The Shriners Hospital for Children in Chicago is a prominent teaching hospital affiliated with:

• Feinberg School of Medicine (Northwestern University)
• Stritch School of Medicine (Loyola University)
• Rush Medical College (Rush University)
• University of Illinois College of Medicine
• Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine (Midwestern University)
• Marquette University

By maintaining links with major teaching facilities, the hospital fosters an academic and collegial environment committed to high quality care. The hospital provides graduate medical education for:

• Orthopaedic residents
• Physical medicine & rehabilitation residents
• Plastic surgery residents
• Urology residents
• Spine surgery fellows
• Medical students

The hospital also maintains teaching affiliations with many colleges and universities for nursing; physical, occupational, and recreation therapy; speech pathology; child life; and social work, as well as other health care programs.

Patient Education

Shriners Hospitals for Children - Chicago provides a wide variety of patient educational materials for children with orthopaedic and craniofacial conditions and spinal cord injury. These will be available on-line soon. In the interim, patients and families can contact the hospital directly for these materials.