SIUEM has created scholarly tracks to give residents with an interest in a particular field of Emergency Medicine guidance to increase their knowledge and skills while preparing them for fellowship training if desired. Each track will begin towards the end of PGY-1 or the beginning of the PGY-2 year. It is at this time a resident will have had time to foster an interest in a particular subspecialty track. It will be during this time in their training they will begin meeting with a faculty sponsor to guide them through their subspecialty track. During the PGY-2 year a resident will work to

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE WRITTEN PROPOSAL The written document will be written in the format of a grant proposal. The proposal should not exceed 17 single-spaced pages. Recommended format: o Cover page (1 page, not counted in page limit) o Specific Aims Page (1 page) o Literature review with Significance and Innovation (up to 10 pages) o Research plan (6 pages) o References (no limit, not counted in the page limits) Use Times New Roman or Arial font, no smaller than 11 point Margins must be at least 0.5 in. on all sides. For guidance, follow the research plan instructions for a pre-doctoral Ruth L

Rural Health Summit Releases Report on Rural Health in Illinois Identifies great challenges and a path forward Springfield, Ill. - Rural Illinois residents face significant challenges and health disparities compared to residents in the state’s metropolitan areas, according to a new report released by the organizers of the 2018 Illinois Rural Health Summit. The report, titled “ THE STATE OF RURAL HEALTH IN ILLINOIS: Great Challenges and a Path Forward ” compiles information shared by rural health stakeholders across government, healthcare, public health, philanthropy and academia. The report

AWIMS Mentorship Mixer October 2018, MCLI Kudos to Dr. Abbot and Dr. Waqar for their hard work in making this energizing and fun-filled event possible.

2018 CHEST Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas. October 6-10, 2018. Please visit http://chestmeeting.chestnet.org/ for more information regarding the 2019 CHEST Annual Meeting in New Orleans, LA. Congratulations to our very own, Mirza Ali, MD and Abdisamad Ibrahim, MD, both PGY2's, and Abhishek Kulkarni, MD on your poster acceptance at the 2018 Annual CHEST Meeting in San Antonio, Texas. Dr. Ali and Dr. Ibrahim traveled to Texas on October 6-10, 2018 to present their poster "Unusual Case of NSTFMI Associated with Myocardial Bridge". Dr. Mirza Ali along with his mentor Dr. Abhishek Kulkarni

Dr. Leslie Smith shares her favorite resources to learn more about integrative and culinary medicine: National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health , a division of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) Search for any topic of interest. Most recent research is not always incorporated as quickly as other sites. Overall very user friendly and reasonably comprehensive. Free and open access. Mayo Clinic Search for any topic of interest. Very friendly for patient browsing. Free and open access. Kaiser Permanente Well organized list of many therapies grouped by category. Options to

Immediately wash the exposed site with soap and water. Call employee health at the facility where the event took place. The employee health nurse will provide you with instructions on what you need to do next. Contact your employing hospital, if different than where incident took place, to let them know that this happened to one of their employed residents. Contact list for Springfield Trainees Springfield Memorial Hospital Colleague Health Services: 217-788-3459 Monday – Friday, 7:00 to 5:00 at 217-788-3459 After hours or weekend, contact number above. Safety Events/ Memorial SENSOR: DMH

The Department of Medicine has a long history of celebrating the residents' graduation by funding their travel to attend the ACP National Meeting. This years' meeting will be held in the City of Brotherly Love, Philadelphia, PA, in April 2019. Check this out! https://annualmeeting.acponline.org/

"Nalbuphine for Opioid-Induced Urine Retention" Authors: Abdisamad M. Ibrahim, MD; Zainab Obaidi, MD; Gordon Ruan, MD; Dorcas Adaramola, MD, MPH; Sharon Onguti, MD, MPH Congratulations to Internal Medicines faculty and residents! Published: Ann Intern Med. 2018. DOI: 10.7326/L18-0387 ©2018 American College of Physicians http://annals.org/aim/fullarticle/2698902/nalbuphine-opioid-induced-uri…