SIU School of Medicine Releases 2013

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May

May 13 - Dr. Jerry Kruse Named to Dual Post at SIU School of Medicine -- Jerry E. Kruse, M.D. has been named executive associate dean and chief executive officer of SIU HealthCare of SIU School of Medicine.

May 13 - Dr. John Bradley Named Interim Chair at SIU School of Medicine -- John Bradley, M.D., has been named interim chair of the Department of Family and Community Medicine at SIU School of Medicine.

May 13 - Cox-Largent Named Chief Operating Officer at SIU School of Medicine -- Wendy Cox-Largent has been named associate provost for finance and administration at SIU School of Medicine.

May 10 - Commencement Set for SIU Med School on May 18 -- Commencement exercises for the 39th graduating class of SIU School of Medicine will be held at noon Saturday, May 18. 

May 7 - Free Skin Cancer Screening Appointments Available -- The Regional Cancer Partnership of Illinois will provide free skin cancer screenings from 5 - 7 p.m. Thursday, May 30, at Simmons Cancer Institute during Skin Cancer Awareness Month.

May 3 - Registration for Cancer Prevention Study 3 Set at Simmons Cancer Insitute -- The local community is invited to join an historic, nationwide effort to learn how lifestyle factors influence the prevalence of cancer. The results will improve scientists’ understanding of cancer that could benefit future generations.

May 2 - SIU Med School Graduate Students Awarded for Research -- Twelve graduate students have received top awards in the 23rd annual Trainee Research Symposium at SIU School of Medicine.

May 2 - SIU Med Students, Residents Awarded for Research -- Six medical students and seven resident physicians have received top awards in the 23rd annual Trainee Research Symposium at SIU School of Medicine.

May 2 - SIU Med School Hosts 26th Annual Sangamon County Schools Art Exhibit -- Eighty-four pieces of selected artwork created by Sangamon County elementary, middle and high school students are being exhibited Monday, April 29, through Friday, May 17, at SIU School of Medicine.

May 1 - SIU Med School to Hold Employment Open House in Springfield -- Job opportunities for various positions at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine will be discussed at an open house from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 15.

May 1 - SIU Med School Publishes 20th Annual SCOPE Magazine -- The twentieth annual edition of SCOPE literary magazine has been published by SIU School of Medicine.

April

April 26 - SIU School of Medicine Offers Free Car Seat Inspection and Safety Fair -- The 4th annual free car seat inspection and health fair event, “Spring into Safety: Honor Mother’s Day with Safe Children,” will be held 1:30 – 4 p.m., Friday, May 10, at County Market, 210 E. Carpenter Street, Springfield.   

April 23 - SIU Med School Sponsors Alzheimer’s Disease Educational Forum -- Healthy brain aging is the topic of a public educational forum to be presented by the Center for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders at SIU School of Medicine.

April 22 - SIU Med Students Working with Local Physicians -- Family physicians in ten Illinois communities are hosting students from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine April 19 – May 17.

April 18 - SIU Med School Physician Named to National Research Advisory Panel -- Dr. Tiffany Leung, a physician at SIU School of Medicine in Springfield has been appointed to the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) advisory panel.

April 16 - Crash Reenactment Program to be Held at Triopia Jr. Sr. High School -- Students at Triopia Jr. Sr. High School will witness a mock crash reenactment presented in part by ThinkFirst, an injury prevention program offered by SIU School of Medicine.

April 15 - Events Set to Celebrate 20th Edition of SIU Med School Literary Magazine -- The 20th annual edition of SCOPE, the literary arts magazine at SIU School of Medicine, will be published this month. Three public events will be held featuring poetry, prose and artwork from the magazine.

April 10 - SIU Event to Explain Advances in Parkinson’s Disease, Other Movement Disorders -- Central Illinois residents who suffer from Parkinson’s disease or other movement disorders are invited to participate in a free seminar on the latest advances, including Deep Brain Stimulation surgery.

April 9 - SIU Med School Physician Named Outstanding Teacher -- Dr. Gary M. Rull, associate professor of internal medicine at SIU School of Medicine, has been selected as Outstanding Teacher of the Year by the SIU Academy for Scholarship in Education.

April 8 - Crash Reenactment Program to be held at A-C Central High School in Ashland -- Students at A-C Central High School in Ashland will witness a mock crash reenactment presented in part by ThinkFirst, an injury prevention program offered by SIU School of Medicine in Springfield.

April 8 - Crash Reenactment Program to be held at Beardstown -- Students at Beardstown High School will witness a mock crash reenactment presented in part by ThinkFirst, an injury prevention program offered by SIU School of Medicine in Springfield.

April 4 - Khan Named Chief of Hematology/Oncology at SCI -- Dr. Aziz Khan has been named chief of the Division of Hematology/Oncology and chief medical officer at Simmons Cancer Institute at SIU School of Medicine.

April 3 - Hingle Named Chair of National Physicians Group -- Dr. Susan Thompson Hingle has been named Chair of the Board of Governors of the American College of Physicians, the nation’s largest medical specialty organization. 

April 2 - SIU Med Students to Host Annual AMA 5K Race -- The Junaia P. Carter M.D. 5K Race, organized by medical students at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, will be held at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, April 27, at Washington Park in Springfield. 

March

March 28 - SIU Surgeon Honored with Folse Endowed Chair -- Dr. John Mellinger, professor and chair of the division of general surgery, has been named the second recipient of the J. Roland Folse, M.D., Endowed Chair in Surgery at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine.

March 27 - Simmons Cancer Institute at SIU Offers Free Head and Neck Cancer Screenings -- People who smoke or chew tobacco, consume alcohol regularly or have a family history of head and neck cancer are invited to a free head and neck cancer screening, sponsored by Simmons Cancer Institute at Southern Illinois University.

March 15 - SIU Med School Seniors and Residency Programs Get Match News -- Senior medical students in the graduating Class of 2013 at SIU School of Medicine were given results from the National Resident Matching Program on Friday, March 15, at the same time other U.S. medical students learned their matches to postgraduate training programs. Sixty-eight SIU seniors have secured residency positions.

March 12 - SIU Med School Sponsors Ethnic Heritage Day for Argentina -- An Ethnic Heritage Day celebration featuring Argentine culture will be held Monday, March 25 at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine.

March 11 - Acclaimed Author Sara Paretsky to Speak at 4th Annual Women’s Power Lunch -- The 4th Annual Women’s Power Lunch Against Cancer, benefiting Simmons Cancer Institute at SIU School of Medicine, will feature internationally celebrated mystery writer Sara Paretsky.

March 7 - SIU Faculty Physicians Named “Best Doctors” -- Twenty-five faculty physicians at SIU School of Medicine are included in Best Doctors® in America 2013 database.

March 7- SIU Med School to Display Enos School Artwork -- Artwork by Enos Elementary School students will be exhibited Friday, March 8, through Thursday, March 21, in the main lobby (second floor) of SIU School of Medicine in Springfield.

February

February 28 - Medical Innovators Program Highlights 11 Medical Professionals -- A selection of innovative medical professionals working in Sangamon County will present their achievements in medical treatments, research and community service at the 2013 Medical Innovators Program.

February 27 - SIU Med School Fertility & IVF Center Embryology Laboratory Receives Accreditation -- The Fertility & IVF Center Embryology Laboratory at SIU School of Medicine has received accreditation from the College of American Pathologists.

February 22 - SIU Med Students Working with Local Physicians -- Family physicians in eight Illinois communities are hosting students from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine February 22 – March 22, 2013.

February 20 - SIU Med School to Hold Employment Open House in Springfield -- Opportunities for clinical jobs will be highlighted at an employment open house from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 12, sponsored by Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in Springfield.

February 18 - SIU Med Physician Assistant Named President-Elect of IAPA -- Don Diemer, program director of the physician assistant program at SIU School of Medicine in Carbondale, has been elected to the position of president-elect of the Illinois Academy of Physician Assistants.

February 8, 2013 - SIU Fertility and IVF Center Ranked Among Top U.S. Fertility Centers by Search Engine -- The SIU Fertility and IVF Center in Springfield has been ranked among the top five fertility centers in the nation by FindTheBest, an unbiased, data-driven comparison search engine.

February 6 - SIU Breast Center Receives Perfect Score By National Accreditation Program -- The National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC) has rated the Breast Center at the Simmons Cancer Institute at SIU School of Medicine in Springfield as 100 percent compliant on all 27 evaluation standards for accreditation used by the NAPBC.

February 5 - Simmons Cancer Institute Joins American Cancer Society Campaign to Fight Colorectal Cancer -- Simmons Cancer Institute at SIU School of Medicine is among several new Illinois hospitals and ambulatory providers that have joined the American Cancer Society’s statewide colorectal cancer screening initiative.

February 5 - American Cancer Society Names Robbins New Illinois Division President -- K. Thomas Robbins, M.D., has been elected volunteer president of the Illinois Division of the American Cancer Society.

February 4 - SIU Psychiatrist Offers Next Steps for Depression Treatment  -- Depression is a serious medical illness affecting more than 14 million American adults every year. SIU School of Medicine psychiatrists offer options for patients who require more than psychotherapy and medication.

January

January 31 - SIU Med School Professor Receives National Grant to Study Rare Pediatric Disease -- An internationally recognized physician-scientist at SIU School of Medicine has been awarded a laboratory research grant to study pediatric opsoclonus-myclonus syndrome, a rare disease in children.

January 30 - SIU Med School Sets Black History Month Activities -- Black History Month will be celebrated with seven programs in February at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in Springfield. All events are open to the public.

January 22 - SIU Center for Family Medicine Designated a Federally Qualified Health Center -- The Springfield Center for Family Medicine at SIU School of Medicine will be able to treat more patients, especially the uninsured patient population, thanks to a federal grant that designates it as a Federally Qualified Health Center.

January 17 - SIU Med School Takes Part in Research Study to Treat Critical Limb Ischemia -- The Division of Vascular Surgery at SIU School of Medicine in Springfield is enrolling patients in a multi-site national research study using an investigational cell therapy to treat patients with critical limb ischemia.

January 16 - Harvard Book Editor to Speak about Healing After Cancer -- Cancer survivor, award-winning author, editor and authority on cancer healing, Dr. Julie Silver will be the featured speaker at a free public event in January at Simmons Cancer Institute at Southern Illinois Univesity School of Medicine in Springfield.

January 15 - Community Center Named in Honor of SIU President Glenn Poshard -- The community center at Hope Springs Apartments in Springfield has been named in honor of Southern Illinois University President Glenn Poshard.

January 11 - SIU Med Students Working with Local Physicians -- Family physicians in seven Illinois communities are hosting students from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine January 11 – February 8, 2013.

January 8 - SIU Med School Sponsors Ethnic Heritage Day for Israeli Culture -- An Ethnic Heritage Day celebration featuring Israeli culture will be held Wednesday, January 16 at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine.

January 3 - SCI Taking Applications for Summer Internship Program -- Summer internships will be offered for the fifth summer at Simmons Cancer Institute at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine.