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Chief Residents
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Ben Rudd, M.D. |
Donnie Shelton, M.D. |
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3rd Year Residents:
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Asim Jaffer, M.D.
Medical School: Windsor University
St. Kitts, West Indies
email: ajaffer@siumed.edu |
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Sultan Mohammad, M.D.
Medical School:
St. Matthew's University
Belize
email: smohammad@siumed.edu
--"Living in LA and then coming to a town like Carbondale and being part of the SIU Family Medicine program has been a great experience."
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Jana Mohan, M.D.
Medical School: The First Faculty of Medicine
Charles' University
Prague, Czech Republic
email: jmohan@siumed.edu
--"This is a great residency program and I will leave confident to practice anywhere!" |
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Aaron Newcomb, D.O.
Medical School: Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine
Kirksville, Missouri
email: anewcomb@siumed.edu |
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Ben Rudd, M.D.
Medical School: State University of New York at Syracuse
Syracuse, New York
email: brudd@siumed.edu
--"For me, this is the perfect balance between academics, with all the resources of the medical school in town, and an unopposed Family Medicine Residency Program."
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Rishi Sharma, M.D.
Medical School: Santosh Medical College
India
email: rsharma@siumed.edu |
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William Stafford, M.D.
Medical School: International University of The Health Sciences
St. Kitts, West Indies
--"Solid program, great hospital, pretty town." |
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Sami Zaidi, M.D.
Medical School:
St. Mary
School of Medicine
Cook Island
South Pacific
email: szaidi@siumed.edu
--"Program provided a great learning environment." |
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2nd Year Residents:
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Nathan Dolan, M.D.
Medical School: University of Illinois
School of Medicine
Rockford, Illinois
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Paul Hibbert, M.D.
Medical School: University of Illinois
School of Medicine
Rockford, Illinois
--"SIU-Carbondale was my 1st choice for Match. It has a great reputation for having a family like atmosphere with both the fellow residents and attendings. We work closely with the community and hospital physicians who are genuinely interested in helping us learn and be great doctors." |
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Sara Malon, M.D.
University of Illinois
School of Medicine
Peoria, Illinois |
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Rick Palen, M.D.
Medical School: University of Health Sciences
School of Medicine
Antigua, West Indies
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Donnie Shelton, M.D.
Medical School: SABA University
School of Medicine
Saba, NA
--"Great program!! Have loved the experience so far!!" |
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Karl Taira, M.D.
Medical School: Southern Illinois University
School of Medicine
Springfield, Illinois
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1st Year Residents:
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Douglas Brown, D.O.
Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences
College of Osteopathic Medicine
Kansas City, Missouri |
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Nick Cote, D.O.
Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine
Kirksville, Missouri |
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James Gladish, D.O.
Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences
College of Osteopathic Medicine
Kansas City, Missouri |
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Melissa Lueking, M.D.
University of Illinois
School of Medicine
Peoria, Illinois |
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Socorro Shelton, M.D.
University of Illinois
School of Medicine
Rockford, Illinois |
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Sherry Williams, M.D.
Southern Illinois University
School of Medicine
Springfield, Illinois |
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