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Additional Information on the SIU Residency Affairs Page
Positions Offered
Two PGY I combined
medicine-psychiatry positions are offered per year.
Per the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Board
of Psychiatry and Neurology advanced standing residents are only accepted
at or prior to the PGY II year from within this program. Residents
wishing to transfer from other programs can only be accepted at a
PGY I level. Approval of both Boards is necessary for acceptance
and subsequent board eligibility.
Duration of Program: 5 years
Board Pass Rates
- For the Department of Internal Medicine the 3 year rolling pass rate is 86%.
- The Department of Medicine will provide an additional stipend of $400 during their last year of residency for all residents who take the ABIM Certifying Examination at their first opportunity.
- For the Department of Psychiatry the 3 year rolling pass rate is 79%.
Patient Population
Primary service
area is Springfield and its neighboring towns (population 150,000).
Additional referral areas include Central and Southern Illinois (population
2,000,000). This area provides patient care for all socioeconomic,
racial, gender and age groups.
Affiliated Hospitals (click for details)
- St. John's Hospital (755 beds)
- Memorial Medical Center (600 beds)
Procedures
While on various
rotations in Internal Medicine, the resident will be provided ample
opportunity to gain experience in a variety of procedures (Biopsy,
central venous catheter placement, bone marrow, lumbar puncture, chest
tube insertion, flexible sigmoidoscopy, liver biopsy, Swan-Ganz catheter
placement, temporary pacemaker placement and others). During
the care of psychiatric patients, one will gain proficiency in the use
of ECT. As a result of the well staffed hospitals, our program
does not employ scut work!
Library Facilities
- SIU School of Medicine Library; open 90 hours per week
- Affiliated hospital libraries; available 24 hours per day
- Photocopying, Medline searches, videotape and audio tape loans are available.
Visas Offered
- Foreign national physicians must possess a work visa at the start of the training year, typically June 26th
- Only J-1 visas through ECFMG sponsorship are supported by the University.
Please note that specific medical questions can not be answered via this website.
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