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SIU School of Medicine will host the first use of the newest edition of the Advanced Trauma Life Support course in the United States on April 29–30. The Southern Illinois Trauma Center (SITC) at Springfield Memorial Hospital and the Memorial Learning Center are piloting the training.

Sixty-five physicians and three graduate students at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine received their diplomas Saturday, May 18, in the Sangamon Auditorium at University of Illinois Springfield during the school’s 45 th commencement. This year’s commencement speaker was Senait Fisseha, MD, JD, director of International Programs at the Susan T. Buffet Foundation, responsible for distributing more than $300 million in annual grants to support reproductive health around the world. Originally from Ethiopia, Fisseha earned her legal degree at SIU in 1996 and her medical degree in 1999

Medical researchers at SIU School of Medicine’s Neuroscience Institute are studying how the novel coronavirus may accelerate the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. Their data could help identify patients that are more susceptible to the disease’s cognitive and physical decline. Erin Hascup, PhD, director of the Center for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders and associate professor in the Departments of Neurology and Pharmacology at Southern Illinois University (SIU) School of Medicine and Kevin Hascup, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Neurology, Neuroscience Institute, are

A Springfield couple’s path to parenthood was filled with challenges and emotions, testing their resilience but also deepening their bonds and resolve along the journey toward a happy ending.

Sixty-three physicians and four graduate students at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine received their diplomas on Saturday, May 20, in the Sangamon Auditorium at University of Illinois Springfield during the school’s 43 rd commencement. This year’s commencement speaker was Camara Phyllis Jones, MD, PhD, immediate past president of the American Public Health Association. Jones’ work focuses on the impact of racism on the health and well-being of the nation. A family physician and epidemiologist, she seeks to broaden the national health debate to include universal access to high

Seventy-two physicians and one graduate student at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine received their diplomas on Saturday, May 19, in the Sangamon Auditorium at University of Illinois Springfield during the school’s 44 th commencement. This year’s commencement speaker was U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL). Durbin previously spoke at the 1995 commencement as a congressman, when he represented the 20th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. He also was a volunteer professor of medical humanities at SIU School of Medicine from 1986-97. His remarks touched upon

Beyond Flexner Alliance grants Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Award

Central Illinois residents can help support cancer research at an event this spring. SIU School of Medicine students are organizing Relay For Life on Saturday, April 13, at Sacred Heart-Griffin High School in Springfield.

7.10.19. Taylorville Daily News. Dr. Janet Albers, Family Medicine. SIU Center for Family Medicine will open free-standing location in Taylorville. http://taylorvilledailynews.com/local-news/450965?fbclid=IwAR1M12Z0G_Kv… 7.9.19. Fox Illinois. Dr. Douglas Carlson , Pediatrics. Child vaccines especially important after recent measles outbreak. https://foxillinois.com/news/local/child-vaccines-especially-important-… 7.6.19. State Journal-Register. Matt Mannion , Class of 2022, Ehitare Emuze, Alikem Agamah , both Class of

8.7.19. IEEE Pulse. Andrzej Bartke, PhD, Internal Medicine. What science has to say about longevity. https://pulse.embs.org/july-2019/old-age-divine-age-why-not/ 8.5.19. Springfield Moms. SIU Center for Family Medicine celebrates National Health Center Week. http://springfieldmoms.org/siu-center-for-family-medicine-rooted-in-our… 8.4.19. Herald-Whig. Quincy Family Medicine faculty produce new books, research. https://www.whig.com/20190804/people-and-professions-reported-aug-4-2019 7.29.19. State Journal-Register. Drs. Abishek Kulkarni, Youssef Chami, Mukul Bhattarai, all of Internal