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College of Medicine Administration Dean Dimitri T. Azar, MD, MBA A s s o c i at e D e a n f o r f a c u lt y a f f a i r s a n d I n t e r i m S e n i o r A s s o c i at e D e a n f o r G r a d u at e a n d C o n t i n u i n g M e d i c a l Ed u c a t i o n Timothy Erickson, MD A s s o c i a t e D e a n f o r Adm i s s i o n s a n d Sp e c i a l C u rr i c u l a r P r o gr a m s Jorge A. Girotti, PhD S e n i o r A s s o c i at e D e a n f o r S t u d e n t s a n d I n t e r i m S e n i o r A s s o c i at e D e a n f o r U n d e rgr a d u a t e M e d i c a l Ed u c a t i o n Kathleen Kashima, PhD A s s o c i at e D e a n f o r R e s e a r c h Bellur Prabhakar, PhD A s s o c i at e D e a n f o r C l i n i c a l A f fa i r s David Schwartz, MD S e n i o r A s s o c i at e D e a n f o r R e s e a r c h Larry Tobacman, MD A s s o c i at e D e a n f o r C l i n i c a l A f fa i r s and Executive Director of Medical Service Plan Patrick A. Tranmer, MD A s s o c i a t e D e a n f o r Ed u c a t i o n a l Planning Loreen A. Troy, MPHE A s s o c i a t e D e a n f o r Adm i n i s t r a t i o n Todd Van Neck, MPP A s s o c i at e D e a n f o r S t r at e g i c P l a n n i n g Rohit Varma, MD, MPH A s s o c i at e D e a n f o r D i v e r s i t y a n d Inclusion William Walden, PhD Regional Dean, Peoria Sara L. Rusch, MD, Res '81, FACP I n t e r i m R e g i o n a l D e a n , R o c k f o rd Mitchell S. King, MD I n t e r i m R e g i o n a l D e a n , Ur b a n a C h a mp a i g n Uretz Oliphant, MD Illinois Medicine Editorial Staff P UBLISHE R Todd Van Neck, MPP E D ITO R IN CHIEF Michael J. Wesbecher Ed i t o r i a l b o a rd Robert Chang, PhD; Sandeep Jain, MD; Nalin Kumar, PhD m a n a g i n g Ed i t o r Ed Finkel C o p y Ed i t o r Kathleen Kopitke Contributing Writers David Haney, Patrick Kampert, Bridget Kuehn, Melissa Maleske, Kevin McKeough, Alice Patenaude, Catherine Rategan, Susan Reich, Kathryn Tormey, Linda Wilson Design Anne Boyle, Boyle Design Associates P h o t o gr a p h y Anne Boyle, Deborah Brandon, Joshua Clark, Keith Cotton, Lloyd DeGrane, Roberta Dupuis-Devlin, Kevin Lee Studio, Cathy Pisano, Diane Smutny, Thomas-McClellan Photography and Brian Thomas Photography Illinois Medicine is a publication of the University of Illinois College of Medicine Office of the Dean. ©2013 All rights reserved. All inquiries should be addressed to: Illinois Medicine Office of the Dean (MC 784) 1853 West Polk Street, Room 115A2 Chicago, Illinois 60612-7333 Phone: (312) 996-4470 Email: medcomm@uic.edu www.medicine.uic.edu o n t h e c o v e r : Senior Associate Dean for Resarch Larry Tobacman, MD (center), Associate Dean for Research Bellur Prabhakar, PhD (left) and MD/PhD candidate James Frencher (right). Photo by Lloyd DeGrane features cover story Medical Education for the 21st Century 10 Curricular upgrades like team-based learning, peer-to-peer instruction and clinical skill simulation underscore the College of Medicine's commitment to experiential learning. R e n o vat i o n Revamped Center for Learning 16 Yearlong project will bring newly renovated auditorium, learning centers and flexible small-group classrooms to the College of Medicine's West Tower. m e d i c a l s im u l a t i o n — P EOR I A Real Cases, Simulated Patients 18 Students, researchers, physicians receive hands-on training at the newly opened Jump Trading Simulation & Education Center in Peoria.

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