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09/10 Residency Events

Authors Dinner 
June 3, Wednesday
6:30 to 9:30 pm
Mackinaw Valley Vineyard
Guest speaker: J. Roland Folse, MD, Artist and retired Professor & Chair,
Department of Surgery, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine

Authors Dinner - walking in the vineyard at sunset

and keynote presentation 'Surgical Nobel Laureates'

A winery tour, a walk at sunset in a vineyard, a dinner and presentation, describes one UICOMP Dept of Surgery Authors Dinner. This dinner takes place periodically to congratulate and celebrate faculty and residents (& their spouses) who have recently published in peer-reviewed articles or book chapters. The last Authors Dinner took place on July 19, 2007. The keynote address was given by Dr. Thomas Santoro, Associate Dean of Graduate Medical Education and was entitled  'Surgical Nobel Laureates'.

Graduation 
June 5, Friday...5:30 pm Social Hour...6:30 pm Dinner...Embassy Suites
 
New Resident Orientation
June 22, Monday...7:30 am to 5:00 pm...OSF Saint Francis Medical Center/ University of Illinois College of Medicine orientation...700 Auditorium, 7th Flr OSF Main House
June 24, Wednesday...10:00 am to 1:00 pm...UICOMP Department of Surgery orientation...UICOMP Dept of Surgery Offices, North Bldg
 
Rotations Begin
July 1, Tuesday
 
Annual Department Picni
July 12, Sunday...1:00 to 5:00 pm...welcome new residents...Dr. Thomas Rossi's home in Morton, IL
                                                                                     
Resident Golf Outing
August 17, Monday...Arrowhead Country Club
 
Resident Holiday Party
December 19, Saturday...Hotel Pere Marquette
 

2007/2008 Holiday Party - residents and spouses and Dr. and Mrs. Norman C. Estes

Stuart S. Roberts, MD Endowed Lectureships

Stuart S. Roberts, MD Endowed Lectureship for Excellence in Surgical Education The Department of Surgery at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria has established an  endowment to honor Stuart S. Roberts, MD for his distinguished medical career. The endowed lectureship enables the Department of Surgery to host prominent surgeons and scholars for presentations, ultimately enhancing the training and education of medical students, residents, and practicing physicians. In a career that spanned more than 40 years, Dr. Stuart Roberts was a scholar, master surgeon, role model, and life saver. To his colleagues and co-workers, he was an
inspiration and a loyal friend. To his patients and their families he was a source of hope and anextender of life. For everyone who came into contact with him, he symbolized what is ideal in the profession of medicine. Dr. Roberts received his undergraduate and medical degrees at the University of Illinois. He completed his residency training at the University of Illinois at Chicago and Memorial-Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York. Dr. Roberts’ tenure in Peoria spanned more than 20 years engaging in academic medicine and a private surgical practice. In August of 2006 the heliport at Ohio State University was dedicated to Dr. Roberts.

09/10 Lectureships

November 6, 2009 - Charles Stolar, MD, Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons

December 11, 2009 - Richard A. Prinz, MD, Helen Shedd Keith Professor and Chair, Department of General Surgery, Rush University

February 26, 2010 - Josef E. Fischer, MD, Chair Emeritus, William V. McDermott Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School

Historical Lectureships

2008/2009                                                                                                                       
Kyriakos Rammos, MD, Associate Professor, Dept of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki 'Cardio-Thoracic Trauma'
Mark A. Malangoni, MD, Professor & Chair, Dept of Surgery, Case Western Reserve University 'Surgical Education - Past, Present, & Future'
Thomas R. Russell, MD, Executive Director, American College of Surgeons 'Healthcare Reform - What Does This Mean for Surgery'
Michael B. Farnell, MD, Professor of Surgery, Mayo Clinic 'Pancreatic Surgery - Surgical Pearls'
Mark A. Hoffman, MD, JD, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Uniformed Services of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland 'The Dilemma of the Expert Witness - Can't Live with Them, Can't Live without Them'
Kenneth Azarow, MD, Professor of Surgery, Uniformed Services University and University of Nebraska 'Leadership and Mentorship: What Makes a Leader and Mentor in Surgery?'
 
2007/2008
Edwin Kaplan, MD, Professor of Surgery, The University of Chicago, Pritzger School of Medicine 'Advances in the Treatment of Primary Hyperparathyroidism'
Anna Ledgerwood, MD, Professor of Surgery, Wayne State University, Trauma Director, Detroit Receiving Hospital 'Lesssons Learned in the Management of Injured Patients'
Joel Cooper, MD, Professor of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine 'The Pathophysiology and Management of Emphysema'
Richard Kagan, MD, Professor of Surgery, University of Cincinnati, Chief of Staff, Shriners Hospitals for Children 'Current Management of Pediatric Burn Injuries' and 'Surgical Management of the Burn Patient' and 'Career Choices in Surgery'
May 2008 - VP Richard Kagan, MD speaks casually with residents during the Visiting Professor Meeting with the Residents
Ajit Sachdeva, MD, Director of Education, American College of Surgeons, Adjunct Professor of Surgery, The Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University 'Contemporary Trends in Residency Education in Surgery: New Mandates and Exciting Opportunities' and 'Town Hall Meeting - Open Mike'
June 2008 - VP Ajit Sachdeva, MD, Director of Education, ACS, holds a Town Hall Meeting with residents.
 
2006/2007
Donald W. Moorman, MD, Professor of Surgery, Harvard University
Thomas R. Russell, MD, Executive Director, American College of Surgeons
Robert J. Fitzgibbons, MD, Professor of Surgery, Creighton University
Jack Pickleman, MD, Dr. and Mrs. John Igini Professor Emeritus of Surgery, Loyola University
 
November 2006 - Thomas R. Russell, MD, Executive Director, ACS, speaks to residents, students, and recruitment candidates about career choices and the changing surgical workforce.
 
2005/2006
Glyn Jones, MD, Associate Professor of Plastic Surgery, Emory University
Charles Van Way III, MD, Professor & Chair, Dept of Surgery, University of Missouri, KV
Thomas R. Russell, MD, Executive Director, American College of Surgeons
William D. Turnipseed, MD, Professor of Surgery, University of Wisconsin
 
2004/2005
Charles R. Thomas, MD, Professor of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Health Science Center
Basil A. Pruitt, Jr, MD Professor of Surgery, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Thomas R. Russell, MD, Executive Director, American College of Surgeons
Charles E. Lucas, MD, Professor of Surgery, Wayne State University
Steven Stylianos, MD, Associate Professor of Surgery & Pediatrics, Columbia University