Internal Medicine Residency
Welcome to the Loyola Medicine's Internal Medicine Residency!
Message from the Program Director
Dr. Stokas is a proud Chicago native, born and raised in the southwest suburbs. His deep connection to Loyola spans his entire academic and medical career. Beginning as an undergraduate, he went on to earn his medical degree from Loyola's Stritch School of Medicine and completed his residency training in the combined internal medicine and pediatrics program at Loyola University Medical Center. After serving as chief resident in internal medicine, he joined the primary care faculty and continued his involvement in the residency program, eventually becoming Associate Program Director.
Now as Program Director, Dr. Stokas continues to maintain an active clinical practice with his own primary care clinic, providing comprehensive patient care across both inpatient and outpatient settings. He also supervises two resident clinics and teaches medical students at Stritch School of Medicine. His passion for medical education is evident in his hands-on approach to mentorship and his dedication to creating meaningful learning experiences for residents, as well as the medical students he teaches.
Outside of medicine, Dr. Stokas treasures time with his wife and two sons. As a lifelong Chicagoan and avid sports enthusiast, he follows all Chicago teams with particular devotion to the White Sox. He and his family enjoy traveling together and attending live music events, always seeking new experiences and creating lasting memories.
Michael Stokas, MD, MS, FACP, FAAP
Incoming Program Director
Internal Medicine Residency
About our Residency
At Loyola Medicine we believe that great physicians don’t just care for patients, they care for the human spirit. This philosophy also guides our learning environment where our faculty and residents are called to create spaces for our learners that are safe, meaningful and foster a sense of community.
We accomplish these goals by exposing our residents to a diversity of patient experiences, learning sites and specialties, a robust series of didactics and multiple layers of mentorship to help them succeed.
Our Clinical Sites
Loyola Internal Medicine Residents rotate at Loyola University Medical Center and the Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital which are both located in Maywood, IL, just west of the city of Chicago.
Loyola University Medical Center is a 547-bed quaternary medical facility with over 24,000 yearly admissions. Loyola is ranked nationally in Gastroenterology & GI Surgery and Ear, Nose & Throat (Otolaryngology). We are also recognized as high performing in Cardiology & Heart Surgery, Geriatrics, Neurology & Neurosurgery, Orthopedics and Pulmonary & Lung Surgery by U.S. News & World Report's 2022-23 Best Hospitals list. Loyola has internationally recognized transplant programs including bone marrow, cardiac, liver, pulmonary and renal.
The Hines VA offers primary, extended and specialty care to Veteran patients in the Chicago area. It is the largest VA in the state of Illinois, where more than a million Veterans reside. The hospital treats more than 44,000 veterans from World War II through the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Our Core Values and Program Mission Statement:
This is each trainee’s one residency:
- We reject the idea that whatever has been done will always be done, but rely on prior experiences to help prevent repeat errors
- We acknowledge that merely replicating the curriculum/systems in place at other institutions is NOT fruitful and in some cases could be harmful
- We celebrate the positive programs we have in place at our institution and the dedicated faculty and GME leadership who supports us
- We seek to focus on optimizing resident educational experiences, not merely on staffing needs of the hospital
- We value continuity of care and longitudinal training experiences
- We value resident wellness, requests and professional goals
- We seek to establish firm caps as a patient safety initiative and to improve morale
- We value diverse clinical experiences and consult experiences