Southern Illinois University (SIU) Residency Reviews

[GrayDawg]

Please see the announcement below. A detailed attachment is also provided. I am happy to answer any other questions as well.


Subject: New ACGME Accredited Emergency Medicine Residency at Southern Illinois University

We are pleased to announce the approval of a new ACGME Accredited EM Residency at Southern Illinois University in Springfield, Illinois.

The residency has received a 3-year accreditation from the ACGME and will participate in the 2009-2010 NRMP. The residency will be accepting applications through ERAS beginning this week.

Program Overview:

Primary Sites: Memorial Medical Center, St. John’s Hospital. Both are regional tertiary care facilities.

Annual ED Census: Approximately 120,000 patients per year between our two primary sites.

Trauma Status: The Level I Southern Illinois Trauma Center rotates on an annual basis between our two training sites.

School Affiliation: The SIUEM Residency is affiliated with Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. There are residents training at both of our sites in 15 specialties.

Contact Information:

www.siumed.edu/surgery/emergency_medicine/

Residency Coordinator:

Linda Schneider
SIU School of Medicine
Emergency Medicine Residency
P.O. Box 19638
Springfield IL 62794-9638
217-545-3518 – voice
217-545-2711 – fax
[email protected]

Please see attached file for more detailed information

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[Apollyon]

And the med school is associate with Carbondale, right?

(The relevance is minimal, but it's just one of those things that gives me "common ground" with patients, when they say "Springfield", and I mention President Lincoln and the med school, and that SIU has 2 divisions - Edwardsville and Carbondale. Then they ask if I grew up there, and I say "no".)

 

[It'sElectric]

Number of residents for the first class?

 

[GrayDawg]

To the first question, the two main undergraduate campuses are Carbondale and Edwardsville. The first year of SIU School of Medicine is in Carbondale, and the subsequent three years are in Springfield. All SIU SOM residencies are based in Springfield at Memorial Medical Center and St John's Hospital.

To the second question, we have been Accredited for 6 residents per year.

 

[NEATOMD]

Congratulations, SIU...That's great!

I might also clarify that SIU does have residency programs outside of Springfield. Specifically, ones that come to mind are the family medicine programs which are in Springfield, Carbondale, Quincy, and Decatur. Beside that technicality, her point is that anyone interested in the emergency medicine program at SIU should know that they will be in Springfield, IL for the residency.

 

[GrayDawg]

We are up on the SAEM website, and should be up on ERAS within 24 hours!

 

[ShanFan]

Can anyone who interviewed here give any thoughts/reviews on this program?

 

[LaCasta]

About to interview here soon; any recent thoughts on the program?

 

[ShowtimeKaner88]

Interviewing here December. Any updates or reviews for the program?

Thanks!