SIU MEDICAL STUDENTS’ RESIDENCY MATCH TO NEXT PHASE OF TRAINING

Among the SIU Class of 2025, 12 students (17%) matched in emergency medicine and 11 (15%) in internal medicine. Seven students (10%) will specialize in family medicine, and six students (8%) matched in the programs for pediatrics and psychiatry.

Four students matched in anesthesiology and in obstetrics-gynecology (6%). Learners also matched in dermatology, general surgery, medicine-pediatrics, preliminary medicine, neurology, ophthalmology, pathology, physical medicine and rehabilitation, plastic surgery, radiology, preliminary surgery, urology and vascular surgery.

Nineteen students (27%) will begin training at SIU-affiliated programs, and 30 students (42%) will be training in Illinois.

The Class of 2025 gathered with family, friends and faculty at the Edward J. Curtis Memorial Learning Center in Springfield. Jerry Kruse, MD, MSPH, SIU Medicine dean and provost, welcomed them to the festivities and shared memories of his own Match Day.

“My warm congratulations to all of our medical students as you move to the next step of your professional lives,” said Kruse. “Your enthusiasm and curiosity have made us a better organization, and I’m sure you will continue to grow and learn and improve the lives of others at each stage of your careers.”

Haneme Idrizi, MD, associate dean of student affairs and admissions, said, “You need to appreciate this day and remember all the hard work, dedication, resilience and professionalism that got you through medical school. It will serve you well on your journey ahead. No matter where you end up, know that you are well-prepared and your contribution will help to shape the future of medicine.”

Commencement for SIU School of Medicine’s Class of 2025 is May 17 at the UIS Performing Arts Center in Springfield. The new physicians will begin residency training in July.

Springfield Residency Matches

Match results also were announced Friday for SIU’s residency programs at its affiliated hospitals in Springfield – Springfield Memorial Hospital and HSHS St. John’s Hospital. On Friday, 82 first-year positions in Springfield were filled. The first-year residents will join more than 270 senior residents and fellows already in training at SIU programs in Springfield.

Sixteen first-year positions were filled in general internal medicine, 10 in family medicine, eight in general pediatrics and four in obstetrics-gynecology. Fifteen were filled in the seven surgical programs – general surgery (4), orthopedic surgery (3), two each in otolaryngology, plastic surgery and urology, and one in both neurological surgery and vascular surgery (1). Twenty-nine total positions were filled in other specialties: emergency medicine (8), psychiatry (8), neurology (4), radiology (4), dermatology (3) and medicine-psychiatry combined (2).

“We’re thrilled with our match outcomes and excited to welcome the new residents both from SIU and many different medical schools across the country and around the world,” said Careyana Brenham, MD, associate dean for graduate medical education. “Our residents help advance the mission of SIU and enrich our community while providing amazing care to patients through our hospital partnerships.”

SIU also has longstanding affiliated family medicine residency programs in Alton, Carbondale, Decatur and Quincy, each three years in length. Twenty-three first-year family medicine positions have been filled for next year through the NRMP match. These residents will join 48 senior family medicine residents and fellows at SIU’s affiliated hospitals – Alton Memorial Hospital, Memorial Hospital in Carbondale, Decatur Memorial Hospital and Blessing Hospital in Quincy.

About SIU School of Medicine

Established in 1970, the mission of SIU School of Medicine is to optimize the health of the people of central and southern Illinois through education, patient care, research and community service. An international leader in medical education, the school is based in Carbondale and Springfield and is specifically oriented to educating new physicians prepared to practice in Illinois. More than 6,000 new physicians and residents have graduated from its program. For more information, visit siumed.edu.

Read SIU School of Medicine’s complete Residency Match Results here and on the regional lists below.

View photos from the morning on Zenfolio and the video here.

CENTRAL ILLINOIS   Hometown   Specialty   Location

Amber Bottrell   Chatham   Pediatrics   Med Coll Wisconsin Affil Hosps

Patrick Bruch   Peoria   Phys Medicine & Rehab   U Kentucky Med Ctr

Annah Carney   Springfield   Dermatology   SIU SOM & Affil Hosps-IL

Bethany Daniels   Buffalo   Internal Medicine   U Iowa Hospitals & Clinics

David Farmer   Springfield   General Surgery   SIU SOM & Affil Hosps-IL

Benjamin Gallaher   Brighton   Family Medicine   Montana Family Medicine

Hailey Hollinshead   Springfield    Dermatology   Marshfield Clinic-WI

Emma Hughes   Rochester   Phys Medicine & Rehab   University of Utah Health

Elisa Jensen   Dunlap   Psychiatry/Child Psych   SIU SOM & Affil Hosps-IL

Thomas Johnston   Springfield   Emergency Medicine   SIU SOM & Affil Hosps-IL

Evan Juranek   Springfield   Family Medicine   University Hosps-Columbia-MO

Taylor Justison   Chatham   Medicine-Preliminary   University Hosps-Columbia-MO

Phys Medicine & Rehab   University Hosps-Columbia-MO

Morgan McCain   Springfield   Urology   LSU Health Science Center

Sophia Mounce   Spaulding   Emergency Medicine   U Kentucky Med Ctr

John Padanilam   Springfield   Pediatrics   SIU SOM & Affil Hosps-IL

Drew Ratliff   Wood River   Internal Medicine   U Louisville SOM-KY

Carmensa Remolina   Springfield   Family Medicine   Mayo Clinic School of Grad Med Educ-MN

Trent Rich   Metamora   Internal Medicine   SIU SOM & Affil Hosps-IL

Hannah Roberts   Springfield   Radiology-Diagnostic   SIU SOM & Affil Hosps-IL

Zachary Settelmyer   Peoria   Internal Medicine   U Iowa Hospitals & Clinics

Fletcher Summa   Peoria   Psychiatry   U Illinois COM-Peoria CarleHM

Alexis Thomas   Springfield   Family Medicine/Asheville   Mountain AHEC-NC

Megan Tomlin   Auburn   Emergency Medicine   SIU SOM & Affil Hosps-IL

Erika Ward   Springfield   Family Medicine   SIU SOM & Affil Hosps-IL

Adam Western   Rochester   Internal Medicine   U Arizona COM-Tucson

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS   Hometown   Specialty   Location

Ian Alberts   Smithton   Medicine-Preliminary   SSM Health/St Louis Univ SOM-MO

Ophthalmology    SSM Health/St Louis Univ SOM-MO

Maia Cain   Granite City   Obstetrics-Gynecology   Univ of Missouri-KC Programs

Mary Drone   West Frankfort   Pediatrics   St Louis Childrens Hosp-MO

Kiri Evans   Belleville   Emergency Medicine   John Peter Smith Hosp-TX

Austyn Frassato   Goreville    Pathology   University of Nebraska Med Ctr

Kaitlyn Frick   Edwardsville   Psychiatry   Emory Univ SOM-GA

Eryn Gould   Mount Carmel   Emergency Medicine   SIU SOM & Affil Hosps-IL

Reem Khader   Carbondale   Emergency Medicine   U Illinois COM-Peoria OSF

Maryam Makhdoom   Carbondale   Medicine-Preliminary   Ascension St Francis-IL

Zachary Moore   Cobden   Family Medicine   U Florida COM-Shands Hosp

Sydney Nyquist   Highland   Psychiatry   SIU SOM & Affil Hosps-IL

Jay Patel   Collinsville   Emergency Medicine   SSM Health/St Louis Univ SOM-MO

Molly Smith   Johnston City   Plastic Surgery (Integrated)   Indiana University SOM

Garrett Sweatt   Edwardsville   Vascular Surgery   SIU SOM & Affil Hosps-IL

Grace Thompson   Edwardsville   Psychiatry   Barnes-Jewish Hosp-MO

Brock Tonazzi   Marion   Radiology-Diagnostic   SIU SOM & Affil Hosps-IL

Taryn Weatherly   Elizabethtown   Family Medicine   Penn State Hershey Med Ctr-PA

Avani Yaganti   O’Fallon   Internal Medicine   U Iowa Hospitals & Clinics

NORTHERN ILLINOIS   Hometown   Specialty   Location

Olubukola Ayegbusi   Aurora    Internal Medicine/UIH   U Illinois COM-Chicago

Andrew Buchheit   Homer Glen   Internal Medicine   SIU SOM & Affil Hosps-IL

Brix Clayton   Polo   Anesthesiology   Loyola Univ Med Ctr-IL

Rachel Domingos   Chicago   Anesthesiology   SSM Health/St Louis Univ SOM-MO

Natalie Jaramillo   Brookfield   Obstetrics-Gynecology   SIU SOM & Affil Hosps-IL

Peyton Keller   Byron   Emergency Medicine   U Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics

Stella Udoetuk   Matteson   Anesthesiology/4 Yr   Northwestern McGaw/NMH/VA-IL

Ashley-Ann Walker   Aurora   Urology   Rush University Medical Center

EASTERN ILLINOIS   Hometown   Specialty   Location

Michael Brown   Champaign   Internal Medicine   U Iowa Hospitals & Clinics

Zachary Cheng   Bloomington   Med-Prelim/Neurology   Brown Univ/Rhode Island Hosp

Neurology   Brown Univ/Rhode Island Hosp

Alexis Corzine   Saint Joseph    Anesthesiology/Clin Base Yr   U Washington Affil Hosps

Matt Demir   Normal   Internal Medicine   SIU SOM & Affil Hosps-IL

Samuel Gubbins   Champaign    Emergency Medicine   SSM Health/St Louis Univ SOM-MO

Kevin Le Mentec   Bloomington   Neurology   U Illinois COM-Chicago

Natalie McClure   Bourbonnais   Pediatrics   Mayo Clinic School of Grad Med Educ-MN

Yosra Nadhimi   Champaign   Med-Prelim/Neurology-NShore   Univ of Chicago Med Ctr-IL

Neurology   Univ of Chicago Med Ctr-IL

Mark Overby   Bloomington   Psychiatry   Carle Foundation Hosp-IL

Lindsay Stine   Macon   Obstetrics-Gynecology   SIU SOM & Affil Hosps-IL

Andrew Tresslar   Charleston   Emergency Medicine   Western Michigan Univ Stryker SOM

Jacob Ward   Downs   Internal Medicine   SIU SOM & Affil Hosps-IL

WESTERN ILLINOIS   Hometown   Specialty   Location

Summer Lawrence   Rock Island   Obstetrics-Gynecology   SIU SOM & Affil Hosps-IL

Taylor Nesselroad   Wataga   Pediatrics   U Michigan Hosps-Ann Arbor

Brendan Seabold   Quincy   Emergency Medicine   U Kansas SOM-Kansas City

Tyler Seal   Rushville   Emergency Medicine   Penn State Hershey Med Ctr-PA

OUT OF STATE   Hometown   Specialty   Location

Paetyn Cage   Huntersville, NC   Medicine-Pediatrics   Emory Univ SOM-GA

Djamina Esperance   Port-Au-Prince, Haiti   Med-Peds/Harvard BWH/CHB   MGB-Brigham & Womens Hosp-MA

Victoria Idowu   Woodbury, MN   Pediatrics    Loyola Univ Med Ctr-IL

Stephanie Viteri Galarza   Queens, NY   Surgery-Preliminary   Wellspan Health York Hosp-PA