the Obstetrics and Gynecology Continuity Clinic that they follow throughout their four years of training.
OSF Saint Francis Medical Center is a major site for the clinical training of third and fourth year medical students of the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria. The OB/GYN residents play a major role in the supervision and training of these students. Medical students spend spend six weeks of their third year on the obstetrics and gynecology clerkship rotation. The clerkship includes didactic lectures, teaching rounds, and rotations with assigned attending physicians in general gynecology, obstetrics, and gynecologic oncology.
Two- and four-week electives in gynecologic oncology, maternal-fetal medicine and minimally invasive gynecology and urogyneocology are offered to medical students in their fourth year as well as an OBGYN sub-internship.
Research is an integral part of training of residents, and is required for graduation from the residency program. There are many opportunities to participate in research activities in the department. The University of Illinois College of Medicine holds a combined research day for all residents to present their research.