Mehwish Farooqi, MD

My husband and I came to Springfield, IL in 2015, when my husband matched with residency program at SIU.  We had our first child in 2015 and our second in 2017.  Now it was my turn to apply for residency.  I started my residency in June, 2018.  I choose SIU because of the fantastic holistic training in Neurology with the best faculty who are dedicated to resident education.  There are many good research opportunities in the neuroscience department and I was able to present at the American Academy of Neurology conference in 2019.  What really drew me to SIU was the sense of belonging!  I feel like I belong to this excellent program!