David Jeong, MD, has achieved an impressive goal this month: He’s made it to the Olympics. The director of sports medicine and geriatric musculoskeletal medicine at SIU Center for Family and Community Medicine in Springfield is directing medical teams at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea. His staff will provide care and treatment for the world-class athletes at the Sliding Center, home to the luge, skeleton and bobsled competitions. The Olympic Games will be held February 9 - 25. Dr. Jeong completed his residency in family medicine at SIU School of Medicine in Springfield

David Jeong, MD, has achieved an impressive goal this month: He’s made it to the Olympics. The director of sports medicine and geriatric musculoskeletal medicine at SIU Center for Family and Community Medicine in Springfield is directing medical teams at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea. His staff will provide care and treatment for the world-class athletes at the Sliding Center, home to the luge, skeleton and bobsled competitions. The Olympic Games will be held February 9 - 25. Dr. Jeong completed his residency in family medicine at SIU School of Medicine in Springfield

The Library’s February Study Break will have a special guest in addition to the usual treats and coffee. Stop by the Dirksen Conference Room on February 27th from 2:00 – 4:30pm to meet Gibson, the Sangamon County Courthouse Facility Dog and Certified Service Dog! Gibson, a 3 ½ year old black lab, will be here for hugs, play time, and a little stress relief as our MS2s prepare for their next exam. Gibson’s handler, Tami Richmond, and Diane Bell, the Director of Victim Services, will also be here to answer questions about their work with Gibson and Support Dogs Inc. Gibson joined the State’s

The assortment of plastic toys on the Library front desk were printed with our XYZ da Vinci 3D printer. Models for these toys were downloaded from thingiverse.com and printed in ABS plastic. In addition to fun objects, we have printed heart and spine sections, clamps, and other medically related items. We have also printed models from the NIH 3D Print Exchange and are looking for more objects to print! If you have a printable model (as an .stl file) that you would like us to print, contact: reference@siumed.edu . More information at http://libguides.siumed.edu/3Dprinting . Developed resources

The winter issue of the Library Newsletter is now available on our newsletter page.

The faculty in the Department of Medical Education provide many opportunities for collaborative research for those interested. We also provide consultation and training in a number of medical education related topics. Please see the Department of Medical Education website to further explore our faculty’s interests and expertise.

The faculty in the Department of Medical Education provide many opportunities for collaborative research for those interested. We also provide consultation and training in a number of medical education related topics. Please see the Department of Medical Education website to further explore our faculty’s interests and expertise.

The CCC curriculum has been designed and developed through a collaborative work of the CCC committee, consisting of faculty and students at SIUSOM developing it since 2012. The CCC committee was initially formed from a Year 3 Innovation committee, where they reevaluated the Year 3 clerkship curriculum effectiveness and devised innovative ways to improve the curriculum. As the idea of CCC project was introduced and elaborated, leading members of the Year 3 Innovation committee constituted the CCC committee to embark on the CCC development work. Under the program leadership of Dr. Debra Klamen

The CCC curriculum has been designed and developed through a collaborative work of the CCC committee, consisting of faculty and students at SIUSOM developing it since 2012. The CCC committee was initially formed from a Year 3 Innovation committee, where they reevaluated the Year 3 clerkship curriculum effectiveness and devised innovative ways to improve the curriculum. As the idea of CCC project was introduced and elaborated, leading members of the Year 3 Innovation committee constituted the CCC committee to embark on the CCC development work. Under the program leadership of Dr. Debra Klamen