Newsradio WJPF Interview with Dr. Sameer Vohra on July 5th, 2017

Greetings! A warm welcome from our Department of Medicine’s Women in Medicine Group. What started as an informal gathering in January of 2015, gradually morphed into a robust, vital organization that contributes meaningfully to the SIU School of Medicine and to the community. Our mission is to provide a supportive forum to promote meaningful discussion and positive change in the realms of work-life balance, gender equity, career advancement and community service. Activities include: Department-wide seminars to discuss key topics surrounding challenges that face women in medicine. Community

We extend warm greetings from the Alliance for Women in Medicine and Science, aka AWIMS. What started as an informal gathering within the Department of Medicine in January 2015 gradually morphed into a robust, vital organization called Women in Medicine (WIM) that contributed meaningfully to SIU Medicine and to the community. The executive committee, with the help of Dr. Wendi El-Amin, soon recognized that our group would have a greater impact if we moved schoolwide and broadened our focus to women in medicine and science. We took on this new mantle in 2018. We could not have made this

SIUEM was happy to host Dr. O. John Ma, American Board of Emergnecy Medicine Director, at the Memorial Center for Learning and Innovation. Dr. Ma shared the mission of ABEM with SIU Emergnecy Medicine residents and students. HIghlights from the discussion included the significance of the in-training examination exam, the process of initial board certification and the value of maintenance of board certification.

SIUEM was happy to host Dr. O. John Ma, American Board of Emergnecy Medicine Director, at the Memorial Center for Learning and Innovation. Dr. Ma shared the mission of ABEM with SIU Emergnecy Medicine residents and students. HIghlights from the discussion included the significance of the in-training examination exam, the process of initial board certification and the value of maintenance of board certification.

Check out our new article! June 26, 2017 The Southern Illinoisan - New think tank at SIU School of Medicine looks for root causes of public health issues that plague southern Ilinois - Sameer Vohra, MD, JD, MA

Take Your Child to Work day isn't complete without a visit to the Medical Library. The Research & Education Librarians provided activities and a serving of information to children attending the event at SIU School of Medicine. Children had a choice of online activties: ToxMystery Help Toxie the cat frind the hazards in her house. ToxTown Explore and learn about environmental health concerns where you live, work and play. Understanding Medical Words Learn how to put together parts of medical words. Button-making proved popular with all groups. Some finished buttons

Two teams composed of third year medical students from SIU SOM recently competed in a simulation competition at Jump Trading Center in Peoria, Illinois hosted by the University of Illinois College of Medicine - Peoria. SIU did very well in the competition taking first and second place amongst teams from throughout Illinois. Students worked together to navigate situations such as a precipitous delivery and a tension pneumothorax. SIUEM is very proud of our EM bound students - great work!

Two teams composed of third year medical students from SIU SOM recently competed in a simulation competition at Jump Trading Center in Peoria, Illinois hosted by the University of Illinois College of Medicine - Peoria. SIU did very well in the competition taking first and second place amongst teams from throughout Illinois. Students worked together to navigate situations such as a precipitous delivery and a tension pneumothorax. SIUEM is very proud of our EM bound students - great work!