Peer review is defined as the evaluation or assessment of health care delivery, based upon outcome criteria, that is conducted by the peers of the professionals charged with delivering patient care. The purpose of peer review is: To provide a protected place for candid and self-reflective conversation among peers To reduce morbidity and mortality To improve future outcomes The focus of a peer review activity is generally the care provided by an individual. Information that is protected under peer review is not discoverable and is inadmissible during malpractice proceedings. In the State of

The SIU Medicine General Surgery Residency Program is the 2017 American College of Surgeons' Surgical Jeopardy Competition champions. Chief Resident Susan Wetzel, MD, and second-year resident Sarah Fedeli, MD, led the team to victory on Wednesday, Oct. 25, at the Annual American College of Surgeons meeting in San Diego. Twenty-four teams from around the country competed in the competition. Pictured: Sarah Fedeli, MD, (left) and Susan Wetzel, MD (right)

The SIU Medicine General Surgery Residency Program is the 2017 American College of Surgeons' Surgical Jeopardy Competition champions. Chief Resident Susan Wetzel, MD, and second-year resident Sarah Fedeli, MD, led the team to victory on Wednesday, Oct. 25, at the Annual American College of Surgeons meeting in San Diego. Twenty-four teams from around the country competed in the competition. Pictured: Sarah Fedeli, MD, (left) and Susan Wetzel, MD (right)

The SIU Medicine General Surgery Residency Program is the 2017 American College of Surgeons' Surgical Jeopardy Competition champions. Chief Resident Susan Wetzel, MD, and second-year resident Sarah Fedeli, MD, led the team to victory on Wednesday, Oct. 25, at the Annual American College of Surgeons meeting in San Diego. Twenty-four teams from around the country competed in the competition. Pictured: Sarah Fedeli, MD, (left) and Susan Wetzel, MD (right)

Please use this information to support grant applications.

Check out the link below of OPSP's Administrative Director, Heather Westrick, MBA, who is featured on Page 16 of The IL Rural Health Association's Fall Newsletter. SIU SOM's New Office of Population Science and Policy Hits the Ground Running its First Year (Page 16) - October 10, 2017

For Sohail Siddique, MD, time in the military taught him how to be a good doctor. Written by Courtney Hall | Photography by Jason Johnson Published in Aspects Magazine, Autumn 2017 (40-4) The role of ship doctor on a naval vessel is more involved than on land. “On some ships, you’re the dentist,” says Sohail Siddique, MD, assistant professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at SIU School of Medicine. “You’re the food inspector. I was on the damage control training team.” Dr. Siddique also underwent firefighter training and helicopter crash training. “When helicopters go upside

For Sohail Siddique, MD, time in the military taught him how to be a good doctor. Written by Courtney Hall | Photography by Jason Johnson Published in Aspects Magazine, Autumn 2017 (40-4) The role of ship doctor on a naval vessel is more involved than on land. “On some ships, you’re the dentist,” says Sohail Siddique, MD, assistant professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at SIU School of Medicine. “You’re the food inspector. I was on the damage control training team.” Dr. Siddique also underwent firefighter training and helicopter crash training. “When helicopters go upside