M ATCH DAY - SIU School of Medicine

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Match Day, the day when
fourth-year medical students
across the country find out where
they’ll be continuing their postgraduate training, brought smiles
to 71 students at SIU School of
Medicine.
Here’s a breakdown by program:
● Family practice- 15 students
● Internal Medicine 11 students
● Pediatrics - 9 students
● Emergency Medicine 8 students
● General Surgery - 5 students
● Orthopaedic Surgery 4 students
● Plastic Surgery - 3 students
● Anesthesiology - 2 students
● Preliminary Medicine 2 students
● Obstetrics/Gynecology 2 students
● Ophthalmology 2 students
● Urology - 2 students
● Dermatology - 1 student
● Medicine/Pediatrics - 1 student
● Pathology - 1 student
● Psychiatry - 1 student
● Radiology - 1 student
● Preliminary Surgery - 1 student
Sonya Koo, Chelsea Collins, Dan Kopp and Jeremy Klope.
SEEMA AWATRAMANI
Advocate Lutheran General
Hospital
Park Ridge, IL
Pediatrics
BRADLEY BERNARD
FAISEL AHMAD
SIU School of Medicine
and Affiliated Hospitals
Springfield, IL
Preliminary Medicine
St. Louis University
School of Medicine
St. Louis, MO
Ophthalmology
NEGAR ALAMI
Loyola University Medical Center
Maywood, IL
Internal Medicine
Pitt County Memorial Hospital/
Brody School of Medicine
Greenville, NC
Emergency Medicine
AMANDA BISHOP
MacNeal Memorial Hospital
Berwyn, IL
Transitional
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
Dermatology
KEITH COCHRAN
University of Illinois
Methodist Medical Center
Peoria, IL
Family Practice
LANDON COLLING
Riverside Methodist
Columbus, OH
Transitional
Ohio State University
Medical Center
Columbus, OH
Ophthalmology
CHELSEA COLLINS
Indiana University
School of Medicine
Indianapolis, IN
Medicine - Pediatrics
BRANDON BOCKEWITZ
University of Illinois
Methodist Center
Peoria, IL
Family Practice
TARA COUNTS
University of California
at San Diego Medical Center
San Diego, CA
Family Practice
VALERIE BURNS
SIU School of Medicine
and Affiliated Hospitals
Decatur, IL
Family Practice
ERIC COX
University of Illinois
St. Francis Medical Center
Peoria, IL
General Surgery
THOMAS BUTLER
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Norfolk, VA
General Surgery
SARIKA DAS
University of Michigan Hospitals
Ann Arbor, MI
Internal Medicine
TED CLARK
Marthe Phelps and Amber Knight
Indiana University
School of Medicine
Indianapolis, IN
Emergency Medicine
JONATHAN DELA CRUZ
University of Illinois
College of Medicine
Chicago, IL
Emergency Medicine
MATCH DAY
WENDY DINGEL
Aurora Health Care/ASMC
Milwaukee, WI
Internal Medicine
JOHN FROELICH
SIU School of Medicine
and Affiliated Hospitals
Springfield, IL
Orthopaedic Surgery
JOHN HUNNIFORD
Advocate Lutheran
General Hospital
Park Ridge, IL
Family Practice
JOHN DURBIN
SIU School of Medicine
and Affiliated Hospitals
Springfield, IL
Internal Medicine
ELIZABETH GAGE
University of Illinois
St. Francis Medical Center
Peoria, IL
Emergency Medicine
ANNE ELLIOTT
Virginia Commonwealth University
Health Systems
Richmond, VA
Pediatrics
RANDOLPH GIBBS
Brookdale Hospital
Medical Center
Brooklyn, NY
General Surgery
JOSHUA ELLISON
SIU School of Medicine
and Affiliated Hospitals
Springfield, IL
Family Practice
BENEDICT FIGUERRES
University of Illinois
College of Medicine
Chicago, IL
Orthopaedic Surgery
JASON GILLIHAN
SIU School of Medicine
and Affiliated Hospitals
Springfield, IL
Preliminary Medicine
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
St. Louis, MO
Anesthesiology
Christina Meddows with her parents, Mickey and
Ken Meddows, who are showing their support for
her match to Staten Island University Hospital in
New York.
LINDSAY JACKSON
Stanford University Programs
Stanford, CA
Pediatrics
ERIN JAMEN
Advocate Christ Medical Center
Oak Lawn, IL
Pediatrics
KARI JONES
Hartford Hospital
Hartford, CT
Psychiatry
LOREN JONES
Standing: Shalandra Ross (obscured), Jason Gillihan, Faisel Ahmad,
Ben Figuerres; seated, Jody Lack and Niki Alami.
CARRIE FITZGIBBONS
St. Louis University
School of Medicine
St. Louis, MO
Preliminary Medicine
JOSHUA FRENCH
University of Iowa Hospitals
Iowa City, IA
General Surgery
ZACHARIAH GURNSEY
SIU School of Medicine
and Affiliated Hospitals
Springfield, IL
Internal Medicine
SETH HAHS
SIU School of Medicine
and Affiliated Hospitals
Springfield, IL
Internal Medicine
University of Illinois
College of Medicine
Chicago, IL
Urology/Preliminary Surgery
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MELISSA KINDER
Ohio State University
Medical Center
Columbus, OH
Plastic Surgery OSU/Mt. Carmel
JEREMY KLOPE
Resurrection Medical Center
Chicago, IL
Emergency Medicine
AMBER KNIGHT
University of Arkansas
Little Rock, AR
Pediatrics
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MATCH DAY
Ted Clark stands with his fiancee, Melissa Bostwick, and his
parents, Becky and John Clark.
SONYA KOO
Scripps Mercy Hospital
Chula Vista, CA
Family Practice
ALISON McCANN
St. Louis University
School of Medicine
St. Louis, MO
Plastic Surgery
DANIEL KOPP
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
St. Louis, MO
Emergency Medicine
JODY LACK
SIU School of Medicine
and Affiliated Hospitals
Springfield, IL
Pediatrics
JULIE LEWIS
University of Florida HSC
Jacksonville, FL
Emergency Medicine
RYAN MAJCINA
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD
Pediatrics
ERIN MARTIN
University of Illinois
Methodist Medical Center
Peoria, IL
Family Practice
PATRICK McCANN
St. Louis University
School of Medicine
St. Louis, MO
Internal Medicine
ANNA McCORMICK
Ohio State University
Medical Center
Columbus, OH
Emergency Medicine
CHRISTINA MEDDOWS
Staten Island University
Hospital
Staten Island, NY
General Surgery
JOE MILLER
SIU School of Medicine
and Affiliated Hospitals
Springfield, IL
Urology/ Preliminary Surgery
BENJAMIN MORGAN
University of Arkansas
Little Rock, AR
Internal Medicine
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Top, Gregory Seelhoefer, Randolph Gibbs and John Hunniford.
Below, Anne Elliott tears into her future with her mother, Kathryn Elliott.
MEGAN NEELY
St. Vincent Hospital Center
Indianapolis, IN
Internal Medicine
MUKTA PANT-PUROHIT
Indiana University
School of Medicine
Indianapolis, IN
Internal Medicine
ERIN O’SULLIVAN
University of Tennessee
College of Medicine
Memphis, TN
Pathology
SHELLEY OLIVER
Grand Rapids Medical Ed
Grand Rapids, MI
Orthopaedic Surgery
AMBER PASSINI
Greenville Hospital Systems
Greenville, SC
Family Practice
AMISHI PATEL
University of Illinois
College of Medicine
Chicago, IL
Internal Medicine /UIH
MATCH DAY
Alison McCann and Patrick McCann (seated) and their families,
from left, Alison’s parents, Chuck and Donna Witte, and Pat’s
parents, Jerry and Ginni McCann.
GREGORY SEELHOEFER
Advocate Lutheran General
Hospital
Park Ridge, IL
Family Practice
SWASTIK SINHA
Top: Lindsay Jackson (seated) and family.
Below, Dr. Constance poses with Elizabeth Gage, Marthe Phelps and
Amishi Patel.
MICHAEL PERSSON
Quad Cities Genesis
Davenport, IA
Family Practice
MARTHE PHELPS
University of Iowa Hospitals
and Clinics
Iowa City, IA
Pediatrics
RAYMOND PRYOR
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, IL
Preliminary Surgery
SHALANDRA ROSS
Morehouse School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA
Obstetrics-Gynecology
SIU School of Medicine
and Affiliated Hospitals
Springfield, IL
Family Practice
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
St. Louis, MO
Obstetrics-Gynecology
Loyola University
Medical Center
Maywood, IL
Preliminary Medicine
Ohio State University
Medical Center
Columbus, OH
Radiology
JOEL WIETFELDT
CRISTIN SLAMA
Medical College of Georgia
Augusta, GA
Pediatrics
CAREN SCHAECHER
PAUL PHILLIPS
Atlanta Medical Center
Atlanta, GA
Orthopaedic Surgery
JEFF WERNER
ERIN STOCK
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
St. Louis, MO
Anesthesiology
KARL TAIRA
SIU School of Medicine
Carbondale, IL
Family Practice
ADAM TRAMMEL
SIU School of Medicine
and Affiliated Hospitals
Springfield, IL
Plastic Surgery
SEAN WISE
Eisenhower Army
Medical Center
Ft. Gordon, GA
Family Medicine
KELLY WOOD
St. Louis University
School of Medicine
St. Louis, MO
Family Medicine
SIU School of Medicine
and Affiliated Hospitals
Springfield, IL
Preliminary Medicine
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