The Sergio Rabinovich, MD, Endowment in the Department of Internal Medicine will promote excellence in teaching residents. Planned uses of the endowment include hosting a nationally recognized visiting professor, providing funds for residents to travel to professional conferences, bestowing an award for the best clinical presentation at the department's Grand Rounds and honoring an outstanding senior resident. Dr. Rabinovich, a native of Lima, Peru, joined SIU in 1973, shortly after the school was created. He became chairman and residency director of the Department of Medicine in 1974. Dr