Class of 2025 Officers Traditional Chair – Molly Smith Vice Chair – Paetyn Cage Secretary – Avani Yaganti Treasurer – Sydney Nyquist Class Representatives – John Padanilam, Ashley-Ann Walker OSR Representative – Maryam Makhdoom LSP Chair: David Farmer Vice Chair: Drew Ratliff Treasurer: Austyn Frassato Communication & Social Media Representative: Maia Cain OSR Rep: Lana Sawar/Alyssa Dollison Class of 2026 Officers Traditional Chair: Maddie Stacey Vice Chair: YiYi Ma Secretary: Kamil Hester Treasurer: VACANT Class Representatives: Blaine Bulinski, Aungelique McGhee Communications & Social Media

Student Organizations Addiction Medicine Interest Group : Rachel Domingos and Justine Newman American Medical Association (AMA) : Avani Yaganti American Sign Language (ASL) Group : Kayla Swisher American Muslim Medical Student Association (AMMSA) : Yosra Nadhimi, Reem Khader, Kenan Abed and Samia Abduol-Qadir American Medical Women's Association (AMWA) : Molly Smith, Sidney Leno Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association (APAMSA) : Trisha Nair, Raya Gandhi Basketball Club : Mark Overby Children's Miracle Network : Elizabeth Drone Christian Medical & Dental Associations : Zach Moore

Liability Insurance and Legal Requests The employing hospitals provide professional liability insurance for residents and fellows during their training. The policies are a minimum $1,000,000 per occurrence and cover any professional acts performed within the scope of training, whether filed during or after completion of training. If they need information about their coverage or need to request malpractice / claims verification, they contact the Risk Management office of their employing hospital, with the exception of Springfield based residents/fellows (see below). The insuring hospital in

AWAY ROTATIONS Away rotations at SIU School of Medicine are a time limited experience that must meet unique educational goals which are not available at the local sites established by the training program. A program’s training sites are approved by the employing hospitals as an integral and recurring component of the program to meet accreditation requirements, and an agreement or contract has been established outlining the terms of this affiliation. There is specific protocol for requesting approval of an away rotation, which is outlined in the Away Rotations / Elective and Required Policy

Springfield Orientation Orientation of new residents and fellows to the Springfield site occurs June 25 of each year (unless it falls on a weekend, then will be held the preceding Friday). It is a joint effort between SIU Medicine, Springfield Memorial Hospital and HSHS St. John’s Hospital. Preparation for orientation begins in March. Orientation is required for all new residents and fellows regardless of training level. If the trainee has a 7/1 or 8/1 start date, an alternate orientation meeting is arranged with Pam Brown at Memorial to provide a brief overview of orientation materials and

Procedure for Completion of Initial Agreement with Physicians The initial employment contract will cover a resident/fellow over the course of their entire residency or fellowship training. SIU obtains electronic signatures through DocuSign for all resident/fellow initial agreements. The contract template, completion directions and routing instructions will be sent electronically to all programs at the appropriate time. Contract Renewal Letter or Extension of Training Letter When a resident/fellow is promoted each year, they will receive a contract renewal letter instead of a new contract. When

The term “resident” is inclusive of all trainees at SIU School of Medicine, whether training in a residency or fellowship program. The term "program" is inclusive to all SIU residency or fellowship programs, whether accredited or non-accredited. The Medical Staff, Administration, and Governing Boards of Springfield Memorial Hospital and HSHS St. John’s Hospital (hereinafter referred to as Affiliated Hospitals) have overall responsibility for the quality of professional services provided by individuals with clinical privileges. Resident physicians have certain privileges delineated by the

Congratulations to award recipients Nnenna Ezeilo, M.D., a fourth-year resident in Otolaryngology working in the lab of Dr. Brandon Cox (Pharmacology) and Sri Kommajosyula, Ph.D., a first-year postdoc working in the lab of Dr. Donald Caspary (Pharmacology). The two trainees were awarded a travel grant to attend the Association for Research in Otolaryngology annual meeting held February 9-14 in San Diego, Calif. Grants were awarded based on a competitive application process and judged by the ARO Travel Award Committee. The Association for Research in Otolaryngology was founded in 1973 and aims

Southern Illinois University Division of Emergency Medicine faculty Drs. Richard Austin, Jonathon dela Cruz and Jason Kegg along with resident Dr. Tyler Fulks and nurses Allison Helmerichs and Matthew Helmerichs presented their project entitled Emergency Nursing Orientation: Improve Patient Assessments Using Multidisciplinary Simulaton at the 2018 Annual International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare in Los Angelese, California. Their presentation showcased a unique approach to emergency nursing onboarding education utilizing simulation scenarios involving many different providers from the