Written by Bill Olmsted, Guardian disability insurance specialist with 25 years advising medical residents and fellows.
University of Chicago Medicine trains over 1,000 residents and fellows across more than 90 ACGME-accredited programs at its main Hyde Park campus and affiliate sites in Evanston and Hinsdale. GME is centrally administered through a single sponsoring institution, with training extending to Endeavor Health-NorthShore and UChicago Medicine AdventHealth.
This page maps official GME support resources available to UChicago Medicine trainees. It also points to one separate planning issue — the GSI disability insurance path available to eligible trainees — that exists alongside, not inside, the institutional support structure.
This page is maintained by MDGSI as an independent educational resource. It is not produced by, endorsed by, sponsored by, or affiliated with the University of Chicago Medicine.
Official GME and wellbeing resources
UChicago Medicine maintains a well-developed resident wellbeing infrastructure. The resources below are maintained by the institution directly.
Resident wellbeing
- Resident Wellbeing Resources — the primary GME wellbeing page. Covers mental health support, EAP access, UCWellCare pathway, Physician’s Assistance Committee (PAC), and program contacts. AllOne Health EAP is documented here (800-456-6327, code UCH001).
- Well-Being Month — annual February program featuring CME-credit sessions including financial wellness lectures. Hub for wellness programming and event archives.
- Well-Being Champions Program: PGY2+ residents serving as quarterly peer contacts with dedicated program support.
- Dedicated mental health therapist for trainees available through the GME office.
Benefits and compensation
- GME Benefits Overview — general employee benefits for UCM trainees.
- Health Insurance — plan options and enrollment information.
- Long and Short-Term Disability Coverage — automatic enrollment details and claims process.
- Retirement Savings — retirement plan options and employer contribution details.
Financial wellness
- Well-Being Month — includes annual financial wellness sessions with CME credit. James Ahn lectures on physician personal finance are part of this program.
- Pediatrics Financial Literacy and Wellness Program — seminars and one-on-one financial clinics led by Dr. Nicola Orlov, available through the GME wellness program.
GME office
- GME Office — GME leadership, team contacts, and program administration.
- GME Handbook — authoritative reference for policies, benefits, and training requirements.
A well-resourced environment
UChicago Medicine’s GME wellbeing infrastructure is among the more developed in academic medicine. Trainees have access to dedicated mental health support, a peer wellness champion network, annual financial education programming, and a structured EAP with direct access contacts.
For trainees at affiliate sites in Evanston or Hinsdale, the same centrally administered resources apply. The GME office and the Resident Wellbeing Resources page are the consistent starting points across all training locations.
One separate planning issue
UChicago Medicine’s wellbeing infrastructure is well developed. Trainees here tend to have more institutional support available than at most programs. That makes this worth noting precisely because it can create a false sense of completeness: a robust institutional support environment doesn’t automatically surface every individual planning decision a trainee may need to make.
Guardian offers a Guaranteed Standard Issue (GSI) disability insurance policy to eligible residents and fellows training at University of Chicago Medicine. It is a Guardian product, not an institutional benefit — individually owned, not employer-provided, and available only during the active training window.
Two things are worth understanding before graduation, not after:
First, eligibility closes at the end of training.
Second, Guardian must be the first individual disability insurance application a trainee submits. An application to another carrier filed first permanently closes access to this option — regardless of health status.
The deeper explanation is in the MDGSI Buyer’s Guide.
Check your eligibility
If you want to verify whether the GSI path is currently available for your UChicago Medicine training program, use the eligibility tool.
MDGSI and Guardian are independent companies and not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the University of Chicago Medicine. For authoritative information about your GME benefits, contact your program office or UChicago Medicine HR directly.