Research internship applications open at Simmons Cancer Institute
  Applications for the 2020 summer lab internships at Simmons Cancer Institute (SCI) at Southern Illinois University (SIU) School of Medicine are being accepted through March 9. Four positions will be
      
    
              
  
    Patient Experience Monthly Highlights
  As part of our continuing mission to provide exceptional patient experience at SIU Medicine, and in tandem with our Forward Together colleague recognition program, we are sharing positive patient
      
    
              
  
    January Employee of the Month
  The employee of the month for January 2020 is Rhonda Loyd , Office Manager, in the Department of Surgery. Her nominator said: “Rhonda consistently demonstrates the behavior standards. She helps to
      
    
              
  
    New articles in PubMed by SIU School of Medicine authors in January
  SIU School of Medicine authors published 30 articles in the past month that were added to PubMed. Display the 30 citations in PubMed
      
    
              
  
    December 2019 Patient Experience Highlight
  SIU Medicine’s December 2019 patient experience highlight recognizes Sandra Ettema, MD, Department of Otolaryngology. Informing patients and their families of a terminal illness is not something that
      
    
              
  
    Sound & Query Podcast is Back!
  Our two-year hiaitus is over; the Medical Library's podcast Sound & Query has returned! We're excited to introduce Adam Roloff who will join Lydia Howes as the podcast co-host. Tune in to hear about
      
    
              
  
    Little Free Libraries Launched across SIU School of Medicine
  The Center for Human and Organizational Potential hosted a contest to establish Little Free Libraries (LFL) around the SOM campus during November 2019. Department teams planned and created impressive
      
    
              
  
    Hascup named director of Alzheimer's center
  Erin Hascup, PhD , has been named as the new director of the SIU Center for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders (CADRD) beginning January 1, 2020. Tom Ala, MD, was serving as the interim
      
    
              
  
    Department of Population Science and Policy Receives Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois Grant
  Project will address children’s knowledge about nutrition and nutrition-related diseases. Dec. 16, 2019, Springfield, IL – Southern Illinois University School of Medicine Department of Population