Southern Illinois University (Carbondale) Program

Carbondale, IL

Community (Uni. Aff.)YOG 3 DO Friendly IMG Friendly J1

Specialty:Family medicine

ACGME Code:1201611099

NRMP Code:2948120C0

Status:Continued Accreditation

Overview

The Family Medicine Residency Program at Southern Illinois University (Carbondale) provides comprehensive training designed to prepare resident physicians for family medicine practice. The program emphasizes an understanding of patient care across all age groups, with a strong focus on the health care needs of families.

Upon obtaining continuous Osteopathic Recognition status, the program enables residents to develop crucial skills that are vital for addressing the health care requirements of diverse populations. The program also includes a unique rural track and offers a Sports Medicine fellowship, enhancing the training experience by providing additional specialized opportunities.

Program Overview

This Family Medicine Residency Program is integrated into the graduate medical education division of Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. It was established to alleviate the shortage of physicians in Southern and Central Illinois, sharpening its focus on primary care. The commitment of the department is to train competent, caring, and efficient physicians capable of practicing across various specialties, which includes Women’s Health, Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics, and Family Medicine. Notably, while many graduates remain in the local region, the program's training is applicable across various settings nationally and internationally 1.

Curriculum and Rotations

The curriculum reduces barriers for residents, focusing on patient-centered care through innovative educational strategies. The residents experience multiple specialties within the Family Medicine domain, fostering a robust understanding of patient care dynamics. Inpatient rotations allow residents to engage in critical care settings, obstetrics, newborn care, and other relevant clinical areas comprehensively 2.

The program also features a diverse range of electives, where students can pursue interests further through outpatient practices at the Family Medicine Center and satellite clinics. Elective experiences include home visits, nursing home care, and participation in special clinics, contributing significantly to the residents’ outpatient medicine skills 4.

Research and Educational Initiatives

Engagement in research initiatives is encouraged, and residents are provided with opportunities to be involved in projects that aim to improve care outcomes in the community. Interprofessional collaboration is a core component of the program, with residents often mentoring other medical learners and working with students from the SIU Physician Assistant Program and ATSU-Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine 2.

Application Process

The residency program welcomes applications from both U.S. ACGME and International M.D. graduates. Applicants must meet specific requirements, including having graduated from medical school within the last four years and having hands-on clinical experience in the U.S. Candidates must also provide letters of recommendation and achieve passing scores on the Step exams 6. The application process emphasizes diversity, considering various training backgrounds.

Support for International Medical Graduates

The program actively supports International Medical Graduates (IMGs) and has a reputation for being friendly to DOs and IMGs. It can sponsor visa types for residents, ensuring that qualified candidates from diverse backgrounds can pursue their training in Family Medicine 6.

Resident Life

Life as a resident in the SIU Family Medicine program promotes a well-balanced lifestyle, combining work with opportunities for social engagement and community involvement. Residents benefit from the low cost of living in Carbondale while enjoying the amenities of a college town. Outdoor enthusiasts will appreciate the proximity to several natural attractions, including public lakes and national parks, which offer a wealth of recreational activities 7.

Social events organized by the program foster camaraderie among residents, faculty, and staff, creating a supportive environment conducive to both personal and professional growth. Feedback from former residents highlights the personalized training and community atmosphere that characterize this residency program 7.

Unique Aspects of the Program

The program aims to prepare residents to deliver high-quality, evidence-based care with a focus on social determinants impacting health. By training residents to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team, the program cultivates skills essential for functioning within a Patient Centered Medical Home model 5.

Web sources

1. Family Medicine Residency Program Overview 2. About SIU Family Medicine Residency 3. Curriculum Details 4. Electives Information 5. Residency Application Details 6. Residency Program Aims 7. Resident Life Overview

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Program data

ACGME History ^[3]

Accreditation Last updated: Jul 16, 2026

Initial accreditation3

Full accreditation0

Continued34

Warning0

Probationary Accreditation0

Withdrawal0

#	Academic Year	Status	Effective Date
01	2000 - 2001	Continued Full Accreditation	Jan 23, 1995
02	2001 - 2002	Continued Full Accreditation	Sep 23, 2001
03	2002 - 2003	Continued Full Accreditation	Sep 23, 2001
04	2003 - 2004	Continued Full Accreditation	Sep 23, 2001
05	2004 - 2005	Continued Full Accreditation	Sep 23, 2001
06	2005 - 2006	Continued Full Accreditation	Sep 23, 2001
07	2006 - 2007	Continued	Jan 22, 2007
08	2007 - 2008	Continued	Jan 22, 2007
09	2008 - 2009	Continued	Jan 22, 2007
10	2009 - 2010	Continued	Jan 22, 2007

Program

Program Size

6, 6, 6 (3 years)^[1]

Accreditation Status

Continued Accreditation

(Effective: October 16, 2025)

Composition ^[2]

MD · 17%

DO · 6%

U.S. IMG · 50%

Non-U.S. IMG · 28%

Training

Fellowship Rate:24%^[2]

Faculty-to-Residents Ratio:0.6X^[1]

Residents Career Path ^[2]

Full-time Practice · 59%

Academic · 6%

Fellowship · 24%

Other · 12%

Quality of Life

First Year Paid Sick Leave: 5 days^[1]

First Year Paid Vacation: 25 days^[1]

First Year Salary: $65,840^[1]

First Year Maximum Consecutive Hours on Duty: 24 hours ^[1]

First Year Average Weekly Hours: 65 hours^[1]

Admission

USMLE Step 2 Score: --

Visa Sponsorship:J1^[2]

YOG Cutoff:3^[1]

Race / Ethnicity

Gender

Incoming Schools

11%

Southern Illinois University School of Medicine

11%

American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine

More than 1 school has this rank*

Incoming Schools % Tree Map

Rotation Duration by Site

Rotation Duration Chart Data

Benchmarks

Match & stats

2026 Residency Applicant & Interview Insights

No data available for USMLE STEP 2 CK Score

No 2026 Applicant & Interview Insights available for this program.

Note: The AIR (Applicant Interview Rate) is calculated as the percentage of applicants in each category who were offered interviews. A higher AIR suggests stronger alignment with program preferences, indicating a greater likelihood of the program favoring applicants in this category.

USMLE STEP 2 CK Score ^[2]

No data available for USMLE
STEP 2 CK Score

COMLEX Level 2 Score ^[2]

No data available for COMLEX
Level 2 Score

Match History ^[4]

Track ID: 2948120C0

2020

6 of 6

2021

6 of 6

2022

6 of 6

2023

6 of 6

2024

6 of 6

2025

6 of 6

2026

6 of 6

Filled Position

Unfilled Position

Roster

Publications

19 Publications (5 yr)

Peer-reviewed output from faculty and residents, last 5 years

19 Publications (5 yr)

Clinical neurology and neurosurgery2026

Atrial fibrillation/flutter at presentation is associated with worse functional outcome in acute ischemic stroke patients treated with thrombolytic therapy: A multicenter retrospective cohort study.

Andrea Loggini,¹Camila Bonin Pinto,²Heather Von Hagn,¹Laura Boada-Robayo,³

PMID: 41861600doi.org/10.1016/j.clineuro.2026.109392

The neurologist2026

Development and Validation of a Grading Scale to Predict Functional Outcome in Acute Stroke Patients Treated With intravenous Thrombolytics in the Rural Setting.

Andrea Loggini,¹Camile Bonin Pinto,²Jonatan Hornik,¹Laura Boada Robayo,²

PMID: 41575839doi.org/10.1097/NRL.0000000000000654

Location

Carbondale, IL ^[5]

Population

21,857

Median income

$29,670Below

Education

46.3%Above

Employment

49.3%Above

Health

5.9%Above

Age

24Below

Above the national average
Below the national average
Similar to the national average

Housing — Rental prices ^[6]

Rental prices

Typical Observed Market Rent Index - ZORI Over Time

Date

Region - Carbondale, IL

State - Illinois

United States

1/31/2015

N/A

$1,167

$1,193

2/28/2015

N/A

$1,170

$1,199

3/31/2015

N/A

$1,174

$1,206

4/30/2015

N/A

$1,178

$1,213

5/31/2015

N/A

$1,181

$1,228

6/30/2015

N/A

$1,145

$1,233

7/31/2015

N/A

$1,147

$1,235

8/31/2015

N/A

$1,149

$1,241

9/30/2015

N/A

$1,152

$1,245

10/31/2015

N/A

$1,156

$1,253

11/30/2015

N/A

$1,159

$1,259

12/31/2015

N/A

$1,159

$1,263

1/31/2016

N/A

$1,161

$1,275

2/29/2016

N/A

$1,163

$1,279

3/31/2016

N/A

$1,165

$1,282

4/30/2016

N/A

$1,166

$1,285

5/31/2016

N/A

$1,124

$1,291

6/30/2016

N/A

$1,126

$1,294

7/31/2016

N/A

$1,129

$1,295

8/31/2016

N/A

$1,131

$1,303

9/30/2016

N/A

$1,130

$1,307

10/31/2016

N/A

$1,131

$1,311

11/30/2016

N/A

$1,134

$1,312

12/31/2016

N/A

$1,094

$1,313

1/31/2017

N/A

$1,113

$1,317

2/28/2017

N/A

$1,114

$1,324

3/31/2017

N/A

$1,118

$1,335

4/30/2017

N/A

$1,123

$1,346

5/31/2017

N/A

$1,128

$1,353

6/30/2017

N/A

$1,131

$1,357

7/31/2017

N/A

$1,131

$1,359

8/31/2017

N/A

$1,132

$1,363

9/30/2017

N/A

$1,134

$1,406

10/31/2017

N/A

$1,137

$1,414

11/30/2017

N/A

$1,138

$1,413

12/31/2017

N/A

$1,141

$1,420

1/31/2018

N/A

$1,165

$1,422

2/28/2018

N/A

$1,171

$1,427

3/31/2018

N/A

$1,184

$1,429

4/30/2018

N/A

$1,186

$1,434

5/31/2018

N/A

$1,187

$1,438

6/30/2018

N/A

$1,190

$1,444

7/31/2018

N/A

$1,194

$1,449

8/31/2018

N/A

$1,196

$1,455

9/30/2018

N/A

$1,199

$1,461

10/31/2018

N/A

$1,202

$1,465

11/30/2018

N/A

$1,210

$1,473

12/31/2018

N/A

$1,213

$1,482

1/31/2019

N/A

$1,229

$1,492

2/28/2019

N/A

$1,257

$1,495

3/31/2019

N/A

$1,259

$1,503

4/30/2019

N/A

$1,262

$1,509

5/31/2019

N/A

$1,265

$1,514

6/30/2019

N/A

$1,269

$1,519

7/31/2019

N/A

$1,272

$1,526

8/31/2019

N/A

$1,277

$1,531

9/30/2019

N/A

$1,280

$1,534

10/31/2019

N/A

$1,282

$1,541

11/30/2019

N/A

$1,282

$1,545

12/31/2019

N/A

$1,297

$1,552

1/31/2020

N/A

$1,301

$1,560

2/29/2020

N/A

$1,307

$1,565

3/31/2020

N/A

$1,322

$1,565

4/30/2020

N/A

$1,325

$1,566

5/31/2020

N/A

$1,324

$1,563

6/30/2020

N/A

$1,321

$1,562

7/31/2020

N/A

$1,325

$1,571

8/31/2020

N/A

$1,327

$1,574

9/30/2020

N/A

$1,333

$1,586

10/31/2020

N/A

$1,341

$1,593

11/30/2020

N/A

$1,349

$1,602

12/31/2020

N/A

$1,370

$1,606

1/31/2021

N/A

$1,371

$1,613

2/28/2021

N/A

$1,383

$1,620

3/31/2021

N/A

$1,392

$1,629

4/30/2021

N/A

$1,402

$1,649

5/31/2021

N/A

$1,412

$1,663

6/30/2021

N/A

$1,430

$1,686

7/31/2021

N/A

$1,444

$1,707

8/31/2021

N/A

$1,456

$1,729

9/30/2021

N/A

$1,470

$1,752

10/31/2021

N/A

$1,481

$1,767

11/30/2021

N/A

$1,491

$1,777

12/31/2021

N/A

$1,497

$1,791

1/31/2022

N/A

$1,504

$1,800

2/28/2022

N/A

$1,531

$1,820

3/31/2022

N/A

$1,528

$1,829

4/30/2022

N/A

$1,545

$1,841

5/31/2022

N/A

$1,576

$1,852

6/30/2022

N/A

$1,573

$1,861

7/31/2022

N/A

$1,584

$1,868

8/31/2022

$541

$1,560

$1,872

9/30/2022

$562

$1,559

$1,875

10/31/2022

N/A

$1,578

$1,873

11/30/2022

$595

$1,552

$1,875

12/31/2022

N/A

$1,576

$1,874

1/31/2023

$597

$1,553

$1,877

2/28/2023

$583

$1,559

$1,879

3/31/2023

$577

$1,587

$1,884

4/30/2023

$589

$1,585

$1,886

5/31/2023

$599

$1,594

$1,886

6/30/2023

$605

$1,591

$1,886

7/31/2023

$615

$1,603

$1,891

8/31/2023

$620

$1,602

$1,908

9/30/2023

$624

$1,608

$1,912

10/31/2023

$619

$1,620

$1,916

11/30/2023

$614

$1,631

$1,918

12/31/2023

$612

$1,645

$1,921

1/31/2024

$610

$1,664

$1,928

2/29/2024

N/A

$1,673

$1,932

3/31/2024

$623

$1,664

$1,935

4/30/2024

$631

$1,676

$1,942

5/31/2024

$623

$1,690

$1,946

6/30/2024

$631

$1,686

$1,973

7/31/2024

$633

$1,694

$1,958

8/31/2024

$640

$1,691

$1,992

9/30/2024

$633

$1,701

$1,993

10/31/2024

$633

$1,712

$1,995

11/30/2024

$639

$1,720

$1,999

12/31/2024

$652

$1,733

$2,003

1/31/2025

$657

$1,751

$2,006

2/28/2025

$649

$1,756

$2,007

3/31/2025

$651

$1,767

$2,016

4/30/2025

$649

$1,782

$2,019

5/31/2025

$656

$1,784

$2,022

6/30/2025

$654

$1,789

$2,026

7/31/2025

$654

$1,793

$2,029

8/31/2025

$649

$1,795

$2,027

9/30/2025

$653

$1,791

$2,030

10/31/2025

$657

$1,788

$2,052

11/30/2025

$657

$1,777

$2,095

12/31/2025

$651

$1,794

$2,086

1/31/2026

$653

$1,830

$2,160

2/28/2026

$661

$1,832

$2,178

Crime — All violent offences ^[7]

Rate per 100,000 residents

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Region - Carbondale, IL

State - Illinois

United States

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Living in Carbondale, IL

Carbondale, IL is a unique town with a population of around 26,000. Here's a breakdown of various aspects of living in Carbondale:

Safety

Carbondale has both safe and less safe neighborhoods. It's always good to research specific areas before selecting a place to live.

Fun Activities

Carbondale offers outdoor recreational opportunities with nearby Shawnee National Forest. There are also cultural events, live music, and various dining options.

Climate

Carbondale experiences all four seasons. Summers can be hot and humid, while winters are cold with occasional snowfall.

Educational Opportunities

Southern Illinois University is located in Carbondale, providing opportunities for higher education.

Cost of Living

The cost of living in Carbondale is lower compared to many bigger cities in the U.S., making it more affordable for residents.

Proximity to Bigger Cities

Carbondale is around 100 miles southeast of St. Louis, MO, and around 330 miles south of Chicago, IL. St. Louis can be reached in approximately 2 hours by car, while Chicago is about a 5-hour drive away.

Pros

Affordable cost of living
proximity to nature
and a diverse community due to the university presence.

Cons

Limited public transportation and some areas may have higher crime rates.

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References

1. Freida - https://freida.ama-assn.org/program/1201611099

2. Residency Explorer - https://www.residencyexplorer.org/Program/GetByIdWithMedicalSpecialty/4db14ddb-4ce3-495a-012b-712eeaa7b955

3. ACGME - Accreditation Data System (ADS) - https://apps.acgme.org/ads/Public/Programs/Search

4. NRMP Results and Data: 2022-2026 Main Residency Match - https://www.nrmp.org/match-data/2026/03/program-results-2022-2026/

5. United States Census Bureau - https://data.census.gov/profile/City,_VS?g=160XX00US1711163

6. Zillow Research - Observed Rent Index (ZORI) - https://www.zillow.com/research/data/

7. FBI - Crime/Law Enforcement Stats (Uniform Crime Reporting Program) - https://www.fbi.gov/services/cjis/ucr

Southern Illinois University (Carbondale) Program

Overview

Program Overview

Curriculum and Rotations

Research and Educational Initiatives

Application Process

Support for International Medical Graduates

Resident Life

Unique Aspects of the Program

Web sources

SmartPick

Program data

Program

Training

Quality of Life

Admission

Race / Ethnicity

Gender

Incoming Schools

Rotation Duration by Site

Benchmarks

Match & stats

2026 Residency Applicant & Interview Insights

Match History Matched positions of the program in previous years [4]

Roster

Publications

Atrial fibrillation/flutter at presentation is associated with worse functional outcome in acute ischemic stroke patients treated with thrombolytic therapy: A multicenter retrospective cohort study.

Development and Validation of a Grading Scale to Predict Functional Outcome in Acute Stroke Patients Treated With intravenous Thrombolytics in the Rural Setting.

Location

Living in Carbondale, IL

Safety

Fun Activities

Climate

Educational Opportunities

Cost of Living

Proximity to Bigger Cities

Pros

Cons

FAQ

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Other specialties near Carbondale, IL

References

Match History ^[4]