Simmons Cancer Institute Summer Internship - Application deadline March 7, 2022
  Applications for the 2022 summer lab internships at Simmons Cancer Institute (SCI) at Southern Illinois University (SIU) School of Medicine are being accepted through March 7. Four positions will be
      
    
              
  
    Mattson to lead Alumni Affairs at SIU School of Medicine
  Alumni Affairs and the Alumni Society provide events and outreach for former and current SIU students. The groups encourage connections with their alma mater and with each other to foster lasting relationships and advance the school’s mission.
      
    
              
  
    Smith Alzheimer's Center program Art Express receives donation
  Helping those with memory loss and their caregivers showcase their artistic creativity will continue to thrive thanks to a recent donation. Art Express received a $2,000 donation from the Fat Ass 5K
      
    
              
  
    Leading to excellence: Dobbins & McDowell to direct professional development
  The SIU Medicine Center for Human and Organizational Potential has announced that Mary Dobbins, MD, and Chris McDowell, MD, will become the new co-directors of the cHOP Leadership and Excellence
      
    
              
  
    Losing Sleep Over It: Researching the Link Between Alzheimer's and Circadian Disruption
  A pharmacology and neuroscience student at SIU School of Medicine, Jesse Britz, along with Shelley Tischkau, PhD, and the Smith Alzheimer's Center Hascup Labs , recently researched the link between
      
    
              
  
    Caring for the Caregivers
  Seefeldt finds Minds in Motion provides support for more than those with memory loss For a long time – four years, in fact – Nancy Seefeldt tried to manage on her own. She and her husband Darrell
      
    
              
  
    Lecture & forum to focus on how to become an equity ally
  SPRINGFIELD, IL – At work or in public, we sometimes witness microaggressions, disrespect, and racism directed at others. When something happens that goes against our values, there is often palpable
      
    
              
  
    Meet Jennifer Arnold, MD
  What brought you to SIU Medicine? I was born in Springfield and spent all of my childhood here, leaving only to go to college, then medical and graduate school. I always knew I wanted to return home
      
    
              
  
    Fun Meets Function in Stepping Up Program
  Since 2017, Eve Fischberg has led Stepping Up, a program to help those with memory loss and their care partners develop better balance. Now retired from SIU Medicine, Maggie Schaver was also instrumental in developing the program.