Family medicine center
Advocate Medical Group Family HealthCenter - Ravenswood, a certified patient center medical home, is our model office where we provide family-focused, community oriented health care for patients of all ages in the diverse Ravenswood community. The integrated resident/faculty group practice encourages an atmosphere of mentoring and shared responsibility for our family practice center patients.
Our three-year program provides comprehensive training in family medicine with special emphasis on wellness and prevention, maternity care, care of the child and adult, geriatric care and family therapy. Residents are scheduled for 1-2 clinic sessions per week as a first-year resident, and 2-5 clinic sessions per week as a second- and third-year resident. A multidisciplinary team approach reinforces excellence in quality of care.
Special programs at the family health center
The Healthy Steps Program is a national demonstration project focusing on expanded services to support young families at risk and promote the development of healthy children 0-3 years of age.
Special services:
- Comprehensive maternity services
- Geriatric care
- Home visit program
- Individual/family counseling
- Patient education
- Wellness programs
- Centering pregnancy
Procedures performed by residents:
- Biopsies/suturing
- Cicrumcision
- Colposcopy
- Cryotherapy/LEEP
- Nexplanon placement/ removal
- Endometrial biopsy
- IUD insertions / removal
- Joint/trigger point injection
- Spirometry
- Osteopathic manipulative treatment