Sameer Vohra, MD, JD, MA, FAAP Founding Chair Department of Population Science & Policy SIU Medicine The Department of Population Science and Policy: SIU Medicine’s Commitment to Our Region Just 55 miles straight east on Illinois Route 13: These simple directions take you from SIU’s campus in Carbondale to Junction, Illinois, a tiny town in the southeastern corner of Illinois. The morning’s drive displayed a beautiful vista of a rising sun over green pastures. The landscape was vastly different from my hometown of Chicago, or even my adopted city of Springfield. There are such different lives

Springfield Stipends for FY 2020-2021 PGY I $57,352 PGY II $57,909 PGY III $59,045 PGY IV $60,060 PGY V $61,261 PGY VI $62,817 PGY VII $64,974 Vacation/Sick/Bereavement/Education Leave All residents/fellows may be permitted up to: 3 weeks of vacation 2 weeks of sick leave 1 week educational leave 3 calendar days of bereavement leave Child Care Leave: Residents and Fellows may be permitted to take up to twelve (12) weeks of leave without compensation in accordance with the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, after the birth of a child or the placement of a child with the resident for adoption

In addition to clinical experiences, regularly scheduled didactic teaching conferences occur on a two year rotation, divided into the following series: Business of Medicine Pediatric Otolaryngology Otology and Audiology Head and Neck Cancer Fundamentals of Otolaryngology Sleep Medicine Thyroid and Parathyroid Facial Plastics Laryngology Rhinology and Allergy Facial Trauma These core conferences are held weekly on Tuesday morning, and are led by the SIU faculty. The residents also meet on their own on Friday mornings and discuss selected book chapters and/or articles in preparation for the

The Southern Illinois University Program in Colorectal Surgery is a collaborative educational program involving academic and private colorectal surgeons who joined together in a program designed to provide excellent postgraduate training in the current practice of colorectal surgery. The catchment area for the Southern Illinois University Program in Colorectal Surgery encompasses the southern two-thirds of Illinois and includes both urban and rural populations. The breadth of pathology seen by surgeons in the SIU Colorectal Program covers the entire spectrum of colorectal disease, from basic

SIU Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery residency program participates in the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP), using the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). This service collates, standardizes and distributes all application materials for those applying. ERAS will provide you with an application and information packet that describes the application process and timetable. We suggest that you follow these basic guidelines so that your application can be completed in a timely fashion: It is critical for you to establish contacts that can provide letters of recommendation

Project Descriptions Illinois Department on Aging Project - Illinois has created a dementia-capable home and community-based service delivery system, but service gaps still exist with specific populations with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia. Specialized supportive services are needed to target services to the above individuals with dementia and their family caregivers within the existing dementia-capable service system. Assessing Health and Geographic Disparities in Asthma and COPD Morbidity: A GIS Approach - The Illinois Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (IL-BRFSS)

Background: Asthma is a lung disease characterized by repeated episodes of wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness, and nighttime or early morning coughing. The CDC’s National Asthma Control Program looks to assist Americans who suffer from asthma by helping them attain better health and improved quality of life. The CDC’s Asthma Program sponsors states by aiding them in enhancing surveillance of asthma, training health professionals, educating those with asthma and their families, and explaining asthma to the public. In Illinois, the burden of asthma is similar to that of the country as a

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