Watch the livestream of our 2021 White Coat Ceremony for our Class of 2025 students at 10 a.m. on Saturday, August 21, or check out the video after the ceremony on our YouTube channel at https://youtube.com/channel/UCZ2-jr5m_pzPN2UkUi-bYjA. Attendance at the live ceremony is limited to 4 guests invited by the student over age 12 who can [...]
Sallini Kalachandran, MD, and Yahiya Syed, MD, were named co- Dr. Sallini Kalachandran chief residents for the University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford Family Medicine Residency Program. Both in their third and final year of the residency program, Dr. Kalachandran and Dr. Syed were nominated by their peers to take on the [...]
The University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford welcomes Kate Stankiewicz, MD, as the newest fellow in the Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Program. Dr. Stankiewicz earned a bachelor’s degree in biology and environmental studies from Dartmouth College. She is a graduate of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and completed a residency in [...]
This architectural illustration of the proposed Rural Health Sciences Education Building was created by the design firm HED. Alex Stagnaro-Green, dean of the University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford, announced to attendees at the Rockford Chamber of Commerce “Heartbeat of Healthcare” luncheon on August 12 that planning is underway for a new [...]
Fazlur Zahurullah, MD, MBA The University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford has named Fazlur R. Zahurullah, MD, MBA, FACS, as the chair of the Department of Surgery and Surgical Specialties. Dr. Zahurullah has been on the faculty since 2001 and is a clinical associate professor in the department. He has served as [...]