Program Information
Mission | Training | Faculty | Certification | Placement | Evaluation | Research | Academics | Resident Benefits
Mission
The mission of the Internal Medicine Residency Program is to prepare resident physicians with the knowledge, skills and attitudes requisite to patient care in internal medicine. Emphasis is on the humane application of scientific knowledge; preparing our graduates to acquire new knowledge and skills through life long self-directed learning; the cost effective utilization of public resources; the responsiveness to needs of individuals and the community; and the highest standards of academic excellence and professional ethics.
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| Provena Covenant Medical Center is a 288-bed JCAHO accredited medical facility with a rich history in the Champaign-Urbana community. It has the area's largest rehabilitation center, featuring facilities for physical, occupational and speech therapy. They also have a hospital-based skilled nursing unit designed to help patients integrate more effectively and prepare for going home. Provena Covenant Medical Center is affiliated with Christie Clinic, one of the largest physician-owned, multi-specialty group medical practices in Illinois. | Carle Foundation Hospital is the primary teaching hospital for the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Urbana-Champaign. It is a 295-bed JCAHO accredited regional care hospital located in Urbana, Illinois. A not-for-profit hospital, it was ranked a Top 100 Cardiovascular Hospital by Solucient. The hospital is closely affiliated with Carle Clinic Association, one of the largest private physician groups in the United States. | Veterans Administration Illiana Health Care System (VAIHCS) provides primary, secondary, intermediate medical and surgical care, acute/extended psychiatric care, extended long-term care and skilled nursing home care to veterans primarily residing in central Illinois and west central Indiana. There are 415 authorized beds including 241 nursing home beds in the facility. |
Residency Faculty
Robert Healy, MD, FACP Batalautundu Lakshminarayanan, M.D. Akshra Verma, MD, PGY3 Chief Resident
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Rana Zaman, MD Mehtab Mizan , MD Ashwin Shivakumar, MD, MS PGY4 Chief Resident Ellaine Alcaraz , MD, PGY3 Chief Resident
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James Kumar, MD, MS Anil Gopinath, MD, FACP, CPE Michael Aref , MD, PhD, PGY3 Chief Resident |
Placement
Our program's board pass rate for the past three years is 98%. Additionally, we encourage and support primary care and fellowship career paths. Approximately half of our residents enter fellowships in a variety of subspecialties, including Critical Care, Geriatrics, and Infectious Disease.
Evaluation & Feedback
E*Value is our online evaluation system which promotes timely feedback. We have a solid evaluation completion rate, and each of our residents have monthly face-to-face meetings with our Site Coordinating Faculty. Newly formatted evaluations were introduced in July 2007. These were locally devised by our faculty using materials from the ACGME Outcome Project, A Toolkit for Internal Medicine Education Programs, 8th ed., and Michigan State University (permission obtained).
Research & Scholarly Activity
We are continually working to build research opportunities for our residents. Our Research Committee strengthens our ties with the University Campus as well as with clinicians in our community hospitals, involved in research and scholarly activities. Our intern year offers a 2 week Introduction to Clinical Research rotation.
Academic Options
We encourage our residents to pursue academic pursuits by providing half-salary and continued full benefits while in research and/or taking classes. Additionally, courses and fees at the University of Illinois are free for all faculty and staff, e.g. Masters in Community Health, Masters of Science in Public Health, Masters in Business Administration.
Resident Benefits
Contact Information
04.06.2009
