TRAINING A ROBOTIC SURGERY GENERATION Aspects Volume 39 No.1 Written by Lauren Murphy • Photography by Jason Johnson It looks like something out of a science fiction film: a three-armed, six-foot tall, 1,400 pound robot with three-dimensional vision, forceps, needle drivers and cautery instruments that act as hands. Capable of performing delicate, extraordinarily precise procedures deep within the body using miniature instruments and 10 times magnification, the da Vinci ® Surgical System is the next generation of minimally invasive surgery. The robotic surgery platform is where imagination

"This annual lecture will shed light on the history of health disparities, suggesting solutions to this resistant problem that negatively affects the lives of so many in the United States." - Dr. McNeese A newly endowed lecture event will commemorate the life of a groundbreaking central Illinois physician. The Alonzo Homer Kenniebrew Lecture on Health Disparities will be an annual discussion of health disparities and other factors that impact population health. HSHS St. John’s Hospital and Memorial Health System are underwriting the cost of the lecture. “Dr. Kenniebrew was a prominent, well

"This annual lecture will shed light on the history of health disparities, suggesting solutions to this resistant problem that negatively affects the lives of so many in the United States." - Dr. McNeese A newly endowed lecture event will commemorate the life of a groundbreaking central Illinois physician. The Alonzo Homer Kenniebrew Lecture on Health Disparities will be an annual discussion of health disparities and other factors that impact population health. HSHS St. John’s Hospital and Memorial Health System are underwriting the cost of the lecture. “Dr. Kenniebrew was a prominent, well

Aspects Volume 39 No. 2 Sixty-seven fourth-year medical students received their residency matches on Friday, March 18. Matches by specialties are shown on the chart below. Twenty-nine SIU medical students will train in the primary care special- ties of family medicine, internal medicine and pediatrics. Eleven students will begin their residency training in SIU programs. An additional nine students will be training in other programs located in Illinois and 30 others elsewhere in the Midwest. “Our students matched into a diversity of excellent training programs across the United States. We’re

Aspects Volume 39 No. 2 Sixty-seven fourth-year medical students received their residency matches on Friday, March 18. Matches by specialties are shown on the chart below. Twenty-nine SIU medical students will train in the primary care special- ties of family medicine, internal medicine and pediatrics. Eleven students will begin their residency training in SIU programs. An additional nine students will be training in other programs located in Illinois and 30 others elsewhere in the Midwest. “Our students matched into a diversity of excellent training programs across the United States. We’re

Real-time simulation raises the bar for teaching Aspects Volume 29 No. 2 Written by Rebecca Buddie • Photography by Jason Johnson Sixty-five-year-old John Petter collapsed in the faux living room at Memorial’s Center for Learning and Innovation (MCLI) on December 18. His 911 call set a series of events in motion that have the potential to better health care delivery and improve patient safety. The largest simulation in size and scope of its kind, this groundbreaking event showcased the collaboration between multiple organizations and disciplines. "This was an opportunity to show people at

Real-time simulation raises the bar for teaching Aspects Volume 29 No. 2 Written by Rebecca Buddie • Photography by Jason Johnson Sixty-five-year-old John Petter collapsed in the faux living room at Memorial’s Center for Learning and Innovation (MCLI) on December 18. His 911 call set a series of events in motion that have the potential to better health care delivery and improve patient safety. The largest simulation in size and scope of its kind, this groundbreaking event showcased the collaboration between multiple organizations and disciplines. "This was an opportunity to show people at

2021 - Lynn Nguyen, M.D. 2020 - Katelyn Pratt, M.D. 2019 - Annalise Almdale, M.D.; Todd Dielbold, D.O.; Bertram Drury, M.D.; Yuan Yuan Gong, M.D. 2018 - Fernando Aguirre-Amezquita, M.D. 2017 - Kara McCoy, M.D. 2016 - Richard Glover, D.O. 2015 - Dawn Kirkwood, M.D. 2014 - Alison Rinaberger, M.D. 2013 - Amanda O'Brien, M.D. 2012 - Dustin Stehling, M.D. 2011 - Miriam Krause, M.D. 2010 - Sumiya Majeed, M.D. 2009 - Yahia Zeino, M.D. 2008 - Tennille Cloward, M.D. 2007 - Erin Stone, M.D. 2006 - Patience Miller, M.D. 2005 - Paul Welch, M.D. 2004 - Sangeeta Jain, M.D. 2003 - Cheryl Niles-Brown, M.D

The Division of Laboratory Animal Medicine (DLAM) exists to provide high-quality, cost-effective husbandry, administrative and technical support for animal care and use, to facilitate animal well-being for research and teaching at the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. The animal facility contains approximately 20,000 gross square feet of modern, well-equipped space, which includes a surgery suite, cagewash facility, diagnostic laboratory, necropsy room, quarantine area and infectious disease containment suite. The centralized laboratory animal care program is accredited by the

SIU marks 35 years of using Standardized Patients in medical education Written by Lauren Murphy • Photography by Jason Johnson Aspects, 39-3 Summer 2016 Lisa Jones sits in the exam room clutching an oversized sweatshirt at her waist. Her tiny frame is swallowed by a baggy, brown T-shirt and shapeless, gray sweatpants. Her forearm is wrapped in a white bandage. She drops her head, letting her tangled blonde hair fall over her tear-stained face. Her husband takes a seat next to her. He looks as sad as he is frustrated. "You’ve got to tell her,” he pleads with his wife. "She can’t help you if you