Purpose/program overview The goal of the SIU System Collaborative Grant program is to promote new biomedical research collaborations and foster receipt of extramural funding for research projects between faculty at the various SIU campuses, including the School of Medicine, Edwardsville, and Carbondale. Thus, projects considered for funding should represent pilot studies for obtaining preliminary data for larger collaborative projects to be submitted for external funding. Definition of research Research is broadly defined as all creative, critical, scholarly, and/or empirical activity that

Min Jee Lee, PhD, MPH Assistant Professor Department of Population Science and Policy Contact 217-545-2428 mlee88@siumed.edu Primary Responsibilities My primary responsibilities include pursuing individual and collaborative research in health and healthcare disparities; as well as providing education and mentoring to students. About I am a health services researcher with expertise in health and healthcare disparities. I joined the Department of Population Science and Policy at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in 2018. I received my PhD in Health Services Policy and Management

SIU School of Medicine is proud to announce the launch of its Department of Population Science and Policy, a new academic department focused on better understanding and advancing the health of communities in central and southern Illinois. Dr. Sameer Vohra, MD, JD, FAAP, has been named founding chair of the Department of Population Science and Policy. The Department of Population Science and Policy is the first of its kind: a department uniquely focused on understanding the health of populations and integrating policy solutions to those populations. The department consists of three divisions

Over 100 million Americans have hypertension, and more than half of those who are on antihypertensive medications still don’t have their blood pressure under control. Doctors at Southern Illinois University Medicine are conducting a groundbreaking clinical trial to test the effectiveness of a new device to lower blood pressure. The CALM-2 study is enrolling participants now. The CALM-2 clinical study is designed to evaluate an investigational device as a possible solution for patients whose blood pressure is not controlled with prescribed medications. People participating in this study will be

Over 100 million Americans have hypertension, and more than half of those who are on antihypertensive medications still don’t have their blood pressure under control. Doctors at Southern Illinois University Medicine are conducting a groundbreaking clinical trial to test the effectiveness of a new device to lower blood pressure. The CALM-2 study is enrolling participants now. The CALM-2 clinical study is designed to evaluate an investigational device as a possible solution for patients whose blood pressure is not controlled with prescribed medications. People participating in this study will be

Over 100 million Americans have hypertension, and more than half of those who are on antihypertensive medications still don’t have their blood pressure under control. Doctors at Southern Illinois University Medicine are conducting a groundbreaking clinical trial to test the effectiveness of a new device to lower blood pressure. The CALM-2 study is enrolling participants now. The CALM-2 clinical study is designed to evaluate an investigational device as a possible solution for patients whose blood pressure is not controlled with prescribed medications. People participating in this study will be

SIU School of Medicine authors published 30 articles in the past month that were added to PubMed. Display the 30 citations in PubMed

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Calista Cahill, BA Office Support Specialist Department of Population Science and Policy Contact 217-545-7939 ccahill95@siumed.edu Primary Responsibilities My primary responsibility is to provide administrative support, maintain departmental calendars, purchasing of supplies, and other duties as assigned for the operational and administrative needs of the Department of Population Science and Policy. About I graduated from Eastern Illinois University in 2004 with a Bachelor of Science in Communications with an emphasis on Radio and Television Broadcasting. Following graduation, I continued my