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General During the course of the urology residency program, the individual resident will have a variety of responsibilities including, but not limited to, patient care, preparation for conferences, teaching, and research. Each responsibility will be shared with other individuals including fellow residents, urology faculty, attending physicians and surgeons from other services. In each instance, the resident's share of responsibility will be commensurate with the level of experience of that resident. The individual urology resident should always initiate communication between the chief resident

I. Scope This standard was developed for SIU Medicine. SIU Medicine collectively applies to the SIU School of Medicine (SIU SOM), including the Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), and SIU HealthCare (SIU HC). These entities are collectively referred to as SIU in this document. This document applies to SIU staff, faculty, trainees, agents, officers, directors, interns, volunteers, contractors, and any other individual or entity engaged in providing teaching, research and health care items and services at SIU. These individuals are collectively referred to as SIU personnel in this document

A well-balanced lifestyle is encouraged at the Southern Illinois University Decatur Family Medicine residency program. Many social events are organized through the program.These events facilitate a sense of comradery and community with our residents, faculty, and staff. Many residents also set up their own events away from the residency which can be anything from a simple bite to eat to going on a relaxing bike ride.Decatur is centrally located among some of the other big cities in the Midwest also making a simple weekend getaway possible. SIU Decatur Social Events Beginning of the year Picnic

The Office of Graduate Medical Education is available to help residents during your training. Our office is responsible for overseeing accreditation of the institution and assisting programs in maintaining their accreditation. We also assist residents and fellows in obtaining licenses, applying for USMLE exams, maintaining visa status and compliance with duty hours, as well as serving as a liaison to the House Staff Board of Directors and Graduate Medical Education Committee. The Office of Graduate Medical Education serves as a resource for residents and fellows who need assistance or

July 7, 2020, ALTON, IL ─ The Southern Illinois University School of Medicine Department of Family and Community Medicine has added a new residency program to begin serving patients within SIU Alton Family Medicine next summer. The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education approved the program in May. Physicians in the program will provide care through partnerships with Alton Memorial Hospital (a BJC HealthCare facility), Southern Illinois Healthcare Foundation, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy, St. Louis Children’s Hospital and Washington University in

Research experience with dedicated time in the lab is an integral part of our training program. There are multiple on-going projects that residents can get involved with, from basic science projects to clinical science projects to quality improvement. Residents also have the opportunity to design and complete new projects if they wish. Dedicated Research Time During the PGY-2 year, residents spend one month on research, gathering information for potential projects, and applying for a grants. During the PGY-3 year, residents have two months to continue moving this project forward with the goal

Resident Research Oral Presentations 2019 Khan, Taylor, Zahnd, Ganai. Gastrointestinal Cancer Incidence and Trends in United States Rural and Urban Populations. Presented at DDW 2019 May 18, 2019, San Diego, CA Shackleton, Knight, Wietfeldt MD, N Engelking RN, J Thiele MD, J Rakinic MD. Incidence of adenoma in normal risk patients younger than 50 higher than previously reported. Presented at Ohio Valley Society of Colorectal Surgery, April 27, 2019 Shackleton, Knight, Pacheco, Rakinic, Thiele, Wietfeldt, Engleking. Colorectal cancer screening in average risk patients younger than 50, is it

The Resident Resource Fund (RRF) supplements expenses that are not covered by the department that help to advance our resident and fellowship programs and provide the means for today’s residents and fellows to attend conferences and other training opportunities. Donate to the Resident Resource Fund today! Apply for a Resident Resource Fund Award

Applicants Any resident or fellow (Springfield and affiliate programs) can apply for a Resident Resource Fund (RRF) Award (hereinafter referred to as Award). The applicant must have a minimum of 6 months training remaining at the time they apply. Applicants can only receive one award per academic year for all categories (i.e. multiple requests under different categories will not be accepted). Application and supporting documentation are submitted to Jennifer Rodgers, Office of Graduate Medical Education, jrodgers@siumed.edu or mail code 9656. Allocation of Funds The House Staff Board of