Standardized Patients (SPs) have been used for teaching and assessing medical students at Southern Illinois University (SIU) School of Medicine since the late 1970's. In the mid-1980's, under the direction of Dr. Howard Barrows, the use of SPs in assessment was expanded to include a 15 patient clinical practice exam (CPX) in the senior year. This examination served as part of the stimulus for the development of the SP Project at the National Board of Medical Examiners and for the Macy consortia Project in the early-mid 1990's. Students at SIU School of Medicine see SPs throughout their

Founded in 1978, the Alumni Society includes all MDs, residents, and fellow graduates of the School of Medicine. Governance is vested in a Board of Governors composed of 20 alumni members plus ex-officio members representing the School's key units, including the Student Assembly. We have 3,233 SIU School of Medicine Alumni, 2,306 graduates in practice, and 901 (39%) practicing in 66 Illinois counties. SIU School of Medicine also includes over 4,000 resident and fellow alumni. The Alumni Society's mission is to provide an official organization through which its members, as well as the faculty

John M. Flack, MD, MPH, is a board-certified internal medicine specialist and an American Society of Hypertension (ASH)-certified Clinical Hypertension specialist. He completed an NIH post-doctoral fellowship in cardiovascular epidemiology at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health. He received internal medicine residency training as well as his medical degree from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center where he was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) medical honor society; he also served as chief medical resident at OU. Flack also received a bachelor's degree in

Some of the best suggestions for speakers that we’ve found are those offered by Paul Ebel of BE, Inc., for the Annual Meeting of the Institute for Nuclear Materials Management. With Mr. Ebel’s permission, we have adapted them: 1. Show up on time. a. So you don’t keep your audience waiting. b. So you are calm and collected on the podium. 2. Practice Your Lecture a. So you don’t have to look at the slides b. So you are not surprised by something on the slide c. So you can present a professional air d. So you appear prepared to the audience 3. Know Your Key Points and Care a. There are a few key

Illinois Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act Notification of Mandated Reporter Status As a medical student at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, you are a mandated reporter under the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act (III.Rev.Stat 1985. ch.23. pars. 2051 et seq.) This means that you are required to report or cause a report to be made to the child abuse Hotline number (1-800-25A-BUSE) whenever you have reasonable cause to believe that a child known to you in your professional or official capacity may be abused or neglected. There is no charge when calling the Hotline