Educational Opportunities

Methodist College of Nursing

415 St. Mark Court
Peoria, IL 61603
(309) 672-5511

Methodist College of Nursing is a private specialty college offering a baccalaureate degree in nursing. Fifty-eight (58) credit hours of general education courses are transferred from any regionally accredited college or university. Students complete sixty-four (64) credit hours of the nursing major courses at Methodist College. The College is an operating division of Methodist Medical Center of Illinois and is located in Peoria, Illinois. The College primarily services students from the greater Peoria area and surrounding communities.

Family Medicine Residency Program

815 Main Street, Suite C
Peoria, IL 61602
(309) 672-5743 or 1-800-336-2380

The Family Medicine Residency Program was established at Methodist in 1971 and is now a joint program with the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria . The Family Medicine Residency Program continues to be one of the most successful, with our graduates achieving a 96% success rate on the Board examination for certification. If you're a medical student, we invite you to discover how our program's award-winning faculty and diverse learning opportunities can help develop your skills as a family physician competent to treat the whole patient.

Fellowship in Geriatric Medicine

815 Main St, Ste. C
Peoria, IL 61602
(309) 672-4580

Methodist houses the Fellowship in Geriatric Medicine of the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Peoria .  This fellowship is a one-year ACGME accredited training program open to graduates of accredited residencies in family medicine and internal medicine.  Come explore the specialty of geriatric medicine; providing comprehensive, quality healthcare services to one of the fastest growing populations in our country.

Methodist Community Training Center

(309) 672-4216 (for more information)
(309) 672-5648 (to register for classes)

Methodist Community Training Center is a partnership between Methodist and the American Heart Association. We're centered on saving lives by training individuals in Basic Life Support (BLS/CPR) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS). For course descriptions and schedules for BLS/CPR and ACLS courses for healthcare professionals and others whose jobs require that they respond in an emergency, go to the Calendar of Events.

Instructors from the Community Training Center are also available to teach:

• Friends & Family CPR (simple CPR for general public/no certification)
• Heartsaver CPR (CPR for general public/includes certification )
• Heartsaver AED CPR (includes AED training)
• First Aid classes at schools, churches and other organizations

Call (309) 672-4216 for more information about these classes.

Methodist Center for Innovation & Clinical Advancement

(309) 672-4208 (for more information)
(309) 672-5648 (to register for classes)

Critical care classes for healthcare professionals are available through the Center for Innovation & Clinical Advancement. CICA implements and integrates information systems, technology, and education into daily practice. The goal is to assure a high level of staff competence and expertise while achieving innovative advances in the delivery of health care. For course descriptions and schedules, go to the Calendar of Events.