The Resident & Fellow Section (RFS) provides representation of resident opinions and ideas in organized medicine. Members of the ISMS RFS are invited to attend governing council meetings; for information please contact ISMS RFS staff at 312-580-6497 or rfs@isms.org.

Nominations are now open and being accepted for resident/fellow members to serve as the 2020-2021 officers on the Illinois State Medical Society Resident and Fellow Section (ISMS RFS) Governing Council.

Responsibilities of Positions: Here is an overview of the responsibilities of these positions.

Nominations Eligibility: You may nominate yourself or a fellow member. All nominators and nominees must be current members of the Illinois State Medical Society (nominees for resident member of the Illinois Delegation to the AMA must also be AMA members). If you are nominating someone else, you must obtain their permission before making the nomination.

Nomination Materials: The nomination form must be completed and signed by the actual nominee and accompanied by a statement of interest and an abbreviated curriculum vitae. 

Nomination Deadline: All nomination forms and accompanying materials must be received at the Illinois State Medical Society Resident and Fellow Section by 11:59 p.m. on Monday, February 17, 2020. They should be emailed to the attention of  evanrotert@isms.org.

Balloting: Elections will be held at the annual meeting of the Resident and Fellow Section on February 26, 2020. 

If you have any questions, please call Evan Rotert, ISMS staff at 312-580-6497 or email evanrotert@isms.org.

RFS Officer Position Descriptions

RFS Officer Nomination Form

Christiana Shoushtari, MD, MPH
Chair

Aaron Kearney, MD
Chair-Elect

Satyum Parikh, MD
Vice Chair of Internal Affairs

Kevin Volkema, DO
Vice Chair of External Affairs

Alexander (Alec) Harris, MD
Resident Trustee

Sofia (Sonj) Aronson, MD
Resident Del to IL AMA Delegation

Jordan Gavin, M.D.
Immediate Past Chair