The SIU SOM Alumni Society Board of Governors is composed of 20 alumni members and represents the interest of all alumni in matters relating to the School of Medicine. Newly elected board members are seated at the spring meeting and serve a three-year term. Two regularly scheduled Board meetings are held per year in Springfield. Among the board’s specific responsibilities are to serve as ambassadors, support Wellness and Advocacy activities, direct the Distinguished Alumni program and the Student Resource Fund, provide guidance to the SIU Foundation in matters relating to SOM alumni

Check out our new article! June 26, 2017 The Southern Illinoisan - New think tank at SIU School of Medicine looks for root causes of public health issues that plague southern Ilinois - Sameer Vohra, MD, JD, MA

Take Your Child to Work day isn't complete without a visit to the Medical Library. The Research & Education Librarians provided activities and a serving of information to children attending the event at SIU School of Medicine. Children had a choice of online activties: ToxMystery Help Toxie the cat frind the hazards in her house. ToxTown Explore and learn about environmental health concerns where you live, work and play. Understanding Medical Words Learn how to put together parts of medical words. Button-making proved popular with all groups. Some finished buttons

2001 Participant Project title Mentor Location Alyssa Dalton Complimentary & alternative medicine research project-Bloomington Sharon Hull, MD SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL Janda Forristall Cross cultural healing in the Lakota tradition Sharon Hull, MD South Dakota Scott Gilmore Effects of immune enhancing formula on infection Elamin Elamin, MD SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL Lilla Gyires Patient compliance in southern Illinois Sharon Smaga, MD SIU-SOM, Carbondale, IL Matthew Hagemeyer Effects of genistein and estrogen Michael Shanahan, PhD SIU-SOM, Carbondale, IL Ben Katholi Studies of viral replication

Two teams composed of third year medical students from SIU SOM recently competed in a simulation competition at Jump Trading Center in Peoria, Illinois hosted by the University of Illinois College of Medicine - Peoria. SIU did very well in the competition taking first and second place amongst teams from throughout Illinois. Students worked together to navigate situations such as a precipitous delivery and a tension pneumothorax. SIUEM is very proud of our EM bound students - great work!

Two teams composed of third year medical students from SIU SOM recently competed in a simulation competition at Jump Trading Center in Peoria, Illinois hosted by the University of Illinois College of Medicine - Peoria. SIU did very well in the competition taking first and second place amongst teams from throughout Illinois. Students worked together to navigate situations such as a precipitous delivery and a tension pneumothorax. SIUEM is very proud of our EM bound students - great work!

Participant Project title Mentor Location Farris Abou-Hanna A comparison of team leader, team member, and objective observer evaluations of leadership Skills during multi-disciplinary trauma simulation Jonathan dela Cruz, MD SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL Brendan Finnell Type I PTH/PTHrP receptor regulates mitochondrial biogenesis and morphology in embryonic mouse cardiomyocytes Lisa D. Wilsbacher, MD, PhD Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL Kaitlin Gibson Impact of early fluid and electrolyte management of in-hospital outcomes for extremely preterm infants Beau Batton

General information The Mentored Professional Enrichment Experience (MPEE) is an optional eight-week elective between the first and second years of medical school. MPEE is an opportunity for you (as SIU-SOM medical students) to pursue interests in research and career development that you would not otherwise be able to investigate. Regardless of the area chosen for investigation, you are expected to play an active role in the project. Under the guidance of a faculty mentor , you will develop the initial question, design a method to obtain an answer, establish clear goals and objectives to

Director Randy Burnside, Ph.D. Wheeler 210A 618- 453-1650 Email Faculty Emily Haymans-Cook, M.F.A. Instructor Critical Analysis and Reading, Academic Enrichment Email Tayler Hill, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Chemistry, Physics, Quantitative Reasoning Email Anneke Metz, Ph.D. Associate Professor Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, and Graduate Studies Email Erica Poat, M.S. Instructor Psychology and Sociology Chief Academic Advisor Email Latasha Redmond, Ph.D. Instructor Biology, Student Success Program (SSP) Email Administrative Staff Datrese Bradley Office of the Counselor Medical seminar

Published in Aspects Magazine 35-4; Autumn 2012 Written by Rebecca Budde | Photographs by James Hawker The first floor classroom of Wheeler Hall in Carbondale is alive with learning as biology instructor Shirley McGlinn meanders around the room, questioning and guiding her students. The students are engaged in a peer teaching project on endocrine regulation mechanisms. They team up, writing terms on the chalkboard, labeling them and drawing arrows as they explain the connections. The class is small, as are most of the classes in Wheeler, allowing the students the freedom to engage in