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Residents will rotate through two clinical services (SIU service and Springfield Clinic service) in 2-month (PGY-2&3/Uro-1&2 residents) and 3-month (PGY-4/Uro-3) intervals. The SIU service is responsible for participating in cases/clinics and managing the patients of the SIU attending urologist. One day per week, the adjunct faculty are also covered by the SIU service. The areas of urology encompassed by the SIU service include: General Urology Minimally-Invasive Surgery (Conventional Laparoscopy, Robotic-assisted Laparoscopy and Endourology) Oncology Andrology/Male Infertility/Male

The SIU Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery residency program prides itself on our commitment to engaging residents in high-quality, meaningful, and fruitful research activities. Our residents are allotted three months of research time during their training. This is typically divided such that each resident receives one research month during PGY2 and two consecutive months during PGY3. During their research experience, residents are required to identify one or multiple mentors in advance and meet with them weekly to ensure appropriate mentorship. We have also established a quarterly

2024 Excellence in Teaching Medical Students - Department of Surgery Ryan Buettner, MD Tiffany Damm, MD Kaitlin Davis, MD Roberta Koeppen, MD 2023 Excellence in Teaching Medical Students - Department of Surgery Tiffany Damm, MD Kyle Hart, MD Adam Jenks, MD Roberta Koeppen, MD Megan McMurray Bires, MD Jazzmyne Montgomery, MD 2023 Kohler Award - Division of Urology Kyle Hart, MD | Most Valuable Resident Jazzmyne Montgomery, MD | Research Roberta Koeppen, MD | Scholarly Activity Jazzmyne Montgomery, MD | Teaching Resident Teacher of the Year - Department of Surgery Adam Jenks, MD 2022 & 2023 2022

Take a moment to view the videos below. Welcome to Springfield, IL, from a residents point of view: Watch our video >> SIU Faculty & Leadership: Watch our video >> SIU Internal Medicine Residency Schedule: Watch our video >> Residency Life: Watch our video >> Thank you to Dr. Jordan Parker and Dr. Schuyler Stone for the SIU Internal Medicine videos you see above. Dr. Aaron Dwan (left) with Dr. Jordan Parker (right).

If you are in crisis, please call or text the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988 or chat online at 988lifeline.org/chat . Residency is a time of tremendous personal and professional growth. However, medicine is a high-risk profession for development of stress, burnout and depression, especially for residents. A majority of residents show symptoms of burnout and about 30% of residents experience some level of depression during residency. Junior residents are at the highest risk. Tragically, the United States loses up to 400 physicians per year to suicide. Suicide is the leading cause of death

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The SIU Family Medicine Residency Wellness Committee is comprised of behaviorists, faculty and residents. Residency wellness is taken very seriously and a formalized plan is in place. Well-being may be positively increased by interacting with patients and colleagues at work, being intellectually stimulated and by feeling that one is making a difference/helping. In addition, self-care activities, including exercise, getting plenty of rest and connecting with others, are beneficial. We want our Family Medicine Residents to thrive, not just survive. The plan includes: Balint, once a month. Six

A well-balanced lifestyle is encouraged at the SIU Family Medicine Residency Program-Carbondale. Many social events are organized through the program to facilitate a sense of comradery and community with our residents, faculty, and staff. With Southern Illinois University’s main campus located in Carbondale, residents are able to reside in a low cost of living community but still have that college town vibe. The University brings diversity to the city in respect to dining options, shopping, and recreational/social events. Southern Illinois houses several public Lakes (Lake of Egypt/Cedar Lake