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221 NE Glen Oak Avenue
Peoria, IL 61636
FACULTY & STAFF
Dominique Fons, MD | Director of Student Medical Education
Christina Menke | Rotation Site Coordinator
Sean Kelley | Rotation Site Coordinator (Off-Site)
About Peoria, Illinois
Peoria Population: 116,000
Service Area Population: 375,000
Average Cost of Housing: One bedroom apartments in Peoria rent for $750 a month on average. Two bedroom apartments rent for $850 a month on average.
Welcome to the Peoria Area, where an easily accessible, metropolitan lifestyle meets stunning natural beauty! Prominently located at a crossroads between Chicago, St. Louis, Indianapolis, and Des Moines, the greater Peoria metropolitan area has a population of over 375,000, with 1 million people living within a 60-mile radius. Discover for yourself the heart of the city and its endless stretches of wooded riverbanks and hiking trails, while exploring the regions unique options for shopping, dining, and adventure. With hot summers and crisp winters, dazzling fall foliage and brilliant spring blooms, Peoria combines the amenities of the city with the beauty and serenity of the Illinois countryside. Thousands of acres of parks feature attractions such as Glen Oak Zoo, Wildlife Prairie Park, bicycle, gold courses, tennis courts, indoor skating, concerts, and a riverfront area complete with steamboat and maritime museum. The Peoria Civic Center hosts live Broadway shows, concerts by well-known entertainers, a civic ballet, an opera company, symphony, Riverman hockey and Bradley University basketball. Join us and be a part of a vibrant community that enjoys numerous festivals, national and international sporting events, exceptional golf courses and world-class art and culture. Students are attracted by the welcoming atmosphere and reasonable cost of living in this inviting community.
SITE STATISTICS: (Information is based on 2010 fiscal year. Volume has been increasing each year)
Methodist Hospital
329 beds
594 medical staff
16,682 admissions
1,779 deliveries
78,031 ER visits
3,107 in-patient surgeries
209,966 out-patient visits
36,684 out-patient surgeries
In Region Residency Programs: Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Psychiatry, Surgery, Pediatrics, OB/GYN, Critical Care, Emergency Medicine
Student Rotations: The majority of rotations will take place at UnityPoint Health - Methodist and UnityPoint Clinics with additional opportunities available in the surrounding Central Illinois community.
"The Point of Unity is you." With almost 600 board-certified physicians backed by a dedicated team of healthcare professionals who combine high-tech medicine with genuine warmth and caring, UnityPoint Health - Methodist provides coordinated clinic, hospital, and home-based care for patients in Central Illinois. UnityPoint Clinic offers comprehensive services in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine and Pediatrics and a wide variety of specialty services in more than 30 convenient clinic locations throughout the Region to meet all the healthcare needs of the community. UnityPoint Clinic puts the patient at the center of care, assisting in every way possible to provide the best level of health and well-being. UnityPoint Health - Methodist is also home to Methodist College, dedicated to providing the best nursing education, the Family Medicine Residency Program and the Psychiatry Residency Program of the University of Illinois College of Medicine, where we train tomorrow's family physicians and psychiatric physicians, today.
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