Podiatric Residency & Clerkship Programs
VA Illiana Medical Center and OSF Peoria Affiliate offer a 3 year PMSR w/RRA residency program, fully approved by the Council of Podiatric Education.
VA Illiana Medical Center offers a 3-year PMSR w/ RRA residency program, fully approved by the Council of Podiatric Education. Podiatric residency training occurs primarily at the Peoria Illinois location. Resident rotations provide a full scope of medical and surgical training in a team based interdisciplinary setting. Residents rotate between the Peoria VA outpatient clinic and at our Peoria OSF affiliate, clinic and hospital. Travel to Danville IL or other OSF locations outside of Peoria is required at times for rotations and OR cases. Overall standardized training encompasses all aspects of podiatric medicine and surgery. Surgical training to include forefoot, midfoot, rearfoot, forefoot & rearfoot reconstruction, Charcot reconstruction, foot & ankle trauma, limb salvage.
Additional Information and Application
- Contact the Education office at
to confirm there is a current affiliation agreement on file. Programs must be nationally accredited to send trainees for clinical rotations. - We recommend paperwork be completed and turned into VA at least 45 days prior to rotation. See attached checklist.
- The Health Trainee must complete fingerprinting no more than 120 days prior to starting their rotation and no less than 30. This must be done at a VA Medical Facility. Two forms of ID are required (one being a photo). See below
- If they plan to come to Danville, they must schedule an appointment see how to get a PIV Card. This office is located in Building 102. If they have questions regarding their appointment they should call the following numbers:
or or . - If they choose to go to another facility they must present these codes (SOI: VA 96, SON: 1224) when getting printed to ensure the background check results are sent to Danville.
- If students are going to Peoria to have their prints done, they need to call Ryan Hubbard at
ext. 37180. They should not use the scheduling tool. - After fingerprinting has been completed, trainees are welcomed to make a follow up appointment 3-10 business days after being printed so that they can have their photo taken for the actual badge.
- If they plan to come to Danville, they must schedule an appointment see how to get a PIV Card. This office is located in Building 102. If they have questions regarding their appointment they should call the following numbers:
**Note: Fingerprinting results expire after 120 days. If the health trainee does not make a follow up appointment for a VA badge before those 120 days run out, they will have to get re-fingerprinted.
To find availability of housing at the Danville campus, contact Amanda Lind l via email at Amanda.Lind@va.gov or Ashley Strebing at Ashley.Strebing@va.gov
Residency and Clerkship Program Information
- Application for Podiatry Clerkship - Visit the VA Podiatry Website
- Podiatry Residency/Clerkship Program, Rotation, FAQs
- IL State Limited Residency Permit Instructions
Contact Information
For questions or comments, please email the Podiatry Residency Program Group.
Acceptable Fingerprinting Documentation
MUST HAVE AT LEAST ONE PICTURE ID
- Driver’s License
- ID card (State issued ID; Wallet sized doctor’s)
- U.S. Passport
- Voter’s Registration Card
- Certificate of U.S. Citizenship (Form N-560 or Form N-561)
- Certificate of Naturalization (Form N-550 or Form N-570)
- Foreign Passport
- Permanent Resident Card (Form I-151 or Form I-551)
- Temporary Resident Card (Form I- 688)
- Employment Authorization Card (Form I-688A)
- Reentry Permit (Form I-327)
- Refugee Travel Document (Form I-571)
- Employment Authorization Document (Form I-688B)
- U.S. Military Card
- Military Dependent ID Card
- U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Mariner Card
- Native American Tribal Document
- Canadian Driver’s License
Required Forms (45 days prior to rotation)
Application for Health Professions Trainees- VA Form 10-2850d (dated Nov 2011)
Declaration of Federal Employment - OF 306 (dated October 2011)
Race and Ethnicity Form – SF 181
Personal Data Form
Trainee Qualifications and Credentials Verification Letter (TQCVL)
SF61 (signature required)