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Click on an online course's title below to preview the material, enroll, register, and more. Title Credits The Case for Immunizations 2.50 Where Medicine Meets Public Health: WIC 0.50 Radon Module #6: Predictors & Spatial Variation of Radon Testing in Illinois 0.75 Radon Module #2: Lung Cancer: Public Enemy #1 1.00 Tobacco Use Disorder: Online Module 0.50

The Division of Laboratory Animal Medicine (DLAM) would like to assist you and your lab in performing quality research. We have several core pieces of equipment available for research use. The following list describes each piece of equipment/service. For additional information, please contact Dr. Teresa Liberati or Andrea Willis in Research Core Services, Division of Laboratory Animal Medicine, main office at (217)545-3053. Hematology Analyzer The DLAM has the capability of performing on-site blood analysis. The VetScan HM2 by Abaxis is a fully automated instrument that performs complete blood

The Springfield Committee for Research Involving Human Subjects (SCRIHS) reviews all studies involving human subjects research. The research projects described below include studies approved by SCRIHS, or studies using de-identified data not requiring SCRIHS approval. References have been deleted for brevity. CORRELATES OF HEALTH LITERACY LEVELS AMONG PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC AND SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESS: A PILOT STUDY Investigators Dorcas Adaramola, MD (Medicine/Psychiatry resident) Obiora Onwuameze, MD Objectives: The objectives of this study are as follows: (1) To assess levels of functional

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The Medical Library hosted a circus themed study break for students on March 2. In addition to guzzling coffee, students enjoyed hotdogs, peanuts, cupcakes decorated like popcorn, and other circus-themed snacks. A meeage on a dry-erase board asked students and staff what job they would most enjoy if they worked in a circus: the most common answer was trapeze artist.

Internal Medicine The resident on this rotation receives training in ambulatory primary care by attending the general medicine clinics as well as Prairie Cardiovascular Clinics. Full-time faculty members in the Internal Medicine Department supervise the resident. Pathology This rotation is a one month rotation in the department of Pathology at Memorial Medical Center. Gross specimens are processed and examined microscopically by the resident who dictates the microscopic narrative under the supervision of faculty in the Department of Pathology. This resident participates in the weekly Pathology

The Office of the Associate Dean for Research is located on the SIU School of Medicine's Springfield Campus. The ADR offices are at 801 N. Rutledge Street. Mailing Address: 801 N. Rutledge Street, PO Box 19616, Springfield, IL 62794-9616. Phone: 217-545-4549. Our hours of operation are Monday through Friday, from 8:00AM to 4:30PM. Our general email address is grants@siumed.edu . Office of the Associate Dean for Research Contact Donald S. Torry, PhD Associate Dean for Research 217-545-2181 dtorry@siumed.edu Risa Kirkpatrick Business Manager, ADR 217-545-2198 rkirkpatrick@siumed.edu Andrea

Physical resources The SIU School of Medicine AAALAC International-accredited animal facility is located on the first floor of 3 interconnected buildings. Animal housing areas contain approximately 9,800 square feet. Support areas for the animal facility include 8,092 square feet, for a total of 17,892 square feet. The staff includes the Director/clinical veterinarian, Diplomate, ACLAM; a licensed Certified Veterinary Technician; a facility coordinator, RLAT, and 4 full-time animal care technicians. Medical School Building (801 N. Rutledge Street): This building is a multistory, brick and

The Flow Cytometry Facility occupies approximately 300 square feet and is a fully equipped high speed cell sorting and cell analyzing research laboratory. The Becton-Dickinson FACSAriaII (special order) high-speed cell sorter, features five air cooled lasers (UV 355nm , violet 405nm, blue 488nm, yellow-green 561nm, and red 640nm), multicolor analysis up to 10 parameters and four way sorting. Additionally, the instrument is equipped with an Automated Cell Disposition Unit (ACDU) module which allows for single- or multiple- cell sorting into several different plate configurations and housed in a