MacNeal Family Medicine Residency Program

Welcome to MacNeal Family Medicine!

Thanks for visiting and learning more about our program. 

We are proud to be one of the oldest Family Medicine programs in the country and the first in Illinois. We are an 11-12-11 residency and we have fellowships in sports medicine and faculty development. 

We offer comprehensive family medicine training at MacNeal Hospital, a 374-bed community hospital affiliated with Loyola Medicine. MacNeal Hospital has earned Magnet Recognition with Distinction, a prestigious mark of excellence in nursing care. In 2025, MacNeal Hospital was also named on Becker’s Hospital Review’s list of 100 great community hospitals. 

We developed our resident-centered curriculum to give you the best learning experience, including hands-on procedure training, didactics, and exposure to specialists while you practice full-spectrum family medicine. 

We are located in the suburbs of Chicago, close to downtown Chicago and all the amenities of a world class city. The Metro train station is conveniently across the street from the hospital.

Our practice in the Family Medicine Center (FMC) is located across the street from MacNeal Hospital and is the largest single practice in the Loyola Medicine network. Our practice is in a diverse community and includes patients of all ages.

We have a high core faculty to resident ratio, and our faculty practice alongside our residents in the FMC. So, your faculty preceptors are also your practice partners. We work closely with our residents and enjoy personally getting to know them well.

I am a graduate of the MacNeal residency program. I have been at MacNeal since 2010, including my time as a resident, fellow, faculty member, and now program director. I also grew up in the Berwyn community, graduated from the local high school, and bought my first home in Berwyn. While I have changed my residence, my extended family continues to live locally, and I continue to be proud to practice in the community I grew up in. I would love to tell you more about the program, the community, and the wonderful residents and faculty at MacNeal. 

I look forward to hearing from you!

Nereida Esparza, MD
Program Director