Residency Information
Inpatient and outpatient rotations take place in state of the art facilities. Training programs in Springfield are supported by our two large affiliated hospitals - Memorial Medical Center and St. John's Hospital. With combined inpatient admissions of over 43,000 and 113,000 ER visits, these teaching hospitals are leading tertiary care centers in the mid-west. Along with the medical school, they comprise a primary downstate Illinois academic medical center and in 1999 teamed up to establish a Level One Trauma Center. Advanced technology is readily available and almost every medical and surgical procedure is provided. The two hospitals and the school of medicine are working together to develop and implement coordinated electronic systems for medical records and management of resident duty hours and evaluations. The medical staffs of both hospitals serve a large referral network that brings patients to Springfield from throughout central and southern Illinois. Drawing on a large referral area that includes contiguous states, patient populations are well-balanced and diverse, coming from both metropolitan and rural settings. This mix provides varied learning opportunities to help you develop a range of professional skills.
SIU has helped set standards for medical education and has pioneered the use of standardized patients, case-based learning, and clinical skills assessment. Many of our faculty are national leaders in medical education. The active involvement of faculty in clinical teaching is a major asset for our residents. Trainees work with role models from academic and private practice backgrounds. These physicians share their office practices with residents, providing a strong complement to hospital-based experiences.
More than 100 laboratories in Carbondale and Springfield support a wide range of medical and basic science research and clinical trials, and represent more than $17 million in funding.
Other resources available to support medical education include:
- The SIU Medical Library houses more than 150,000 volumes, 1,200 current periodicals, 3,300 audiovisual programs and more than 4,800 volumes in a special historical collection. The library offers a complete range of automated searching, both on-site and from Internet-enabled workstations. Loanable technology (laptop computers, projectors, digital cameras, etc.) are also available.
- The Departments of Medical Microbiology and Immunology and Pharmacology have extensive laboratory space and advanced equipment. Faculty, researchers and a number of residents are actively engaged in independent and collaborative projects. A close working relationship with the clinical staff provides a scientist-physician team approach to much research.
- The Department of Medical Humanities can assist you in integrating clinical skills with those of the social and behavioral sciences and humanities. Its full-time faculty offers expertise in law, ethics, philosophy, psychosocial care, health policy and medical history.
- The Department of Medical Education is internationally known as a leader in the curriculum design, delivery and evaluation. Faculty can assist in shaping your educational activities and developing your teaching skills.
- The Division of Statistics and Research Consulting helps develop research designs and data analysis strategies and assists with interpretation of results.
- A new Medical District, which includes the medical school, has been established to advance activities in research and patient care. The Illinois Medical District at Springfield will develop facilities and undertake projects to advance the city's position as a center of medical excellence.
- The Office of Continuing Medical Education provides and designates AMA Category I credit for an extensive schedule of conferences and symposia. Most local conferences are free of charge to residents.
- The new SIU Cancer Institute is uniting the School's efforts in cancer research, physician and public education, and treatment for patients from across central and southern Illinois. Its goal is to develop partnerships with Illinois hospitals and other providers, to conduct research, and to provide clinical treatments currently unavailable downstate.
- To help Illinois communities seeking physicians and residents looking at practice locations, SIU School of Medicine offers an Illinois Placement Service and maintains a practice locations Web page from it's web site - www.siumed.edu.
We recognize that quality of life as well as quality of training are vitally important. Resident salaries are above the Council of Teaching Hospitals averages for midwest programs. Professional liability coverage is provided, as well as life and health insurance, with an option to add family members.
Vacation and educational leave total 4 weeks each year. Additional amenities include free, safe parking, free meals while on call, and exercise rooms for the use of all House Staff.
Although each participating institution is large enough to offer the best in care, each resident is known individually. All residents are members of the House Staff Association (HSA), which proposes improvements and advocates on behalf of all residents. A peer elected representative from each program serves on the HSA's Board of Directors.
Springfield is the capital of Illinois and is a delightful place to live with a diverse cultural, economic and political life, and an historical heritage highlighted by its most famous citizen, Abraham Lincoln. The area's reasonable cost of living allows more spending power than other areas of the country. Springfield offers a variety of cultural and recreational opportunities without the congestion of larger metropolitan areas. Housing is economical and there are many opportunities to purchase or rent a home. Several banking institutions offer home loans to residents that require no down payment. Our affiliated programs in
family practice are located in equally pleasant and affordable Illinois communities.
Please make it a point to visit our Residency Web Site for additional information on all of our training programs, our hospitals, our policies, and the Springfield area.
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