Sixteen students will be joining the Department of Medicine’s Southwest Indiana Internal Medicine Residency this summer. Many will be coming from schools the program has developed strong relationships with, including NUI Galway School of Medicine, Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University, Royal College of Surgeons in Irelands School of Medicine, Ross University School of Medicine, Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine, and University of Manchester School of Medicine.
In addition to domestic schools, the Evansville-based program, “takes pride in the strong connections it has fostered with international medical schools,” said program director Adrian Singson, MD, FACP, and has regularly welcomed students from institutions in Ireland, the United Kingdom, and other parts of the world. Countries represented in the class include Ireland, Poland, the United Kingdom, South Africa, and Barbados. Seven students come from medical schools within Ireland, and one attended an Irish medical school’s Malaysia campus.
“Such successes have only helped the Southwest Indiana Residency build its reputation internationally,” Singson said.
And once they’ve completed residency training, these students have a great chance of moving on to other prestigious institutions for either careers or further study: Having first earned accreditation in 2018 and welcoming its first class of residents in 2020, the program has already sent graduates to Indiana University, Harvard University, Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic, Geisenger, UCLA, Brooke Army Medical Center, Brown University, University of Kentucky, Loyola University, and more. Recent graduates have placed in Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, Rheumatology, Geriatrics, Infectious Disease, Nephrology, and Preventative Medicine. The program has also placed graduates in primary care and hospitalist positions within the local Southwest Indiana area and in the greater Indiana state.
Calling Evansville a “hidden hub” for productivity, innovation and growth, Singson said his program creates a rigorous educational experience for residents that packs their resumes with skills necessary for building long, meaningful careers, not just landing jobs in the field.
Program highlights include a cutting-edge point-of-care ultrasound curriculum, protected didactics time, and daily of conferences designed to promote discuss-based learning.
The program partners with two hospitals in Southwest Indiana, Ascension St. Vincent Evansville and Good Samaritan Vincennes. Together, these facilities are the largest referral centers in the region, serving 250,000 people in 12 counties, and offering a diverse patient population that spans both rural and urban areas.
The core faculty leading the program are physicians in various stages of their career with a collective 80 years of experience in medical education.
“Having worked and trained at notable institutions themselves, these faculty members have now become cornerstones of the community and make essential impacts in patient care in the area,” Singson said.
Learners joining the Southwest Indiana Internal Medicine Residency in Evansville in 2024:
Prakhar Anand, NUI Galway School of Medicine
Molly Bollman, University of Kansas School of Medicine
Kimlong Chan, West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
Karan Dhand, University College Dublin School of Medicine
Andrei Feldiorean, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland School of Medicine
Mark Georgy, Trinity College Dublin School of Medicine
Noah Homsi, Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University
Olivia Kawecki, Poznan University of Medical Sciences Center for Medical Education
Shane Khullar, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland School of Medicine
Kenneth Lee, University of Limerick Graduate Entry Medicine School
Yulie Lugo, Ross University School of Medicine
Lay She Ng, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and University College Dublin Malaysia Campus
Vyom Patel, Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Sharanniyan Ragavan, University of Manchester School of Medicine, United Kingdom
Daniel Roque, University of Witwatersrand Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa
Saifullah Syed, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland