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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

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SIU would like to congratulate department of Surgery's Dr. John Mellinger on being selected as a HSHS St. John's Hospital Physican of the Year . This award honors a physician who consistently reflects the hospital's core values - respect, care, competence and joy. Nominations came from members of the medical staff. Dr. Mellinger was given his award on April 1 at a physician appreciation event at Illini Country Club.

Memorial Health and SIU Medicine have announced plans to transition the urgent care clinic at Memorial Care on North Dirksen Parkway to a federally qualified health center (FQHC) administered by SIU Medicine this summer.

Community members are invited to attend the Mental Health and Wellness Fair on Saturday, October 7, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Lanphier High School Commons, 1300 N. 11th Street.

Empowering individuals to be a part of the solution Recently the Behavioral Health Workforce Center (BHWC) began offering Mental Health First Aid training to employees as part of its mission to bring attention to and end the stigma of mental health and substance use challenges. This training teaches people how to identify, understand and respond when someone is experiencing these types of challenges and is facilitated by three Mental Health First Aid Certified Instructors from the BHWC: Dr. Taylor Blakeley, Training and Training Assistant Program Coordinator; Kyle Fontaine, Education and

What does the latest research say about mentees and mentors, specifically in academic medicine, and how can you make the most of your mentor-mentee relationship? Alliance for Women in Medicine and Science (AWIMS) Director Vidhya Prakash, MD, shares three new resources to aid you in your journey to becoming a seasoned mentor or mentee. Making the Most of Mentors: A Guide for Mentees by Zerzan et al: Prakash: "This guide provides a great overview of the concept of 'managing up' where a mentee takes responsibility for his or her part in the mentorship relationship. There is a very helpful

Raed Al-Dallow, MD named Mentor of the Year First year medical students named Raed Al-Dallow, MD as their Mentor of the Year. Dr. Al-Dallow is a cardiologist in Carbondale. His nominator wrote that Dr. Al-Dallow “has gone above and beyond as a mentor to both teach clinical skills and set an example of humility and respect in his clinic. He … has helped me stay engaged in clinic and has improved my confidence in my clinical skills. … Dr. Al-Dallow is always kind and courteous, treating each person with the dignity and respect that they deserve regardless of how his day is going or how little

Internal Medicine Publications Meta-Analysis Evaluating Outcomes of Surgical Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion During Cardiac Surgery Authors: Abdisamad M Ibrahim, MD/ Nitin Tandan, MD/ Cameron Koester, DO/ Mohammad Al-Akchar, MD/ Bishal Bhandari, DO/ Albert Botchway, MD/ Jumana Abdelkarim, MD/ Ruby Maini, MD/ Mohamed Labedi, MD Published online August 1, 2019. Published in the October issue of The American Journal of Cardiology. https://www.ajconline.org/article/S0002-9149(19)30832-X/pdf