UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale Family Medicine Residency

UChicago Medicine AdventHealth’s focus on whole-person care will help you get the experience you need for a lifelong career in family medicine.

Our Faculty
Curriculum
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David DeRamos, DO Preceptor — David de Ramos, DO

Preceptor

Arslan Kabir, DO — Arsalan Kabir, DO

Preceptor

Kevin Joseph Kalafut, DO — Kevin Kalafut, DO

Preceptor

Jason Knorr, LCPC

Director of Behavioral Health

Lindsey Kurdi Wood, DO

Director of Maternity Care

Dr. Jennifer McGowen — Jennifer McGowen, MD

Preceptor

Bridget Nord, MD

Director of Medication Assisted Treatment

Michael Quien - Hinsdale GME Faculty — Michael Quien, MD

Director of Research

Monica Thipparthi, MD

Monica Thipparthi, MD Director of Community Medicine & AMS

Semone West, MD

Preceptor

Matthew Westerhoff

RN Case Manager

Cassie Bruggemann — Cassie Bruggeman

Residency Manager

Lexi Limparis

Program Coordinator

Valerie Barr, MD

Third-Year Resident, Moorehouse School of Medicine

Leen Khatib, DO

Third-Year Resident, Nova Southeastern University

Nathan Kipker — Nathaniel Kipker, DO

Chief Resident, Nova Southeastern University

Kiril Kolev, MD

Third-Year Resident, Rosalind Franklin University

Ibrahim Msutaly, DO — Ibrahim Mustaly, DO

Third-Year Resident, Des Moines University

Maheen Qadri, DO

Chief Resident, Lincoln Memorial University

The UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale family medicine residency will prepare you to practice comprehensive healthcare for patients of all ages. You’ll receive strong training in medicine and pediatrics, as well as OB/GYN, behavioral health, office-based procedures, women's health and sports medicine. Elective opportunities are available, and you’ll have the opportunity to focus on areas of special interest.

First-Year Rotations: Your first-year rotation as a medical resident begins with a comprehensive orientation program. Then you’ll move on to one to three half days in clinic each week. The curriculum is meant to challenge you so that at the end of year one, you will know that you are making progress towards becoming a family physician.
Our first-year rotations include:
1–2 half-days of outpatient office hours per week
3 academic medical service (AMS) blocks (inpatient adult)
1 Pediatrics block
1 Cardiology block
2 Obstetrics blocks
1 General Surgery block/Anesthesia
2 Pediatric night float x 2 weeks, ICU days x 2 weeks
1 Psych block
Intro to Family Medicine
1 Emergency Department block
Second-Year Rotations: During your second year as a resident physician, you’ll continue to grow your knowledge and hone your skills in the Family Medicine Center, where your time will increase to two to four half-days per week.
The second-year rotations include:
2- 3 half days of outpatient office hours
per week
2 academic medical service (AMS) blocks
2 weeks of AMS day shift
2 weeks of AMS night shift
1 Intensive Care Unit (ICU) block (day only)
1 Pediatrics block
1 Obstetrics block
1 Outpatient Pediatrics block
1 Nephrology block
1 Sports Medicine block
1 Practice Management block
1 clinic month block
3 elective blocks
Third-Year Rotations: I. Your final year of family medicine residency will be spent polishing your skills and focusing on the subjects you need to know as a family physician. You will have three to four half-days in the Family Medicine Center, most of your time will be devoted to a variety of inpatient and outpatient medicine blocks and your choice of electives.
Third-year rotations include:
3–5 half-days of outpatient office hours per week
1 academic medical service (AMS) block
2 weeks of AMS day shift
2 weeks of AMS night float
1 Pediatrics block
1 Intensive Care Unit (ICU) block (day only)
1 clinic month block
1 Geriatrics block
1 Gynecology block
1 Endocrinology block
3 elective blocks
1 Pediatrics outpatient block
1 Emergency Department block
1 Clinic/Dermatology block
1 Pulmonary/Clinic Block
Daily Educational Opportunities and Lectures: Throughout your medical residency, you’ll have many ways to learn and grow professionally. You’ll have access to:
Behavioral medicine and psychiatry conferences, held monthly
Continuing medical education (CME) lectures
Daily noon conference teaching sessions for residents, presented by our teaching faculty and specialists in core family medicine topics
EKG conferences
Journal Club
Practice management series presented by the medical director to second and third-year residents preparing for work after residency
Specialty clinics in dermatology, high-risk obstetrics, and psych
Wellness Wednesdays
Procedure labs
Medical Student Clerkships: Third-year medical students have the opportunity to apply for outpatient family medicine clerkships and fourth-year medical students may apply for sub-internships in intensive care, pediatrics and family medicine.
Clerkship participants are welcome to participate in all of the lecture series, procedure labs and other educational offerings. Free parking is provided along with a discount toward your food purchases at AdventHealth Hinsdale.
Our faculty maintains joint appointments or affiliations with all local medical and osteopathic schools; we accept students from these schools, as well as from more distant institutions, including:
Loyola University
Midwestern University
Rosalind Franklin University Chicago Medical School
Rush University
Clerkship Eligibility
To be eligible, medical students must currently be enrolled in a U.S. medical school accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). Medical students with an interest in pursuing a career in Family Medicine will be given preference for our inpatient and outpatient fourth-year medical student rotations and sub-internships.
For all medical student clerkship inquiries, please contact Lexi Limparis at Lexi.Limparis@AdventHealth.com.
Local Community Health Opportunities: Our resident body and patient population is culturally and spiritually diverse, and we build on that foundation by providing inclusive, compassionate, high-quality and personalized care to the underserved in our local communities.
In your longitudinal community medicine education, you’ll expand your understanding of local needs and local resources. The goal is to familiarize you with resources in the local community and to help you learn how to engage with them to address specific patient needs.
Global Health Opportunities: As part of your medical residency, you have the option to participate in global health experiences like our four-week international rotation to Peru. Participation in other Global Health trips may be possible through our sponsoring institutions, AdventHealth and the University of Chicago. All residents in good standing are eligible to apply.

We accept applications for the AdventHealth Hinsdale Family Medicine Residency Program exclusively through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS).

Paper and/or email applications are not accepted.

The ERAS application deadline is December 31, 2026.

We hold interviews in a hybrid format with in-person and virtual sessions on select dates and times. Our season runs October 27, 2026 to January 26, 2026. For all residency program inquiries, please contact Cassie.Bruggemann@AdventHealth.com.

Resident Matching Program: UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale participates in the following match:
The National Resident Matching Program (NRMP).
Our program's match code is: 3006120C0.
United States Application Requirements: Dean’s letter
School transcripts
Three letters of recommendation written in the last 3 years
Medical degree received within the last two years
USMLE or COMLEX scores – All components associated with USMLE 1 and 2 or COMLEX 1 and 2 must be passed prior to match deadline.
Active ACLS/BLS Certification required prior to starting residency program
Personal statement
Strength of medical school
Doctorate degree received within past 2 years
International Medical Graduate (IMG) Application Requirements: U.S. citizen or current green card/ permanent visa holder, or currently licensed to practice medicine in the State of Illinois
United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) scores- all components associated with USM LE 1 and 2 must be passed prior to MATCH submission deadline. No minimum score is required, but numeric scores and number of attempts are considered.
Completion of six months clinical training (flexible/rotating/transitional or Fifth Pathway) in an ACGME approved hospital in the U.S. or Canada
Medical degree received within the last two years
ECFMG eligible (CSA and English proficiency) prior to Match process
Dean’s letter (or equivalent)
School transcripts (translated where applicable)
Three reference letters written in the last 3 years
Personal statement
Active ACLS/BLS Certification required prior to starting program
International medical schools listed on the “disapproved list” by the Medical Board of California will not be considered.
Interviews: If your application is approved/accepted by our Residency Recruitment Committee, our Program will send interview invitations out via Thalamus platform.
If you have any residency program related inquiries, please contact Cassie.Bruggemann@AdventHealth.com.
During the interview, you will get either a walking or virtual tour of the hospital, depending on the type of interview you choose, meet with our program director, faculty, and selected current residents.
Our interview format is a hybrid model. We have decided to give applicants the choice between scheduling a virtual or an in-person interview. We hold virtual interviews on Tuesday afternoons from 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm (Central Time), select in-person interviews on Friday mornings from 8:15 am to 1:15 pm (Central Time), and select virtual Friday mornings from 8:30 am to 11:30 am. We are committed to providing every applicant with equivalent interview experience regardless of the interview method. We do not have a preference; please pick whichever interview option works best for you. We can also assure you that the method of the interview will NOT factor into our ranking decisions.

Your decision to begin a medical residency program is one of the most important steps of your medical career. We’re here to help empower you as you make that decision and our residency coordinator can answer any questions you may have about the program and application process. For more information, please reach out to Residency Manager Cassie Bruggemann at Cassie.Bruggemann@AdventHealth.com or our Residency & Medical Student Coordinator Lexi Limparis at Lexi.Limparis@AdventHealth.com.

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Monica Thipparthi, MD

Semone West, MD

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