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Aspects Volume 38 No. 2 Written by Rebecca Budde • Photography by Jason Johnson "A library is a hospital for the mind." -Anonymous Since the opening of SIU School of Medicine’s main instructional facility in 1974, the medical library has been a place of study and reflection for students, staff, faculty and the community. But until 2014, the library remained relatively unchanged in its appearance, while being challenged to adapt to changing user needs. The library previously had limited accommodations for group study and struggled to incorporate increasingly ubiquitous technology within its

Aspects Volume 38 No. 2 Image Caption: The Class of 2015 On March 20, the first day of spr ing was coupled with the anticipation of the first look inside the green envelopes containing the residency match information for 66 members of the Class of 2015. The results revealed that thirty SIU medical students (45%) will train in the primary care specialties of family medicine, internal medicine and pediatrics. If the obstetrics/gynecology matches (four students) are included, the total rises to 51 percent. "Our students have again matched in some of the most outstanding programs across the nation

Aspects Volume 38 No. 2 Image Caption: The Class of 2015 On March 20, the first day of spr ing was coupled with the anticipation of the first look inside the green envelopes containing the residency match information for 66 members of the Class of 2015. The results revealed that thirty SIU medical students (45%) will train in the primary care specialties of family medicine, internal medicine and pediatrics. If the obstetrics/gynecology matches (four students) are included, the total rises to 51 percent. "Our students have again matched in some of the most outstanding programs across the nation

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Memorial Center for Learning and Innovation could transform medical education, improve patient care Aspects Volume 38 No. 2 The back end of an ambulance protrudes from the wall of a third-story room in the new Memorial Center for Learning and Innovation (MCLI). Across the hall, one room looks like someone’s home and another is intended to be an emergency department treatment room. Soon, SIU medical students and residents will have access to MCLI’s comprehensive patient simulation areas, which include state-of-the art replicas of a patient care room, emergency trauma bay, an emergency treatment

Endocrine, Reproductive, and Gastrointestinal (ERG) Unit Unit Co-Chairs Andrea ​Braundmeier-Fleming, PhD Amelia Frank, M.D . Nurse Educator Vicky McMahon, MSN, RN Goals and Objectives: The general goals of the Endocrine, Reproductive and Gastrointestinal Unit are for the student to: Acquire an integrated basic knowledge base of the pathophysiological basis of endocrine, reproduction, and gastrointestinal disorders, including aspects related to pharmacology, immunology, genetics, neoplasia, evidence-based medicine, and population science. Reinforce core concepts of Year-One ERG unit and

Neuromuscular and Behavior [NMB] Unit Unit Co-Chairs Kevin Dorsey, MD, PhD Laura Malony, MD Nurse Educator Karen Reynolds, RN, MSN Goals and Objectives: The general goals of the Neuromuscular and Behavior Unit are for the student to: Acquire an integrated basic knowledge base of the pathophysiological basis of neurology, musculoskeletal, and behavioral disorders, including aspects related to pharmacology, immunology, genetics, neoplasia, evidence-based medicine, and population science. Reinforce core concepts of Year-One NMB unit and introduce pathophysiology, pharmacology, immunology