Monica Abd El Nour, MD – National University of Ireland, Galway School of Medicine, Galway, Ireland Afreen Abraham, MD – Kilpauk Medical College, Chennai, India Yuri Fedorovich, MD – SIU School of Medicine, Springfield, IL Sarah Furqan, MD – Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi City, Sindh, Pakistan Mohammad Jaber, MD – University of Illinois College of Medicine, Urbana, IL Vani Krishna, MD – Vinayaka Mission’s Kirupananda Variyar Medical College, Salem, India Douglas Meyer, DO – University of Pikeville, Kentucky College of Medicine, Pikeville, KY Usha Ravi, MD – Taishan Medical University

SIU System Collaborative Grant DUE DATE: Sept. 15, 2021 The goal of the SIU System Collaborative Grant program is to promote new biomedical research collaborations and foster receipt of extramural funding for research projects between faculty at the various SIU campuses, including the School of Medicine, Edwardsville, and Carbondale. Thus, projects considered for funding should represent pilot studies for obtaining preliminary data for larger collaborative projects to be submitted for external funding. To qualify as a new team (Co-PIs), faculty may not have previously published together as co

Emil Abraham, MD - American University of Antigua College of Medicine, Osbourn, Antigua and Barbuda Sundos Ahmed, MD - University of Khartoum Faculty of Medicine, Khartoum, Sudan Anyka Clouden, MD - St. George's University School of Medicine, West Indies, Grenada Saskia D'Sa, MD - University of Limerick Graduate Entry Medical School, Limerick, Ireland Daphne Mlachila, MD - University of Queensland School of Medicine, Queensland, Australia Harshkumar Patel, MD - M.P. Shah Government Medical College, Gujarat, India Sabina Qasim, DO - Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine, Dothan, Alabama

Min Jee Lee, PhD, MPH Assistant Professor Department of Population Science and Policy Contact 217-545-2428 mlee88@siumed.edu Primary Responsibilities My primary responsibilities include pursuing individual and collaborative research in health and healthcare disparities; as well as providing education and mentoring to students. About I am a health services researcher with expertise in health and healthcare disparities. I joined the Department of Population Science and Policy at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in 2018. I received my PhD in Health Services Policy and Management

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Memorial Health is a Level 1 Trauma Center licensed for 520 beds to service inpatients with an annual imaging volume in excess of 300,000 studies per year. The radiology department supports 200+ full and part-time employees. The Central Illinois Regional Burn Center and the Regional Cancer Center are located at Memorial Health. Memorial Healthis a Joint Commission designated Comprehensive Stroke Center and Bariatric Center of Excellence. Memorial Health was recognized by the U.S. News & World Report as a "Best Regional Hospital," ranking 14th among over 200 hospitals in Illinois and among the

St. John’s Hospital (SJH) is a Level 1 Trauma Center licensed for 539 beds to service inpatients with an annual imaging volume in excess of 180,000 studies per year. The radiology department supports 100+ full and part-time employees. The Children’s Hospital, Cancer Institute, Hospice and Home Health services are all located at St. John's Hospital. St. John's Hospital is home to the STAT-Stroke program and STAT-Heart program. Equipment / Technology CT scanners (128 dual source, dual energy Siemens scanner in the Emergency Room; 16 and 32 Slice Toshiba CT with CT fluoroscopy 1.5 Tesla MRI

Family physicians in ten Illinois communities are hosting students from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine September 4–28. The students are participating in the school’s Family Medicine Preceptorship Program. [Editor: See the list below for the student or physician from your community.] The experience provides an opportunity for students to use their medical knowledge in an office setting under the supervision of an experienced physician. The students choose from more than 160 family practice physicians in Illinois for their preceptorship experience. They will graduate from

Family physicians in ten Illinois communities are hosting students from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine September 4–28. The students are participating in the school’s Family Medicine Preceptorship Program. [Editor: See the list below for the student or physician from your community.] The experience provides an opportunity for students to use their medical knowledge in an office setting under the supervision of an experienced physician. The students choose from more than 160 family practice physicians in Illinois for their preceptorship experience. They will graduate from