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SPRINGFIELD, IL - Nausea, hair loss, fatigue, appetite loss, pain. This list of common cancer treatment side effects doesn’t include “financial toxicity,” but maybe it should, according to organizations like American Cancer Society, AARP and The American Journal of Medicine. Financial toxicity, or the cost of cancer treatment, is often a major burden to cancer survivors. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, cancer care in the U.S. cost $157 billion in 2010. By 2020, the figure is estimated to reach more than $174 billion. Simmons Cancer Institute at Southern Illinois

SPRINGFIELD, IL - Family physicians in nine Illinois communities are hosting students from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine through September 27. The students are participating in the school’s Family Medicine Preceptorship Program. The experience provides an opportunity for students to use their medical knowledge in an office setting under the supervision of an experienced physician. The students choose from more than 160 family practice physicians in Illinois for their preceptorship experience. They will graduate from medical school in May 2021, then pursue advanced training in

SPRINGFIELD, IL - Family physicians in nine Illinois communities are hosting students from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine through September 27. The students are participating in the school’s Family Medicine Preceptorship Program. The experience provides an opportunity for students to use their medical knowledge in an office setting under the supervision of an experienced physician. The students choose from more than 160 family practice physicians in Illinois for their preceptorship experience. They will graduate from medical school in May 2021, then pursue advanced training in

SPRINGFIELD, IL - Family physicians in nine Illinois communities are hosting students from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine through September 27. The students are participating in the school’s Family Medicine Preceptorship Program. The experience provides an opportunity for students to use their medical knowledge in an office setting under the supervision of an experienced physician. The students choose from more than 160 family practice physicians in Illinois for their preceptorship experience. They will graduate from medical school in May 2021, then pursue advanced training in

Carol Bauer, MD, professor and chair of the Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, and Tom Brozoski, PhD, research professor in Otolaryngology, have retired from their respective positions at SIU School of Medicine. The husband and wife duo came to SIU School of Medicine from Iowa in 1995 with a deep knowledge of tinnitus research and ideas of how to study potential treatments for this phantom ringing in the ears. The couple was a welcome addition to SIU’s Auditory Research Group, already renowned for innovative studies on the neurophysiology of hearing. Brozoski used his

Elected for national committees: Janak Koirala, MD, MPH, FIDSA-Member (2019-22), Global Health Committee, Infectious Diseases Society for America (IDSA) Vidya Sundareshan, MD, MPH, FIDSA-Member (2019-22), Public Health Committee, IDSA Appointed for State of Illinois: Vidhya Prakash, MD, Member, Illinois Council for Women and Girls, chair of the Health and Healthcare Committee Nominated for State of Illinois: Janak Koirala, MD, MPH, Member, IDPH Sepsis Review Task Force

The latest edition of Best Doctors includes listings for 18 SIU physicians. Founded in 1989 by Harvard Medical School, Best Doctors are selected by impartial peer review in more than 450 medical specialty/subspecialty combinations, with review of their diagnosis and treatment plans. Congratulations to Dr. Buescher, Dr. Stone, and Dr. Flack! Lucinda Buescher, dermatology Stephen Stone, dermatology John Flack, internal medicine Jeffrey Cozzens, neuroscience Tom Ala, neuroscience Rodger Elble, neuroscience James Gilchrist, neuroscience Ricardo Loret de Mola, OB-GYN Casey Younkin, OB-GYN Ranjiv

Please contact Kristi Katcher with questions. 217-545-7936

Please contact Kristi Katcher with questions. 217-545-7936