written by Courtney Hall - March 14, 2017 March is colorectal cancer prevention month. Bad news: colorectal cancers are among the deadliest kind. Good news: you might be able to prevent it. The colon and rectum are part of the digestive system that form a long tube called the large intestine or large bowel. The colon’s role is to utilize the nutrients and rid the body of leftover waste products called stool or bowel movement. Cancer occurs when normal cells grow out of control. Colon cancer can stay in the colon or spread to other parts of the body. It likes to go to the liver. Colon cancer

Partnership with Logan County Health Department, Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital March 8, 2017 — A new family medicine clinic in Logan County will integrate medical, behavioral and dental services. Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital (ALMH), and the Logan County Department of Public Health have partnered to develop SIU Center for Family Medicine-Lincoln. The 1,500 square-foot clinic is slated to open Monday, April 3, inside Logan County Department of Public Health, 109 Third St. This is the first SIU site to integrate medical, behavioral and

Partnership with Logan County Health Department, Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital March 8, 2017 — A new family medicine clinic in Logan County will integrate medical, behavioral and dental services. Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital (ALMH), and the Logan County Department of Public Health have partnered to develop SIU Center for Family Medicine-Lincoln. The 1,500 square-foot clinic is slated to open Monday, April 3, inside Logan County Department of Public Health, 109 Third St. This is the first SIU site to integrate medical, behavioral and

The CCR is located on SIU School of Medicine's Springfield Campus. CCR offices are located on the 2nd Floor, Room 230, at 201 East Madison. Mailing Address: 201 E. Madison, P.O. Box 19664, Springfield, IL 62794-9664. Phone: 217-545-9700 Fax: 217-545-0799 ccr@siumed.edu ; Our hours of operation are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Kristal Adams, BA, CCRP Erin Bauer, MS Katharine (Katie) Blancett, BS Albert Botchway, PhD Clinical Research Program Director Senior Research Development Coordinator Senior Clinical Research Coordinator Research Assistant Professor 217-545-7812 217-545-6955

statistics@siumed.edu 217-545-9700 The Statistics and Informatics Division provides research and statistical services to discovery science and clinical faculty at the School of Medicine at both the Springfield and Carbondale campuses. Consultation provided covers a wide range of research and statistical issues, including conceptualization of research problem, experimental design, statistical analysis of data, interpretation and presentation of statistical findings, and write-up of research results. The policy of the division is to assist faculty researchers in any way that facilitates their

statistics@siumed.edu 217-545-9700 The Statistics and Informatics Division provides research and statistical services to discovery science and clinical faculty at the School of Medicine at both the Springfield and Carbondale campuses. Consultation provided covers a wide range of research and statistical issues, including conceptualization of research problem, experimental design, statistical analysis of data, interpretation and presentation of statistical findings, and write-up of research results. The policy of the division is to assist faculty researchers in any way that facilitates their

Research & development The Research and Development Core focuses on the development of faculty-directed, investigator-initiated clinical research by assisting investigators with research design, development, and regulatory support including: Protocol development Grant development, preparation, and submission Completion of Investigational New Drugs (IND)/Investigational Device Exemption Applications (IDE) Safety monitoring Clinical study registration Helping provide a career development pathway for clinical research faculty Specific services include clinical research education, training and

The Operations Division will: • Facilitate, foster, cutting-edge, and support the conduct of high-quality clinical research • Increase studies that provide patients with access to, research opportunities • Serve as a shared resource to investigators and research coordinators. Services include: • Research nurse/coordinator support for study start-up, follow-up, and closeout • Screen and identify eligible patients • Contract and budgeting • IRB preparation, submission, and continuing review • Educational opportunities

The Center for Clinical Research was established to increase clinical and translational research infrastructure, capacity and productivity. A centralized administrative infrastructure is an efficient and responsive means to provide clinical research support, and in turn: Provides shared services that are difficult to establish and maintain by individual investigators Creates a central point of contact for investigators Improves compliance and quality Produces economy of effort Saves overall costs The central concept of the CCR is to support faculty and their research teams using a flexible