Southern Illinois University School of Medicine Department of Population Science and Policy (PSP) works to understand the challenges of people in central and southern Illinois and provides innovative, sustainable solutions to improve health in their communities. PSP is invited into communities by local stakeholders and changemakers to identify and pull together resources; provide workshops, focus groups and community training; collect and organize data; conduct community needs assessments; identify and implement solutions to improve health; and inform and improve local, state and national

Elected for national committees: Janak Koirala, MD, MPH, FIDSA-Member (2019-22), Global Health Committee, Infectious Diseases Society for America (IDSA) Vidya Sundareshan, MD, MPH, FIDSA-Member (2019-22), Public Health Committee, IDSA Appointed for State of Illinois: Vidhya Prakash, MD, Member, Illinois Council for Women and Girls, chair of the Health and Healthcare Committee Nominated for State of Illinois: Janak Koirala, MD, MPH, Member, IDPH Sepsis Review Task Force

The latest edition of Best Doctors includes listings for 18 SIU physicians. Founded in 1989 by Harvard Medical School, Best Doctors are selected by impartial peer review in more than 450 medical specialty/subspecialty combinations, with review of their diagnosis and treatment plans. Congratulations to Dr. Buescher, Dr. Stone, and Dr. Flack! Lucinda Buescher, dermatology Stephen Stone, dermatology John Flack, internal medicine Jeffrey Cozzens, neuroscience Tom Ala, neuroscience Rodger Elble, neuroscience James Gilchrist, neuroscience Ricardo Loret de Mola, OB-GYN Casey Younkin, OB-GYN Ranjiv

Course Director: Donald S. Torry, Ph.D. 2023 Class meetings: dates/times to be determined. The Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) is offered every other year at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. Dr. Donald Torry, Associate Dean for Research, serves as the course director. All of the topics covered in this course are included in PHS guidelines as required training for some types of NIH-sponsored research. The course is MANDATORY for trainees, fellows, participants, and scholars receiving support through any NIH training, career development awards (individual or institutional)

Please contact Kristi Katcher with questions. 217-545-7936

Please contact Kristi Katcher with questions. 217-545-7936

Please contact Kristi Katcher with questions. 217-545-7936

Southern Illinois University School of Medicine was established in 1970 to assist the people of central and southern Illinois in meeting their health care needs. SIU has focused on training caring physicians and is internationally recognized for its innovative teaching and testing techniques. Each of the four classes comprises 72 students. First-year students spend their year in Carbondale. Nearly 1,000 SIU graduates are now practicing in Illinois. SIU is a national leader in the percentage of graduates who enter primary care. SIU has approximately 325 resident physicians training in 17

Alumni, learners, current and former team members, patients and friends of SIU School of Medicine, share your memory of your time at SIU School of Medicine. What was the best class you ever had at SIU School of Medicine? Who was the faculty member, student, staff member or patient who inspired you? What brought you to SIU School of Medicine? What are you most proud of and what do you think makes us unique? Content you submit may be published to the SIU Medicine website, social media pages and print materials as part of our 50th anniversary celebration