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Dr. Satu Somani was one of the original faculty members of the SIU-SOM Department of Pharmacology and a dedicated scientist educator. He loved teaching, often asking for more time to teach additional material he felt important to the student’s medical education. Dr. Somani passed suddenly in 2002. To honor Dr. Somani’s memory, a fund was setup by Mrs. Somani to enable the Department of Pharmacology to annually award an outstanding student of Medical Pharmacology a monetary stipend. In addition a plaque with the recipient’s name hangs outside the departmental office on the 3 rd floor of 801

The nation is embroiled in an epidemic that, while not contagious, impacts all sectors of society and devastates communities, especially rural communities. Opioid misuse, including abuse of prescription pain killers and heroin, led to more than 33,000 deaths nationwide in 2016 and nearly 2,000 deaths in Illinois during that same year. And these statistics, counted in lives, continue to rise at alarming rates. National, state, and local governmental bodies fight to stem the tide of this rampant killer. Law enforcement officials, courts, attorneys, and social agencies are caught in the web of

In recognition of the crucial and expanding management role of GME Program Coordinators, the Office of Graduate Medical Education (OGME) assembles a committee annually to select a coordinator for the Outstanding Coordinator Award (OCA). The office requests written nominations from faculty, staff and residents/fellows. Every year OGME receives heartfelt nominations in recognition of the hard work SIUSOM coordinators do on a daily basis. The nominations are compiled and reviewed by the OCA award committee. Typically one coordinator is selected for the award. In 2018 it was determined that there

Highlights from the 2019 Annual ACP Meeting in Philadelphia, PA. *2019 ACP Young Achiever. Dr. Abdisamad Ibrahim. PGY2 *Dr. Andrew J. Varney hooded as Master American College of Physicians

Racial inequalities are pervasive within our systems of education, criminal justice and health care, said Dave McIntosh, PhD, and need to be recognized and addressed for America to achieve its promise. McIntosh delivered “Authentic and Critical Conversations on Race, Health and Patient Care” at the Third Annual Alonzo Homer Kenniebrew, MD, Presentation on Health Inequities and Disparities at the MCLI Tuesday, Feb. 12. McIntosh is the chief inclusion and diversity officer at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. During the program, Dr. Wendi El-Amin, associate dean for equity, diversity and

The School of Medicine's annual Pharmacology Awards were presented May 16 in the Pearson Museum, honoring a trio of scientists for excellence in academics, research and leadership in the lab. Dr. Satu Somani was one of the three original faculty members of the SIU School of Medicine Department of Pharmacology and a dedicated scientist and educator. He loved teaching, often asking for more time to teach additional material he felt was important to the student’s medical education. Dr. Somani died in 2002, and to honor his memory, a fund was established to provide a monetary award annually to an

Congratulations to the winners of the 2019-2020 Graduate Medical Education Resident & Fellow Poster Competition held April 2020! 1 st Place: “Increasing Efficiency through Delegation of Duties in a Developmental Disabilities Clinic”, Clayton Parks, M.D.; Ashima Datey-Chakrabarty, M.D.; Patricia Baumann, M.D.; Alborz Javadzadeh, M.D.; Jeffrey I. Bennett, M.D., Psychiatry 2 nd Place: “Lean Six Sigma Approach to Improve Process Variation and Decrease Time-to-Surgery for Hip Fractures", Austin Beason, MD; Evan Davis, PT, MS, MBA; Jennifer Quastler, RN, BSHA; Becky Douglas; Caitlin West; Carol

Congratulations, 2020 Department of Surgery Teaching Award Recipients! Teaching awards are given every year and are granted based on a review of all evaluations of residents and faculty by medical students and of the faculty by their residents during the previous academic year. Medical Student Teaching: Resident Awards General Surgery - Cat Brandt, Sarah Fedeli, James Feimster, Megan Kauffman, Sam Knight, Sean O'Malley, Garrett Shackelton, Olivia White, Jordan Wood Vascular Surgery - Ruhani Nanavati Neurosurgery - Adam Lipson, Nathan Nordmann, Victoria Watson Orthopedic Surgery - James Bailey

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE RESIDENCY MATCH RESULTS MARCH 20, 2020 STUDENT INSTITUTION RESIDENCY LOCATION Abou-Hanna Farris U Illinois COM-Peoria OSF Transitional PEORIA IL Radiology-Diagnostic IOWA CITY IA Becker Jennifer SIU SOM & Affil Hosps-IL Emergency Medicine SPRINGFIELD IL Brandon Joshua SIU SOM & Affil Hosps-IL Family Medicine SPRINGFIELD IL Carver Kyle Genesis Quad Cities-IA Family Medicine DAVENPORT IA Christensen Alexander Mercy Hospital St Louis-MO Obstetrics-Gynecology ST LOUIS MO Culbreath Courtlin SIU SOM & Affil Hosps-IL Internal Medicine SPRINGFIELD IL

Pharmacology Memorial Awards Ceremony 2020 May 19, 2020 Dr. Satu Somani was one of the three original faculty members of the SIU School of Medicine Department of Pharmacology and a dedicated scientist/educator. He loved teaching, often asking for more time to teach additional material he felt was important to the student’s medical education. Dr. Somani passed in 2002, and to honor his memory, a fund was established to provide a monetary award annually to an outstanding student of Medical Pharmacology. The ten students who achieved the top scores on the Year 2 Pharmacology exam compete for the