Aspects Volume 38 No. 1 While medications can help heal, too much can cause harm and lead to a path of destruction. The same applies to social network site users: too much with the wrong motivations for use can also have damaging results. But some SIU School of Medicine psychologists and counselors feel that social network sites (SNS), when used with the right motivation, could also provide benefits to a subset of patients with mental issues. "The studies regarding the benefits and disadvantages of social media are conflicting because there are so many variables," says Dana Ingram, LCSW

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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

How to make a referral Referrals are accepted from the Department of Children and Family Services, private physicians, emergency room or hospital based physicians, mental health providers, school-based clinics or other agencies. Please call our office at 618.833.6488 to refer a child. CMRN staff and providers are also available for educational programs or to serve as a resource on child abuse and neglect.

Your child has been scheduled for an exam Please bring the following: Child’s personal information Insurance information Personal information about the child’s guardian and information about who to contact in case of emergency. Make sure that a person with authority to sign consent for treatment papers comes with the child. If they cannot come to the appointment, we can send those papers ahead of the visit to be signed by the appropriate guardian. Records of Immunizations, past and current medical history for your child and any information regarding the report. A responsible adult to sit in

Jordan Sestak, MSIV, has had a special buddy during her years of medical school Aspects Volume 38 No. 2 Written by Rebecca Budde • Photography by Jason Johnson The crowd stands shoulder-to-shoulder in the Emmet F. Pearson Medical Museum on Match Day. The room is abuzz with expectation as members of the Class of 2015 pose for photos, chat with family and make mental plans based on the anticipated news in the green envelopes. Next to Jordan Sestak, MSIV, stands the support system she’s relied on during her medical school journey. The one closest to her is Abraham Anthony, a handsome, 2-year-old

SIU physicians lead efforts with American Nepal Medical Foundation to help earthquake victims Written by Rebecca Budde • Photography by Jason Johnson and Janak Koirala "When there’s an earthquake, health care is what people need," says Janak Koirala, MD, MPH, professor and chair of the division of infectious disease who saw first-hand the devastating effects that the April 25 earthquake had on the people of Nepal. Though thousands of miles apart, Dr. Koirala and his wife, Sangita Basnet, MD, were two leaders in the efforts to help the people of Nepal through the American Nepal Medical

SIU physicians lead efforts with American Nepal Medical Foundation to help earthquake victims Written by Rebecca Budde • Photography by Jason Johnson and Janak Koirala "When there’s an earthquake, health care is what people need," says Janak Koirala, MD, MPH, professor and chair of the division of infectious disease who saw first-hand the devastating effects that the April 25 earthquake had on the people of Nepal. Though thousands of miles apart, Dr. Koirala and his wife, Sangita Basnet, MD, were two leaders in the efforts to help the people of Nepal through the American Nepal Medical