Colorectal Surgery Resident Manual

PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION  

                             
Dr. Jan Rakinic, Program Director                jrakinic@siumed.edu   545-7230
Room D328 – Memorial Medical Center                                                       

Jilayne Horn, Program Coordinator              jhorn@siumed.edu   545-7230

DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY OFFICE
Dr. Gary L. Dunnington, Chairman             
Room D326 – Memorial Medical Center                                           

Reed Williams, Ph.D., Vice Chair, Education  
Room D307 – Memorial Medical Center

SURGICAL SKILLS LAB
Janet Ketchum, Coordinator                     
Room G38 – Memorial Medical Center, Lower Level                          
Jenny Bartlett, Coordinator Assistant                                                         

SIU RESIDENCY AFFAIRS OFFICE
Karen Broquet, MD, Assistant Dean for Graduate Medical Education     545-8852
Room 3A158 – St. John’s Pavilion                                                 

MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER RESIDENT LIAISON OFFICE
Pam Brown   788-3135
Room G104 – Memorial Medical Center

ST. JOHN’S RESIDENT LIAISON OFFICE
Linda Cordery   544-6464 x 4-4572
SJH second floor administration office

PRINCIPLES OF THE PROGRAM

The Southern Illinois University Program in Colorectal Surgery is a collaborative educational program involving academic and private colorectal surgeons who have come together to craft a program designed to provide excellent postgraduate training in the current practice of colorectal surgery. The catchment area for the Southern Illinois University Program in Colorectal Surgery encompasses the southern two-thirds of Illinois, including urban and rural populations. The breadth of pathology seen by surgeons in the Program covers the entire spectrum of colorectal disease, from basic uncomplicated anorectal and colorectal problems in otherwise healthy people to complex and complicated anorectal and colorectal problems in people with multiple medical comorbidities. The surgical faculty enjoys a good working relationship with other subspecialties who often participate in management of complex cases, including but not limited to: urology, gynecology, plastic surgery, radiation and medical oncology, gastroenterology, orthopedics, and enterostomal therapy/wound management. The CRS attendings have trained at different programs, allowing a breadth of experience for the trainee’s benefit.

The SIU Colorectal Surgery Program utilizes two inpatient facilities and two outpatient facilities. The inpatient facilities allow the CRS resident to gain experience with working within two distinct healthcare systems – a private, nonprofit healthcare system as well as a church-owned healthcare system. Each inpatient facility is part of a larger regional healthcare system which incorporates inpatient and outpatient care elements.  The culture within each system is also distinctly different. Experience with both will equip the CRS resident with skills that will aid his/her transition into a practice setting. Similarly, the two outpatient settings are distinctly different – one is an academic clinic setting, and the other a private office setting, and experience with both will allow the CRS resident to feel more comfortable when settling into the type of practice s/he chooses after completion of training.

Faculty members participate in and direct a number of research endeavors, which include faculty from other areas such as Surgical Oncology, basic science research, Surgical Education, Gastroenterology, Radiation Oncology, Medical Oncology, and Infectious Disease.