The Department of Population Science and Policy (PSP) is collaborating with SIU SOM faculty and students to redesign the population health curriculum with innovative and extensive materials to consider and serve America’s most vulnerable populations, especially those residing in rural areas. This new curriculum from Population Science and Policy provides information and experiential learning opportunities in population science that will complement the clinical skills medical students develop. As the education staff collaborates with the three divisions within PSP, the Department provides

Emilie Lohman Irwin, MPH Population Science Research Specialist Office of Population Science and Policy Contact 217-545-4342 elohmanirwin35@siumed.edu Primary Responsibilities My primary responsibilities include providing support for community based population science research activities and acting as a grant evaluator. About After completing my undergraduate degree in Anthropology at the University of Chicago in 2013, I spent a year working in Memphis, Tennessee as part of AmeriCorps and Teach for America teaching 7 th grade reading. Following that experience, I returned to Springfield

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists held its clinical and scientific meeting in San Diego, CA on May 6-9, 2017. Two SIU Medicine medical students and one resident presented their research at this meeting. Sofia Candel is a fourth year medical student, who is going into an OB/GYN residency this summer, and Christine Sulmers is a third year medical student planning to pursue an OB/GYN residency next year. Dr. Aguirre is a resident in our department, who presented his basic science research project at ACOG. ASSESSMENT OF FETAL ULTRASOUND TRAINING FOR OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

The Professional Development Laboratory (PDL) is a suite of eight fully functional patient examination rooms surrounding a secure central observation room. Faculty observe students in standardized and real patient encounters from the observation room using audiovisual equipment and one-way glass. The PDL is used throughout the curriculum (undergraduate, graduate, and continuing medical education) for teaching and assessment. The PDL at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine was the first such facility. It was based on a single observed room Dr. Howard S. Barrows developed at the

SIU Center for Family Medicine - Quincy is proud to provide educational opportunities for pre-medical students as well as medical students through the fourth year. The students will find eager teachers in our residents and faculty. We have ample opportunities for hands-on development of skills, both in the hospital as well as outpatient setting. Several rotations exist, including: family medicine, emergency medicine, sports medicine, obstetrics, ENT and ICU. Fourth year medical students are given some flexibility in their schedule for increased exposure to interest areas in family medicine

National trends in health care and Family Medicine Jerry Kruse, MD, MSPH Dean and Provost, SIU School of Medicine Chief Executive Officer, SIU Medicine The discipline of Family Medicine and the US health care system stand together at a critical juncture. Health care costs in the US are rising at a rate much greater than the rate of inflation, and all major health outcomes in the US pale in comparison to those of the other industrialized nations. The discipline of Family Medicine has the potential to provide an elegant solution to the problem of healthcare costs and outcomes in the US. But

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The Office of Population Science and Policy (OPSP) is recruiting for a health policy research specialist. The primary function of this position is to provide operational support for community based population science policy and research activities for the Office of Population Science and Policy (OPSP) and its affiliated faculty. The position requires strong interpersonal skills and analytical skills necessary in order to gather, organize and tabulate data. Read the Position Description Apply at https://siumed.hiretouch.com/research--basic-science-faculty-jobs