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Internal Medicine Publications Reverse Remodeling and Restoration of Left Atrial Elasticity: A New Paradigm. Authors: Bhandari B, & Mikhail M (2019). Journal of American College of Cardiology, 73(9), 2214. http://www.onlinejacc.org/content/73/9_Supplement_1/2214

Internal Medicine Presentations "Reverse Remodeling and Restoration of Left Atrial Elasticity- A New Paradigm" Authors: Bhandari B, Mikhail M. American College of Cardiology National Meeting. New Orleans, LA. March 2019. http://www.onlinejacc.org/content/73/9_Supplement_1/2214

Jacob Ribbing, DMSc, PA-C, began his new role as president of the Illinois Academy of Physician Assistants (IAPA) on January 1.

Internal Medicine Presentations "Right Atrial Thrombus Associated with Concurrent Myocardial Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism" Authors: Ali, M, Ibrahim, AM, Kyaw P, Kulkarni, A, Siddique M. Annual Meeting of the American Thoracic Society. May 17-22, 2019/ Dallas, Texas. https://www.atsjournals.org/doi/abs/10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2019.199…

Wesley Robinson-McNeese, MD, has been named Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in Springfield. McNeese previously was executive assistant to the dean for diversity, multicultural and minority affairs at SIU School of Medicine. He also is associate professor of internal medicine and medical humanities. “Dr. McNeese has made a significant impact on our efforts for diversity for our student population as well as our faculty and staff,” said Dean and Provost Jerry Kruse, MD, MSPH. “His new position reinforces the fact that SIU School of

The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education has selected Jennifer Rodgers for its 2022 Institutional Coordinator Excellence Award. Rodgers is director of graduate medical education and institutional coordinator at SIU School of Medicine. Her nomination (along with several letters of recommendation) was selected from among a national field of talented institutional GME coordinators in graduate medical education. Rodgers will be recognized at the ACGME Annual Educational Conference on March 30-April 1.  Read a Q&A with Jennifer here .

Two-day event in Springfield aimed to create blueprint to improve rural health Springfield, Ill. –SIU School of Medicine Department of Population Science and Policy, Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, UIC School of Public Health, SIU School of Medicine Center for Rural Health and Social Service Development and the Illinois Department of Public Health hosted an influential group of rural health experts and stakeholders at the 2018 Illinois Rural Health Summit in Springfield, Illinois on August 6-7. The two-day event gathered information and inspiration to begin drafting and executing a

Report: COVID-19 Widens Disparities in Rural Illinois, Recommends Rural Health Improvements Illinois Rural Health Summit Organizers Convened Discussion Forums, Authored Report March 30, 2021 (Springfield, IL) - A new report released by Southern Illinois University (SIU) Medicine Department of Population Science and Policy, SIU Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, the University of Illinois Chicago School of Public Health, and the SIU Medicine Center for Rural Health and Social Service Development found that the pandemic has negatively impacted preexisting health disparities in rural Illinois as

SPRINGFIELD, IL – The future of rural public health requires investment in data systems and public health workforce as well as enhanced partnerships between health care providers and public health departments according to a new policy brief released by Rural Health Summit organizers, Southern Illinois University (SIU) Medicine Department of Population Science and Policy , SIU Paul Simon Public Policy Institute , The University of Illinois Chicago School of Public Health and the SIU Medicine Center for Rural Health and Social Service Development . Rural public health systems faced an avalanche

Rural Health Summit Releases Report on Rural Health in Illinois Identifies great challenges and a path forward Springfield, Ill. - Rural Illinois residents face significant challenges and health disparities compared to residents in the state’s metropolitan areas, according to a new report released by the organizers of the 2018 Illinois Rural Health Summit. The report, titled “ THE STATE OF RURAL HEALTH IN ILLINOIS: Great Challenges and a Path Forward ” compiles information shared by rural health stakeholders across government, healthcare, public health, philanthropy and academia. The report