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With suicide on the rise within the agriculture community, the Farm Family Resource Initiative is launching an open support group for farmers and farm family members 18 years and older who have lost a loved one to suicide. The group will meet monthly and the meetings will be held virtually. The suicide bereavement support group will meet virtually on the fourth Tuesday of each month from 8 – 9 am. The dates set for 2024 are January 23, February 27, March 26, April 23, May 28 and June 25. To register or for more information, contact Rachel Brown at 217.718.6315 or email rachelbrown.lpc24@gmail

With suicide on the rise within the agriculture community, the Farm Family Resource Initiative is launching an open support group for farmers and farm family members 18 years and older who have lost a loved one to suicide. The group will meet monthly and the meetings will be held virtually. Survivors of suicide loss share a singular bond. While each situation is different, those who have lost a loved one to suicide tend to experience similar feelings and stages of grief, and have similar questions. Support groups provide an opportunity to meet others who understand and are willing to share

Join the Department of Internal Medicine as it celebrates the contributions of Sumanta Mitra, MD, a founding member of Central Illinois Kidney and Dialysis and Associates (CIKD) and the former chief of the Division of Nephrology at SIU School of Medicine, with the Sumanta Mitra, MD, Internal Medicine Memorial Lectureship. World-renowned nephrology expert Joseph A. Vassalotti, MD, will present “An Approach to CKD in 2023 Using Kidney and Cardiovascular Protective Interventions.” Vassalotti is a Clinical Professor of Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Chief Medical

The summer issue of the Library Newsletter is now available on our newsletter page.

The Summer 2017 issue of the Library Newsletter is now available on our newsletter page.

Four budding scientists presented their research to an audience of faculty, family and community supporters at Simmons Cancer Institute at SIU Medicine on August 1.

The Summer/Fall edition of Aspects hit mailboxes at the end of August. In this issue, readers will find: News about Drs. John Flack and Chris McDowell's investitures Letters to the editor, including a note from Lyn Corder and Albert Somit and alumnus Timothy Wheeler, MD, '76 A look back at the SIU Fertility and IVF Center's first decade 2019 commencment details Q&As with physician assistant student Katy Coyer and family medicine physician Tabatha Wells, MD, '09 OB-GYN resident Jennifer Addo's, MD, reflection on the American Dream and maternal health disparities A Mother's Mortality, a feature

Rural communities require rural-specific, innovative programs and policies to reverse disparities in access to basic resources, education and educational opportunity. An upcoming event is designed to help close those disparities by sharing successful rural programs and policies that are positively impacting the collective health of rural communities. SIU Medicine Department of Population Science and Policy, SIU School of Law and Southern Illinois Healthcare are proud to jointly provide the 2022 Innovating Illinois Rural Health Summit: Addressing Rural Needs in Programs and Policies from 7:30 a

The complexities of equitable gender health policies will be explored at the 2023 Illinois Rural Health Summit on October 10 at the Memorial Learning Center in Springfield.

"In this time of profound grief, we remain committed to offer compassion, comfort, and resources to aid in healing the families, friends, and Chatham community," Dr. Kruse added.