I am so glad to have done this fellowship! I have truly appreciated the well-roundedness of the curriculum. Not only are you on labor and delivery and in the OR, but you are also in continuity clinic, OB clinic, urgent care, supervising residents in the hospital and in the clinic, doing ultrasounds, and participating in research and faculty development. I have learned so much this year about reproductive health care and obstetrics. I have grown both as an independent physician and as an attending physician. I have become confident in managing very high-risk patients during their prenatal care and during labor and have honed my surgical and procedural skills.  The Fellowship Director Dr. Na’Allah, and the rest of the family medicine faculty and OB/GYN attendings have been very supportive and made a great learning environment. 

I am excited to be staying in the community and with the residency to continue to grow, teach, and serve in Peoria. 

Kelsey Murray, MD, MHA
Class of 2021
UICOMP Family Medicine Obstetrics Fellowship

It is difficult to sum up a year full of mentorship, camaraderie and opportunities that ultimately lead to significant growth as an obstetrician and teacher in a few sentences. This program has proven to be much more than what I had come in expecting it to be. I feel grateful to have had the opportunity to work with and learn from my peers, patients and colleagues. Certainly, one of the things that I have most appreciated is the diversity and inclusion at this program. It is with mixed emotions that I am leaving this program; while I will miss the people I have had the pleasure to work with, I am leaving with full confidence in my skills as a full scope family physician providing high risk and surgical obstetrical care to my future patients.

I would be remiss to not express that growth and success at this program would not be possible without the meaningful interactions, mentorship and discussions I’ve had with the faculty. I want to thank Dr. Na’Allah for her continued and unwavering guidance and support. Also, what makes this program thrive is someone whose work ethic, tenacity and grit is second to none. Thank you to Melissa Koch, our fellowship coordinator, for always being so kind and keeping everyone afloat. It has been a pleasure and a privilege to have been selected for this fellowship program.

Asma Saleem, MD 
Class of 2021
UICOMP Family Medicine Obstetrics Fellowship

I came to this program because of Dr. Na’Allah. She is such a wonderful advocate for her patients and for her community that I was inspired and wanted to learn from her. I can truly say that I have learned more from her than I thought possible. She has mentored and mothered me throughout the whole year – even being my own doctor! There are excellent opportunities for surgical obstetrics and advanced women’s health procedures so that you can get excellent training and feel very confident going into independent practice!

Anna Grady, MD
Class of 2018
UICOMP Family Medicine Obstetrics Fellowship

Dr. Na’Allah thoughtfully refines this fellowship to maximize our learning opportunities in consideration of our future goals and it fully delivered on all my expectations. My surgical skills have been honed through more cases than promised, my obstetrical and women’s health knowledge is evidence-based and current, and my transition to an attending was met with an ideal blend of autonomy and support. The personal investment in my professional development by the entire community of Peoria far exceeded my expectations. As a result, I am graduating from this fellowship with the ability to provide safe and appropriate full spectrum care for patients and their families and the gift of lifelong support from similarly minded mentors.

Whitney Mack, DO
Class of 2018
UICOMP Family Medicine Obstetrics Fellowship

I came into this fellowship with the main goal of gaining mastering in managing high risk obstetrics and confidently performing cesarean sections as a primary surgeon. But I have gained and accomplished so much more than I can imagine!  As a proud graduate of the fellowship, not only have I accomplished my goals of competently performing tons of cesarean deliveries, I have evolved into a well-rounded clinician-educator with a strong clinical foundation in caring for women within the large context of their family from preconception to postpartum and beyond.  Dr. Na’Allah, (the amazing fellowship director that drew me to this program), her family medicine faculty, the high volume of cases and clinical complexity, make this program a unique fellowship experience that I will pick time and time again if I had to do the year all over.

Fareedat O. Oluyadi, MD
Class of 2020
UICOMP Family Medicine Obstetrics Fellowship

I am beyond satisfied with my women’s health/OB fellowship experience.  I am graduating with all the procedural competency, medical knowledge and educational skills that I wanted out of fellowship. Additionally, I am inspired by the community of physician educators I have been mentored by at the residency program this year. They, and in particular, Dr Na’Allah, are tireless advocates for their patients and residents. I could not have chosen a better or more fulfilling fellowship experience.

Melissa Wilcox, MD
Class of 2020
UICOMP Family Medicine Obstetrics Fellowship