SIU Medicine’s December 2019 patient experience highlight recognizes Sandra Ettema, MD, Department of Otolaryngology. Informing patients and their families of a terminal illness is not something that most of us would think about daily. For our providers, that is a different story. Dr. Ettema received a card in the mail last month from a patient’s family. In the card was a letter describing the meaning of this patient to the family but most impressively, the gratitude and appreciation shown to Dr. Ettema for her kindness in the delivery of the news and explanation of the diagnosis of cancer

Project will address children’s knowledge about nutrition and nutrition-related diseases. Dec. 16, 2019, Springfield, IL – Southern Illinois University School of Medicine Department of Population Science and Policy (PSP), a nontraditional academic medical department aiming to understand and advance health, development and wellness in central and southern Illinois, is the recipient of a $45,000 “Healthy Kids Healthy Families” grant from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois. This grant will be used to fund Phase II of a project designed to understand and shape children’s knowledge about nutrition

Cheryl Roberts, BBA Office Support Specialist Department of Population Science and Policy Contact 217-545-8872 croberts58@siumed.edu Primary Responsibilities I am an office support specialist in the Department of Population Science & Policy. My primary responsibility is to provide administrative assistance for the PSP chair, faculty, principal investigators, and staff. About I joined PSP in 2019. I previously served as an office support specialist in the SIU Medicine Population Health Core Office of the Executive Director for four years, where I assisted staff and students with numerous

SIU Medicine has been named an Exemplary Practice by Great Lakes Practice Transformation Network and was awarded the network's Exemplary Practice certificate Dec. 11. The certificate recognizes SIU Medicine's "exceptional progress in practice transformation." SIU Medicine's general internal medicine clinic was presented the award established by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) as part of the Transforming Clinical Practice Initiative in an effort to support thousands of clinician practices in quality improvement strategies for large-scale health transformation, resulting in

Friday, April 17, 2020, 8:30 a.m. Springfield Campus Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows are invited to submit scholarly research abstracts for presentation at the 2020 Trainee Research Symposium. Participants must be first author, and the work must have been conducted under the guidance of an SIU faculty member. A subcommittee will review each abstract and assign an oral or a poster presentation to the trainee. Further information and directions are available on the ADR website. Abstract Due Date: Email cover page and abstract by 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 29, 2020 to Kristi Katcher

Wednesday, April 15, 2020, 8 a.m. Springfield Campus Medical students, residents, and clinical fellows are invited to submit abstracts for presentation at the 2020 Trainee Research Symposium. Scholarly activities eligible for consideration include all Original Research (hypothesis-driven discovery/translational/clinical studies) as well as clinically significant Case Vignettes (case reports). Quality improvement projects are NOT eligible. Presenting trainees must be first author and the work must have been conducted under the guidance of SIU faculty member(s). All abstracts will be reviewed

Southern Illinois University School of Medicine Office of Associate Dean for Research presents 30th Annual Trainee Research Symposium Medical Student, Resident, and Fellow Divisions Wednesday, April 15, 2020, 8 a.m. South Auditorium, Bohn-Nielsen Lobby and Pearson Museum 801 N. Rutledge Springfield Campus Eligibility: Medical students, residents, and clinical fellows are invited to submit abstracts for presentation at the 2020 Trainee Research Symposium. Scholarly activities eligible for consideration include all Original Research (hypothesis-driven discovery/translational/clinical studies) as

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Friday, April 17, 2020, 8:30 a.m. (Carbondale students will not present before 10 a.m.) South Auditorium, Bohn/Nielsen Lobby, and Pearson Museum Springfield Campus Eligibility: Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows are invited to submit research abstracts for presentation (oral or poster) at the Symposium. Participants must be first author, and the work must have been conducted under the guidance of an SIU faculty member. Only one abstract submission AS FIRST AUTHOR is allowed per trainee. The faculty mentor must approve the submitted abstract, including authorship. Symposium Format

On Nov. 21, SIU School of Medicine hosted the 2019 Leadership Springfield class for a morning of education and leadership in health care. Thirty-two guests from business, government, nonprofit organizations and the community toured the campus, gaining a deeper understanding of the medical district’s economic impact and specifically, the school’s mission to train physicians and enhance regional health. Presenters included: • Dr. John Mellinger , Vice Chair of Surgery, SIU School of Medicine • Ed Curtis, President and CEO, Memorial Health System • E.J. Kuiper, President and CEO, HSHS St. John’s