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Infectious Diseases Fellowship program overview

Program Director: Vidya Sundareshan, MD, MPH, FACP, FIDSA Associate Program Director: Sana Waqar, MD Required Rotations and supervisors: Rotation Supervisors Length Training Level 1. Adult ID inpatient and consultation service M Francine Chua, MD Ahmed Khan, MD Vidhya Prakash, MD Vidya Sundareshan, MD Sana Waqar, MD Zainab Alnafoosi, MD 10 months 2 months 1st Year 2nd Year 2. Adult ID outpatient and ambulatory clinics and Travel Medicine clinics M Francine Chua, MD Ahmed Khan, MD Vidhya Prakash, MD Vidya Sundareshan, MD Sana Waqar, MD Zainab Alnafoosi, MD 2 morning clinics/week 2 morning
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Introduction and goals

The Infectious Diseases Fellowship is a 2 year program in the department of medicine designed to provide specialized training for fellows. The fellowship training in Infectious Diseases provided by the Department of Internal Medicine at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine is designed to provide advanced training in the subspecialty leading to eligibility for board certification in the subspecialty of Infectious Diseases. The trainees are to follow the general policies and procedures outlined by the Department of Medicine, the University, and the affiliated hospitals including those
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Clinical Rotations

Student Rotations Welcome to SIUEM! We are excited to present several student rotations to SIU medical students, SIU PA students, and visiting medical students. We have dedicated teaching faculty and residents in our two busy emergency departments. Students have given many positive comments on the diversity of patient presentations as well as the opportunity to see undifferentiated patients, care for critically ill and injured patients, perform supervised procedures and the high degree of supervised autonomy. SIUEM rotations also involve live didactics, procedure sessions, simulation training
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SIU Med School Pipeline Program Now Accepting Applications

High school students get career info, insights
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SIU Med School Pipeline Program Now Accepting Applications

High school students get career info, insights
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Students Underrepresented in Medicine Find Their Home at SIU

Thirteen students who are underrepresented in medicine (URM) began their medical training in August at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in Carbondale. The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) defines underrepresented in medicine as "racial and ethnic populations that are underrepresented in the medical profession relative to their numbers in the general population." The students participated in a white coat ceremony on Friday, August 11, in Shryock Auditorium. “We continue to attract diverse students, which helps us address the health care needs of the population,”
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Students Underrepresented in Medicine Find Their Home at SIU

Thirteen students who are underrepresented in medicine (URM) began their medical training in August at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in Carbondale. The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) defines underrepresented in medicine as "racial and ethnic populations that are underrepresented in the medical profession relative to their numbers in the general population." The students participated in a white coat ceremony on Friday, August 11, in Shryock Auditorium. “We continue to attract diverse students, which helps us address the health care needs of the population,”
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Students Underrepresented in Medicine Find Their Home at SIU

Thirteen students who are underrepresented in medicine (URM) began their medical training in August at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in Carbondale. The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) defines underrepresented in medicine as "racial and ethnic populations that are underrepresented in the medical profession relative to their numbers in the general population." The students participated in a white coat ceremony on Friday, August 11, in Shryock Auditorium. “We continue to attract diverse students, which helps us address the health care needs of the population,”
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SIU Medicine to Train New 'Hotspotters'

Students and faculty from some of the nation’s top higher education institutions will learn the art of “hotspotting” at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in Springfield. Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers selected the medical school as one of only four sites in the United States to lead and train, in partnership with the Camden faculty, some of the nation’s most respected educators on the hotspotting model of access to care. This program identifies hospital super-users and high-risk patients and promotes ways to give them better, more cost-effective medical care. SIU
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