Clinical Training
From the first week of medical school, students at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine train in several world-class and safety-net hospitals as well as community-based clinics and offices throughout Chicago, including three U.S. News & World Report Honor Roll Hospitals: Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab and the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago.
In the clinical phases of the curriculum, students have the opportunity to rotate at the Jesse Brown VA Hospital as well as the John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County. At each affiliated hospital, students are overseen by Feinberg faculty. Students have a consistent role and level of responsibility for each clinical discipline regardless of clinical site. Learn more about the clinical spaces in which MD students learn and contribute.
Affiliated Facilities
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
The primary teaching affiliate for Feinberg, Northwestern Memorial Hospital (NMH) is among 'America's Best" in News & World Report annual Best Hospitals ranking. NMH is recognized as the top (tied) hospital in Illinois. This is the 13th consecutive year NMH has been named to the Best Hospital Honor Roll.
Northwestern Medicine includes a broad array of outpatient facilities across Chicago, at which students participate in the practice of outpatient medicine. For the past three and a half decades, NMH has consistently adapted to the evolving healthcare needs of the Chicago area by expanding our facilities, introducing new clinical programs and providing service to the community.
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
The Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago provides superior pediatric care in a setting equipped with the latest innovations in medical technology, research and family-friendly design. It is ranked as the top children’s hospital in Illinois by U.S. News & World Report. The largest pediatric provider in the region, it also ranks nationally in 9 specialties by U.S. News & World Report. All third-year students rotate at the hospital for in-patient pediatrics.
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
The Shirley Ryan AbilityLab is the No. 1 physical medicine and rehabilitation hospital in the United States for 34 consecutive years. It remains the only hospital of any kind to hold this distinction. It is also the first-ever “translational” research hospital where clinicians, scientists, innovators and technologists work together in the same space, to apply research in real time. All fourth-year students rotate at the hospital for a two-week clerkship. Explore the M4 rotation experience.
Jesse Brown Veterans Administration Medical Center
The Jesse Brown Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center consists of a 200-bed acute care facility and four community-based outpatient clinics. Feinberg students may rotate at the VA throughout all four years of the curriculum. It is our honor and privilege to provide care to approximately 62,000 enrolled veterans who reside in the City of Chicago and Cook County, Ill., and in four counties in northwestern Indiana. A daily free shuttle service is provided from the Feinberg campus to the Jesse Brown VA.
John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County
John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County serves as the central hub for delivering specialty and subspecialty care within the Cook County system, providing care to Cook County’s underserved population, while also offering a full range of specialized medical services for all segments of the community. Third- and fourth-year Feinberg medical students may elect to rotate at Stroger for Obstetrics & Gynecology and other clinical rotations.
