Internal Medicine Interest Group
Welcome
Welcome to the website for the SIU Internal Medicine Interest Group (IMIG). Here you can find information about IMIG activites, upcoming events, and internal medicine resources.
About the IMIG
The purpose of the internal medicine interest group is to bring together students who share a collective interest in internal medicine. The group allows students to learn more about careers in internal medicine, to become involved with the ACP (American College of Physicians), which is the national professional society for internal medicine, to interact with faculty, and to participate in community service. The group also hosts social events throughout the year.
Calendar of Events, 2011-2012
January 26: IMIG Meeting
Topic: Careers in Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Nephrology
Time: 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Location: Dirksen conference room, SIU Medical School Library
Faculty
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Susan Hingle
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Tiffany Malli
Staff, 2011-2012
Co-Presidents: Jessica Sampias and Rachel Needham
Vice-presidents: Shannon Curry and Dave Slade
Secretary: Amber May
Treasurer: Kaylee Rosenbaum
Social Chair: Jehu Strange
Community Service Chair: Luke Freiburg
Year 4 Class Chair: Schuyler Stone
Year 3 Class Chair: Bryan McConomy
Year 2 Class Chair: Jake Varney
Volunteer Activities
The IMIG participates in a number of volunteer activitie throughout the year. Here you can find a summary of this year's events.
Men's Night Out:
On September 22, 2011, members of the IMIG volunteered at the Men's Night out event held at Springfield High School. The event combines health care education and screening with a dinner and prominent speakers from the world of sports. This year's event featured Bob Gilson and Red Schoendienst, both hall of fame baseball players who played for the St. Louis Cardinals. Members of the IMIG provided blood pressure, blood glucose, and body mass index screening.
American College of Physicians (ACP)
The ACP is the national professional organization of internal medicine. There are over 130,000 members, which includes internists, residents, and medical students. Medical student membership is free. Benefits of Membership include full access to the website, information on careers in internal medicine, ACP newsletters, involvement with the community, and access to medical education resources. Sign up: http://www.acponline.org/membership/
In November, 2011 the SIU School of Medicine IMIG was the the ACP's featured Internal Medicine
Interest Group of the month. Link here for more information:
http://www.acponline.org/medical_students/impact/archives/2011/11/imig/
Health Policy
The ACP offers an opportunity for students interested in health policy to become involved with advocacy. Through the ACP's Key Contact program, students can become educated on current issues and write directly to their representatives in Congress to express their views on the future of health policy. With the current ongoing debate over health care reform, now is an excellent time to become involved. The IMIG will be hosting a health policy session this year.
For more information on the ACP Key Contact program, please visit: www.acponline.org/advocacy/key_contacts/
Links
ACP
ACP Illinois Chapter
Careers
IMpact
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