SIU Medicine will continue regular COVID-19 testing for the Springfield community in October. On Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, the testing operation will continue to be hosted by Abundant Faith Christian Center located at 2525 Taylor Ave. Mondays: 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. Tuesdays: 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. Thursdays: 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. On Fridays, the testing operation is hosted by other area congregations. October dates include the following times and locations. October 9: 9:00 a.m. – noon at Zion Missionary Baptist Church, 1601 E. Laurel

SIU Medicine will continue regular COVID-19 testing for the Springfield community in October. On Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, the testing operation will continue to be hosted by Abundant Faith Christian Center located at 2525 Taylor Ave. Mondays: 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. Tuesdays: 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. Thursdays: 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. On Fridays, the testing operation is hosted by other area congregations. October dates include the following times and locations. October 9: 9:00 a.m. – noon at Zion Missionary Baptist Church, 1601 E. Laurel

Meghan Elgee, BS Peace Corps Fellow Department of Population Science and Policy Contact: melgee49@siumed.edu Primary Responsibilities: My primary responsibility for the Department of Population Science and Policy is to assist in research and community engagement aimed at improving health outcomes in central and southern Illinois. About: I am currently attending Western Illinois University as a part of the Coverdell Fellows program. I am pursuing two degrees, a MS in Health Science, Public Health, and a MA in Community and Economic Development. Prior to graduate school, I served two years in

Corbin Coniglio, BS AmeriCorps Intern Department of Population Science and Policy Contact: cconiglio73@siumed.edu Primary Responsibilities: My primary responsibility for the Department of Population Science and Policy is to assist in research and community engagement aimed at improving health outcomes in central and southern Illinois. About: I was born and raised in Springfield, IL where I attended Springfield High School and played soccer for all four years. After graduating high school I attended Lincoln Land Community College where I graduated with an AS in biology. I, then, went to the

Primary care physician James Daniels, MD, and sports psy-chologist Lindsay Ross-Stewart, PhD, want to change how rural patients recover from hip or joint replacement surgery using virtual reality goggles. Thanks to a collaboration grant from SIU Medicine and SIU Edwardsville, Drs. Daniels and Ross-Stewart will test whether a combination of guided imagery and virtual reality goggles can help patients recover. Ross-Stewart, an expert in imag-ery research at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, says the low-cost technology could help participants regain their independence, reduce the

Primary care physician James Daniels, MD, and sports psy-chologist Lindsay Ross-Stewart, PhD, want to change how rural patients recover from hip or joint replacement surgery using virtual reality goggles. Thanks to a collaboration grant from SIU Medicine and SIU Edwardsville, Drs. Daniels and Ross-Stewart will test whether a combination of guided imagery and virtual reality goggles can help patients recover. Ross-Stewart, an expert in imag-ery research at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, says the low-cost technology could help participants regain their independence, reduce the

Primary care physician James Daniels, MD, and sports psy-chologist Lindsay Ross-Stewart, PhD, want to change how rural patients recover from hip or joint replacement surgery using virtual reality goggles. Thanks to a collaboration grant from SIU Medicine and SIU Edwardsville, Drs. Daniels and Ross-Stewart will test whether a combination of guided imagery and virtual reality goggles can help patients recover. Ross-Stewart, an expert in imag-ery research at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, says the low-cost technology could help participants regain their independence, reduce the