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Medical Students Learning from Local Physicians

SPRINGFIELD, IL - Family physicians in 10 Illinois communities are hosting students from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine February 4–March 1. The students are participating in the school’s Family Medicine Preceptorship Program. [Editor: See the list below for the student or physician from your community.] The experience provides an opportunity for students to use their medical knowledge in an office setting under the supervision of an experienced physician. The students choose from more than 160 family practice physicians in Illinois for their preceptorship experience. They will
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Medical Students Learning from Local Physicians

SPRINGFIELD, IL - Family physicians in 10 Illinois communities are hosting students from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine February 4–March 1. The students are participating in the school’s Family Medicine Preceptorship Program. [Editor: See the list below for the student or physician from your community.] The experience provides an opportunity for students to use their medical knowledge in an office setting under the supervision of an experienced physician. The students choose from more than 160 family practice physicians in Illinois for their preceptorship experience. They will
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Medical Students Learning from Local Physicians

SPRINGFIELD, IL - Family physicians in 10 Illinois communities are hosting students from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine February 4–March 1. The students are participating in the school’s Family Medicine Preceptorship Program. [Editor: See the list below for the student or physician from your community.] The experience provides an opportunity for students to use their medical knowledge in an office setting under the supervision of an experienced physician. The students choose from more than 160 family practice physicians in Illinois for their preceptorship experience. They will
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SIU Institute for Plastic Surgery Patient to Take Center Stage at New York Fashion Week

Breast cancer survivor and SIU Institute for Plastic Surgery patient Susan Danenberger will have the opportunity to show what life can look like after breast cancer while at New York Fashion Week. Danenberger, owner of Danenberger Family Vineyards in New Berlin, will walk the runway for AnaOno Intimates, a designer who specializes in apparel for breast cancer patients and survivors. Danenberger is one of 24 models, all of whom are living with or in remission from stage IV, metastatic breast cancer. Danenberger hopes to raise awareness not only about metastatic breast cancer and breast
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SIU Institute for Plastic Surgery Patient to Take Center Stage at New York Fashion Week

Breast cancer survivor and SIU Institute for Plastic Surgery patient Susan Danenberger will have the opportunity to show what life can look like after breast cancer while at New York Fashion Week. Danenberger, owner of Danenberger Family Vineyards in New Berlin, will walk the runway for AnaOno Intimates, a designer who specializes in apparel for breast cancer patients and survivors. Danenberger is one of 24 models, all of whom are living with or in remission from stage IV, metastatic breast cancer. Danenberger hopes to raise awareness not only about metastatic breast cancer and breast
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SIU Institute for Plastic Surgery Patient to Take Center Stage at New York Fashion Week

Breast cancer survivor and SIU Institute for Plastic Surgery patient Susan Danenberger will have the opportunity to show what life can look like after breast cancer while at New York Fashion Week. Danenberger, owner of Danenberger Family Vineyards in New Berlin, will walk the runway for AnaOno Intimates, a designer who specializes in apparel for breast cancer patients and survivors. Danenberger is one of 24 models, all of whom are living with or in remission from stage IV, metastatic breast cancer. Danenberger hopes to raise awareness not only about metastatic breast cancer and breast
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Making sense of blood pressure results

" Great job,” your nurse says. “120/80!” If you’re not quite sure what those numbers mean, you’re not alone. But knowing your numbers and what they mean can go a long way in preventing heart disease and a host of other illnesses. The team at SIU Medicine is here to help you learn about your risk factors for heart disease, what is considered a normal blood pressure and what is a red flag. Experts agree: Understanding your results is key to controlling high blood pressure. The top number This number, also called systolic blood pressure, is the first of the two numbers in a blood pressure reading
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Making sense of blood pressure results

" Great job,” your nurse says. “120/80!” If you’re not quite sure what those numbers mean, you’re not alone. But knowing your numbers and what they mean can go a long way in preventing heart disease and a host of other illnesses. The team at SIU Medicine is here to help you learn about your risk factors for heart disease, what is considered a normal blood pressure and what is a red flag. Experts agree: Understanding your results is key to controlling high blood pressure. The top number This number, also called systolic blood pressure, is the first of the two numbers in a blood pressure reading
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Making sense of blood pressure results

" Great job,” your nurse says. “120/80!” If you’re not quite sure what those numbers mean, you’re not alone. But knowing your numbers and what they mean can go a long way in preventing heart disease and a host of other illnesses. The team at SIU Medicine is here to help you learn about your risk factors for heart disease, what is considered a normal blood pressure and what is a red flag. Experts agree: Understanding your results is key to controlling high blood pressure. The top number This number, also called systolic blood pressure, is the first of the two numbers in a blood pressure reading
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Making sense of blood pressure results

" Great job,” your nurse says. “120/80!” If you’re not quite sure what those numbers mean, you’re not alone. But knowing your numbers and what they mean can go a long way in preventing heart disease and a host of other illnesses. The team at SIU Medicine is here to help you learn about your risk factors for heart disease, what is considered a normal blood pressure and what is a red flag. Experts agree: Understanding your results is key to controlling high blood pressure. The top number This number, also called systolic blood pressure, is the first of the two numbers in a blood pressure reading
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