Local physician presents at American Academy of Family Physicians Residency Leadership Summit

QUINCY — Dr. William Dixon, associate professor and director of Southern Illinois University Family Medicine and Residency Program in Quincy, recently gave a national presentation at the American Academy of Family Physicians Residency Leadership Summit held in Kansas City, Mo.

His presentation was titled, “Structured Interviews: How to Recruit Terrific Residents While Advancing Equity.”

This summit is a national event that focuses on the needs of family medicine residency programs. SIU in Quincy trains 18 family medicine residents at a time, consisting of first-, second- and third-year resident physicians. SIU-Quincy is expected to graduate the class of 2023 in June and welcome six new family medicine residents to begin the program.