Cath Lab Digest spoke with Tony DeMartini, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, SIU Heart & Vascular Center about low-dose imaging in chronic total occlusions. Read the article here

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant disruptions to medical education across the country. We understand that students' anxiety about the upcoming application cycle has been heightened given the uncertainty surrounding COVID-19 related changes to curriculum and scheduling and how this will affect the residency application process. As dermatology residency program directors, we would like to address principal areas of the residency application process to hopefully lessen students' concerns regarding the upcoming cycle and offer updated recommendations to dermatology programs and students

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To get to know more about our residents and program, please visit our exclusively resident ran Facebook and Instagram pages.

To get to know more about our residents and program, please visit our exclusively resident ran Facebook and Instagram pages.

Resident Didactics: Wednesday afternoons While clinical experiences guide the majority of learning that occurs during residency, a structured didactic curriculum supplements this learning and ensures that all residents are exposed to a shared core of educational topics. The residency program didactics occur weekly on Wednesdays, from 12:00-4:00 pm. Lunch is provided for all didactic sessions. It’s also a fun time when program members and staff all get to see each other amidst the busy schedules and varied duties of residency! In addition to the educational curricula, we also celebrate each

Class of 2021 Elias “Bubba” Trace | Rebecca Tracy | James Hart | Joel Gieswein | Dominic Phemister | Arthur Chou | Nida Feller | Jase Camp Class of 2022 Ferris Yeh | Brandon Chambers | Jennifer Butler | Dylan Graff | Maham Munawar | Drew Frey | Zach Elliott | Tyler Pickell Class of 2023 Jennifer Becker | Ryan Brown | Gary Hendricks | Aaron Fleming | Sarah Iqbal | Evan Jenkins | Jill Nanadiego | Aaron Rea Class of 2021 Elias "Bubba" Trace Hometown: Jacksonville, IL Undergrad: Millikin University Med school: SIU School of Medicine Hobbies/interests: Hunting, fitness, home improvement, playing

Autumn Bohac of Effingham was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes when she was 16 years old. Now a 29-year-old mother of four, her health care journey reveals the everyday anxiety and pain that rural patients feel. Autumn lives just a few blocks away from her town’s hospital. However, specialty care teams she has needed to manage her diabetes and four high-risk pregnancies have always been almost two hours away. With her first two pregnancies, seeing a specialist required 1.5 hours of travel. However, during her 3rd and 4th pregnancies, she was able to use telehealth for appointments with SIU