The 2018 Illinois Rural Health Summit, sponsored by SIU School of Medicine Department of Population Science and Policy, Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, UIC School of Public Health, SIU School of Medicine Center for Rural Health and Social Service Development and the Illinois Department of Public Health, convened an influential group of rural health experts and stakeholders in Springfield on August 6-7, 2018. The two-day event gathered information and inspiration to begin drafting and executing a blueprint to improve the health of residents in rural Illinois. “Our mission at SIU Medicine’s

Report: COVID-19 Widens Disparities in Rural Illinois, Recommends Rural Health Improvements Illinois Rural Health Summit Organizers Convened Discussion Forums, Authored Report March 30, 2021 (Springfield, IL) - A new report released by Southern Illinois University (SIU) Medicine Department of Population Science and Policy, SIU Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, the University of Illinois Chicago School of Public Health, and the SIU Medicine Center for Rural Health and Social Service Development found that the pandemic has negatively impacted preexisting health disparities in rural Illinois as

SIU School of Medicine authors published 25 articles in the past month that were added to PubMed. Display the 25 citations in PubMed

Congratulations to our Internal Medicine Residents and Cardiology doctors on their recently published retrospective study from their Memorial data . Corresponding Author: Bishal Bhandari, MD, PGY2, along with Manjari Regmi, MD, PGY1, Abdisamad Ibrahim, MD, PGY2, Basma Al-Bast, MD, PGY2, Cameron Koester, DO, PGY2, Priyanka Parajuli, MD, PGY1, Mohammad Al-Akchar, MD, Chief Resident, Michael Buhnerkempe, MD, Alexander Worix, MD, and Abhishek Kulkarni, MD Published in Interventional Cardiology Journal. Click on the link below to view. https://www.openaccessjournals.com/articles/general-anesthesia

SIU School of Medicine authors published 24 articles in the past month that were added to PubMed. Display the 24 citations in PubMed

The Department of Population Science and Policy and its faculty and staff are proud to have received the following awards: National Rural Health Association Outstanding Rural Health Program Award for "Healthy Hillsboro" (2022) American Public Health Association Public Health Education and Promotion Section Health Equity Award (2019) Illinois Rural Health Association Award of Merit (2018) Illinois Education Association Friend of Education - Dr. Vohra (2018) Springfield Business Journal 40 Under 40 - Dr. Vohra (2017) Fellow of Academy of Epidemiology - Wiley Jenkins, PhD (2017) Best Poster

Project Descriptions Kidzeum - The Department was approached by the Kidzeum of Health and Science to serve as evaluators for a STEAM Residency Program. PSP will evaluate the reception of the program through the lens of the students, teachers, and school administrators. They will also look at the impact on the Kidzeum. Little Leaps - Little Leaps is a collaboration between the Department of Population Science and Policy and the Hillsboro Community Child Development Center (HCCDC) to provide bags of age-appropriate low-tech toys and household items to all students at HCCDC based on the

Outbreaks of HIV, HCV and other sexually transmitted diseases (STD) in rural areas of the Midwest have been associated with syringe-sharing among people who inject drugs such as heroin and other opioids (PWID). Illinois is the third highest state in percent increase in death rates involving synthetic opiates. The southernmost 16 counties of Illinois comprise the Illinois Delta Region (IDR) and share many of the characteristics of rural areas that have experienced recent HIV epidemics. In order to develop effective means of disease prevention and treatment we need a deeper understanding of the

The call for submissions is open for the 10th Annual Symposium for Teaching and Learning. EXTENDED DEADLINE - Proposal Submission Deadline: February 15, 2019 We are currently accepting abstract submissions for the 10 th Annual Symposium for Teaching and Learning. The symposium is an excellent opportunity to present your medical education research at a Peer-Reviewed, Academic Conference located right here in Springfield, Illinois . Your curriculum vita will thank you for presenting and adding this distinction, and your peers will recognize your growing expertise! Location: Memorial Center for