SPRINGFIELD, IL - Family physicians in nine Illinois communities are hosting students from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine through September 27. The students are participating in the school’s Family Medicine Preceptorship Program. The experience provides an opportunity for students to use their medical knowledge in an office setting under the supervision of an experienced physician. The students choose from more than 160 family practice physicians in Illinois for their preceptorship experience. They will graduate from medical school in May 2021, then pursue advanced training in

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My experience with Dr. Allan at the SIU adult reconstruction fellowship is summed up in one word: Phenomenal. The amount of cases that he has every week is great. We would do 12-15 joints/revisions a week as well as 5-10 Outpatient Surgery Center cases. The amount of complexity that I saw with him was unmatched. We were the referral center for all of the local orthopods . Because of this I had a fantastic operative experience with both primary joint replacements and complex revisions. I came from a residency program where I had excellent training and wanted more advanced cases to refine my

Eligibility Requirements: All applications must be submitted through the San Francisco Match (SF Match) Completion of an ACGME or ACGME-I accredited Orthopedic Surgery Residency Board-Eligible or Board-Certified in Orthopedic Surgery USMLE or COMLEX Scores (Step 1, 2, and 3) ECFMG Certificate (if applicable) Three (3) letters of recommendation other than the Medical Student Performance Evaluations (MSPE)/formally the Dean’s letter, and A personal statement Application Deadline: December 31, 2022 Apply Now: San Francisco Match Service, https://www.sfmatch.org/ FAQs What type of Visas do you

Responsibilities Mentorship Model Attend all clinics with attending you are on service with Attend all surgical cases with attending you are on service with Perioperative rounding and patient care NO formal call responsibilities *Exception: Cover resident call beginning the night before OITE through the end of the exam Organize papers for and attend monthly adult reconstruction journal club Present one Grand Rounds lecture to residency on reconstruction topic of your choosing Participate in resident education in clinical and OR setting Limited research requirement Case Volume Primary TKA (200)

Didactics: Grand Rounds, Morbidity & Mortality, Interesting Case Conference Monday Morning 0630-0730 Adult Reconstruction Journal Club One Wednesday per Month 1830-2030 Resident Didactic Conference (optional) Monday Morning 0730-0930 Resident Journal Club (optional) One Wednesday per Month 1700-1800

About The Southern Illinois University School of Medicine Adult Reconstruction Fellowship is built around a mentorship model. The fellowship is organized in rotations in which you cover a single provider in all phases of patient care including pre-operative workup, surgery, post-operative recovery and clinical follow up. The focus of the program is on primary and revision hip and knee arthroplasty but there is opportunity to pursue shoulder arthroplasty, hip, knee and shoulder arthroscopy and fracture work as well. Our goal is to train highly competent, technically skilled surgeons who are

Clinical Faculty D. Gordon Allan, MD – Fellowship Director Joint Reconstruction, Residency Program Director & Adjunct Professor Specialty: Adult Reconstruction, Musculoskeletal Oncology Medical School: University of Alberta School of Medicine Residency: University of Alberta Fellowship: Adult Reconstruction University of Toronto, Musculoskeletal Oncology University of Toronto Website: https://orthocenterillinois.com/d-gordon-allan-md/ Specific Interests: Anterior approach THA, Direct Lateral THA, Robotic TKA/UKA, Revision THA/TKA, hip resurfacing, hip arthroscopy, Orthopaedic Oncology Piero