SIU has great teaching hospitals – Memorial Medical Center offering University-based state-of-the-art medicine and its ability to provide residents a great amount of hands on experience, with emphasis on evident-based medicine principles. Program’s ability to implement EIP and provide Resident centered learning to enhance communication, professionalism and improve patient outcomes in a comfortable working environment with easily approachable attending faculty.The friendly atmosphere and the communication between the residents were unbelievable. – Sukesh Manthri, MD I applied for the Medicine