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Resources

Illinois Department of Children & Family Services Prevent Child Abuse Illinois Prevent Child Abuse America National Child Abuse Hotline The Women's Center Southern Illinois University School of Medicine To Report Suspected Abuse Please call 1-800-25-ABUSE or 1-800-252-2873.
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Game Changer:

Memorial Center for Learning and Innovation could transform medical education, improve patient care Aspects Volume 38 No. 2 The back end of an ambulance protrudes from the wall of a third-story room in the new Memorial Center for Learning and Innovation (MCLI). Across the hall, one room looks like someone’s home and another is intended to be an emergency department treatment room. Soon, SIU medical students and residents will have access to MCLI’s comprehensive patient simulation areas, which include state-of-the art replicas of a patient care room, emergency trauma bay, an emergency treatment
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For Parents and Guardians

Your child has been scheduled for an exam Please bring the following: Child’s personal information Insurance information Personal information about the child’s guardian and information about who to contact in case of emergency. Make sure that a person with authority to sign consent for treatment papers comes with the child. If they cannot come to the appointment, we can send those papers ahead of the visit to be signed by the appropriate guardian. Records of Immunizations, past and current medical history for your child and any information regarding the report. A responsible adult to sit in
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Tandem Training

Jordan Sestak, MSIV, has had a special buddy during her years of medical school Aspects Volume 38 No. 2 Written by Rebecca Budde • Photography by Jason Johnson The crowd stands shoulder-to-shoulder in the Emmet F. Pearson Medical Museum on Match Day. The room is abuzz with expectation as members of the Class of 2015 pose for photos, chat with family and make mental plans based on the anticipated news in the green envelopes. Next to Jordan Sestak, MSIV, stands the support system she’s relied on during her medical school journey. The one closest to her is Abraham Anthony, a handsome, 2-year-old
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Safety and Emergency Response

Emergency Contacts SIU School of Medicine: Springfield Off-campus: 217-545-7777 On-campus: 5-7777 Local Emergency Services: 911 SIU Medicine Call Center: 217-545-8000 Poison Control: 800-222-1222 Safety & emergency response information for patients and visitors The health and well-being of our patients and other visitors to the SIU School of Medicine and the SIU Medicine clinics are paramount. Please review this page for important information regarding responses to emergency conditions affecting the medical school campus. For information about conditions: Contact the SIU School of Medicine
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Community Pillars

SIU physicians lead efforts with American Nepal Medical Foundation to help earthquake victims Written by Rebecca Budde • Photography by Jason Johnson and Janak Koirala "When there’s an earthquake, health care is what people need," says Janak Koirala, MD, MPH, professor and chair of the division of infectious disease who saw first-hand the devastating effects that the April 25 earthquake had on the people of Nepal. Though thousands of miles apart, Dr. Koirala and his wife, Sangita Basnet, MD, were two leaders in the efforts to help the people of Nepal through the American Nepal Medical
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Community Pillars

SIU physicians lead efforts with American Nepal Medical Foundation to help earthquake victims Written by Rebecca Budde • Photography by Jason Johnson and Janak Koirala "When there’s an earthquake, health care is what people need," says Janak Koirala, MD, MPH, professor and chair of the division of infectious disease who saw first-hand the devastating effects that the April 25 earthquake had on the people of Nepal. Though thousands of miles apart, Dr. Koirala and his wife, Sangita Basnet, MD, were two leaders in the efforts to help the people of Nepal through the American Nepal Medical
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Community Pillars

SIU physicians lead efforts with American Nepal Medical Foundation to help earthquake victims Written by Rebecca Budde • Photography by Jason Johnson and Janak Koirala "When there’s an earthquake, health care is what people need," says Janak Koirala, MD, MPH, professor and chair of the division of infectious disease who saw first-hand the devastating effects that the April 25 earthquake had on the people of Nepal. Though thousands of miles apart, Dr. Koirala and his wife, Sangita Basnet, MD, were two leaders in the efforts to help the people of Nepal through the American Nepal Medical
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Frozen Assets

Aspects Volume 38 No. 3 "I was 24 the first time I was diagnosed with testicular cancer," Eric Melito says. Four-and-a half years after surgeons removed his left testicle, Melito was diagnosed with a completely different type of cancer in his right testicle. The surgeries left him sterile. "Someday, when I fall in love with the right person, I do want to have children," Melito says. "I’m the last male in my family line." Focus on the future The devastation of a cancer diagnosis often leaves patients and their families intensely focused on fighting the cancer. The fear of dying overtakes the
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Frozen Assets

Aspects Volume 38 No. 3 "I was 24 the first time I was diagnosed with testicular cancer," Eric Melito says. Four-and-a half years after surgeons removed his left testicle, Melito was diagnosed with a completely different type of cancer in his right testicle. The surgeries left him sterile. "Someday, when I fall in love with the right person, I do want to have children," Melito says. "I’m the last male in my family line." Focus on the future The devastation of a cancer diagnosis often leaves patients and their families intensely focused on fighting the cancer. The fear of dying overtakes the
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