
EM Residents Present at the 29th Annual Trainee Research Symposium
SIU Emergency Medicine residents had scholarly projects accepted at the 29th Annual Southern Illinois University Trainee Research Symposium. Dr. Rebecca Tracy (PGY-1) presented Posterior Reversible

McDowell Named First Recipient of New Endowed Chair for Emergency Medicine Named after Dr. David Griffen
Dr. Christopher McDowell, an emergency medicine physician with SIU Medicine and the medical director of the Memorial Center for Learning and Innovation, will be the first recipient of a newly created

Dr. Golitko presents at Critical Care Congress
Dr. Aaron Golitko, EM PGY-2, presented 'An Unusual Case of Choking: A Cautionary Tale with Granulomatosis with Polyangitis Airway Management' at the Society for Critical Care Medicine's annual meeting

SIUEM Welcomes Class of 2021
SIU Emergency Medicine is proud to welcome the Class of 2021 to the program! (Photo left to right) Dominic Phemister - Southern Illinois University School of Medicine Jase Camp - Southern Illinois

Strong EM showing at SIU GME Resident and Fellow Quality Improvement Poster Competition
SIU Emergency Medicine residents presented quality projects at the Graduate Medical Education Resident and Fellow Quality Improvement Poster Competition and Symposium. Dr. Shreya Lankala, PGY-3, took

Dr. Jason Kegg has been named Medical Director of the Illinois Emergency Medical Services Program
Jason Kegg, MD, Emergency Medicine, has been named medical director of the Illinois Emergency Medical Services Program at the Illinois Department of Public Health. When he's not treating emergencies

SIU physician prepared for an Olympic task
David Jeong, MD, has achieved an impressive goal this month: He’s made it to the Olympics. The director of sports medicine and geriatric musculoskeletal medicine at SIU Center for Family and Community

SIUEM Presents Nursing Simulation to IMSH
Southern Illinois University Division of Emergency Medicine faculty Drs. Richard Austin, Jonathon dela Cruz and Jason Kegg along with resident Dr. Tyler Fulks and nurses Allison Helmerichs and Matthew