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COLLEGE OF MEDICINE ADMINISTRATION A C T I N G D E A N Charles E. Ray, MD, PhD, MS R E G I O N A L D E A N , P E O R I A Sara L. Rusch, MD, Res '81, FACP R E G I O N A L D E A N , R O C K F O R D Alex Stagnaro-Green, MD, MHPE '05 A C T I N G R E G I O N A L D E A N , U R B A N A - C H A M P A I G N Janet A. Jokela, MD, MPH S E N I O R A S S O C I A T E D E A N F O R E D U C A T I O N Raymond H. Curry, MD, FACP A S S O C I A T E D E A N F O R D I V E R S I T Y A N D I N C L U S I O N Gloria Elam, MD, MPH A S S O C I A T E D E A N F O R C O L L E G E S T R A T E G I C I N I T I A T I V E S Patricia Finn, MD A S S O C I A T E D E A N F O R A D M I S S I O N S Jorge A. Girotti, PhD P R E S I D E N T O F W O L C O T T, W O O D A N D T A Y L O R , I N C . A N D C B O O F M E D I C A L S E R V I C E P L A N Frank Goldberg, PhD A S S O C I A T E D E A N F O R D E V E L O P M E N T A N D V P, U I F Stephanie Grinage A S S O C I A T E D E A N F O R S T R A T E G I C C O M M U N I C A T I O N Ilene Harris, PhD S E N I O R A S S O C I A T E D E A N F O R S T U D E N T S Kathleen Kashima, PhD A S S O C I A T E D E A N F O R E X E C U T I V E D E V E L O P M E N T Jay Noren, MD, MPH A S S O C I A T E D E A N F O R T E C H N O L O G I C A L I N N O V A T I O N A N D T R A I N I N G Bellur Prabhakar, PhD S E N I O R A S S O C I A T 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 A T E D E A N F O R C L I N I C A L A F F A I R S A N D E X E C U T I V E D I R E C T O R O F M E D I C A L S E R V I C E P L A N Patrick A. Tranmer, MD A S S O C I A T E D E A N F O R A D M I N I S T R A T I O N Todd Van Neck, MPP A S S O C I A T E D E A N F O R F A C U L T Y A F F A I R S William Walden, PhD A S S O C I A T E D E A N F O R E D U C A T I O N A L P L A N N I N G A N D Q U A L I T Y I M P R O V E M E N T Sandra Yingling, PhD ILLINOIS MEDICINE EDITORIAL STAFF P U B L I S H E R Todd Van Neck, MPP E D I T O R I N C H I E F Michael J. Wesbecher, MPH E D I T O R I A L B O A R D Dimitri Azar, MD, MBA; Stephanie Grinage; Ilene Harris, PhD M A N A G I N G E D I T O R Ed Finkel C O P Y E D I T O R Maria Mooshil C O N T R I B U T I N G W R I T E R S Richard Asa, Dan Baron, Kevin McKeough, Alice Patenaude, Susan Reich D E S I G N Anne Boyle, Boyle Design Associates P H O T O G R A P H Y Lloyd DeGrane, JUMP Center Media Services, Orange Photo & Video, Diane Smutny, Brian Thomas Photography, UIC News Services, UIC Photo Services, Daryl Wilson Illinois Medicine is a publication of the University of Illinois College of Medicine Office of the Dean. ©2017 All rights reserved. All inquiries should be addressed to: Illinois Medicine Office of Medical Advancement (MC 792) 1747 W. Roosevelt Road, Suite 302 WROB Chicago, Illinois 60608-1203 Phone: (312) 996-4470 Email: medcomm@uic.edu www.medicine.uic.edu features M A T C H D A Y Match Gladness 14 Nearly 300 M4s across the College of Medicine's four campuses opened their white envelopes and let loose with excitement as they learned where they will continue with their residency C L I N I C A L R E L E V A N C E Constellations of Innovation 19 From hand transplants, to cures for certain kinds of blindness, to advances in robotic surgery, the College of Medicine is transforming the clinical journey for patients—and the educational experience for students C L I N I C A L I M P A C T S T A T E W I D E From Virtual Hearts to Better Rural Care 26 In Peoria, Rockford and beyond, the COM is advancing clinical innovations like groundbreaking work in virtual reality and improved health care in remote regions of the U.S. and abroad