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The Southern Illinois University School of Medicine held its 43rd annual commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 20, 2017 at the Sangamon Auditorium in Springfield, IL. Six of the members of the graduating class of 2017 are MEDPREP alumni. We congratulate: Dr. Jeala Barnett (residency: Psychiatry, Morehouse School of Medicine), Dr. Markesha Jones (residency: Family Medicine, SIU School of Medicine Affiliated Hospitals), Dr. Kristen Kirby (residency: Pediatrics, Vident Medical Center, East Carolina University), Dr. Jasmine Moreno (residency: Pediatrics, University of Illinois College of Medicine

SIU MEDPREP students delivered more than 13,000 feminine hygiene products to Springfield on March 19 for women housed in the Illinois Department of Corrections.

Program celebrates 20th milestone ceremony Thirty-two students took their first steps in the journey to becoming a doctor at the Shirley J. McGlinn Medical/Dental Education Preparatory Program (MEDPREP) Milestone Ceremony on Sunday, Aug. 28. MEDPREP, a two-year, post-baccalaureate program of Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in Carbondale, has helped more than 1,000 students matriculate into medical or dental school since it began in 1972. “The Milestone Ceremony impresses upon our students that this is a new start for their professional aspirations and that we already consider

Program Celebrates 21st Milestone Ceremony

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 eventually. I am fortunate that we have an excellent academic medical program as well as an outstanding hospital system in my hometown. It was an easy decision to move back home when I finished my training to establish my career. Why did you choose neurology as a focus? I was always fascinated with infectious disease stories when I was young, and this led me to start research with Dr. Linda Toth

Constantly moving medical care upstream Tucked in the far corner of John Flack’s finished basement is the fish room, a space filled floor to ceiling with aquariums — 135 of them, to be exact. Each provides a home to a breed of fancy guppies, small fish of every hue and variety, serenely checking on the neighbors and the guests who have entered their marine habitat. This is a relaxing space for Flack. What started as a hobby at the age of 10 is now his “other full-time job,” one that requires ongoing care and high organizational skill. Fortunately for the exotic fish moving around the filtered

Lindsey Teefey leads Stepping Up, an exercise-based program from the Smith Alzheimer's Center. After growing up in Anna, Ill., and graduating from Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Lindsey joined the Smith Alzheimer's Center this past spring. What interested you about physical therapy? A friend encouraged me to job shadow a physical therapist in college, and from that day forward, I knew I would really enjoy the field because it was a practical way of helping people through exercise and physical activity. I finished the excellent physical therapist assistant program at SIUC and went on

Oladele (Dickson) Owasoyo, PhD, is the newest addition to the research team in the Hascup Labs.

Next time you’re in the library be sure to greet Sam Skeleton, the library’s newest staff member. You’re most likely to find him skulking around the front desk during library open hours, but he’s available as a study buddy by request at the front desk. Sam comes to us from 3B Scientific. Bones. The booklet he carries with him includes the Latin and English names for each point. Study aid features include: flexible spine and ligaments spinal nerves and vertebral arteries fully flexible limbs on his right side. muscle origins and insertions, and other features are numbered. If you’d like to chat

Last fall, SIU Medicine hosted a fashion show for Breast Reconstruction Awareness Day. The patients modeled designs of Dana Donofree, who creates bras and clothing for women who have had breast cancer surgery. At our SIU Medicine fashion show featuring local breast cancer survivors, Tami Russell was among the women who showcased the bras from Dana’s line of clothing called AnaOno. This year at New York Fashion Week, Dana has selected breast cancer survivors from across the country to be part of group of models wearing her clothing line. SIU Medicine is sponsoring Tami to be part of this show