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On October 19, 1983, at a dinner meeting held to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the General Surgery Residency Program, Dr. Roland Folse and Dr. Alan Birtch were honored when an official announcement was made of the establishment of a lectureship fund to publicly recognize the dedication and hard work both men had devoted to the General Surgery Residency Program. The Folse-Birtch-Sumner Lectureship has become a time to celebrate the Department of Surgery’s founding surgeons. Many former and current surgery residents, fellows, and faculty celebrate their legacy of hard work, dedication

The Department of Medicine has a long history of celebrating the residents' graduation by funding their travel to attend the ACP National Meeting. This years' meeting will be held in the City of Brotherly Love, Philadelphia, PA, in April 2019. Check this out! https://annualmeeting.acponline.org/

The following individuals were elected to membership in the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society by the ETA Chapter of Illinois. Students - Class of 2019: Margaret Armstrong, Mary Brandt, Jeffrey Gross, Jordan Mitzelfelt, Emily Samson, Justin Sawyer, Benjamin Seadler, Monica Stumpf, Terrence Thompson and Matthew Weber Residents: Timothy Daugherty, MD (Plastics), Michael Reubhausen, MD (Plastics), Meredith Volle, MD (Pediatrics) Faculty: Wendi-El-Amin, MD Alumni: Jim Medder, MD (Class of '76) The members were initiated at the AOA banquet on May 17.

APDIM Fall Meeting. October 27, 2018. Orlando, Florida Patients as a Source of Harm – A Single Institution Resident / Employee Survey and Policy to Create a Safer Workplace Speakers: Andrew J. Varney, MD, Vidhya Prakash, MD, FACP, and Ula Tarabichi, MD https://hl.im.org/meetings/upcoming-events/apdim-2018/fall2018-agenda Follow the link to view the presentation. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on the "Workshop 504 Presentation tab" to view the presentation. The duty to treat is a professional obligation to provide nondiscriminatory care and is deeply ingrained in the history and

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has proclaimed April 4, 2020, as Southern Illinois University School of Medicine Day. The honor is in recognition of SIU's 50th anniversary and its contributions to the health and well-being of residents and communities within the institution's 66-county service region in central and southern Illinois. The proclamation's text is included here. State of Illinois 50 th Anniversary Proclamation - SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE DAY ___ Whereas: In 1968, the Illinois Board of Higher Education recommended that Southern Illinois University create a

Stylish new gym shoes, notebooks with the most popular theme and the oh-so-important back-to-school outfit top the to-do list for most kids heading back to school. But as the time draws near, some health-related items need to be checked off parents’ lists, too. Here are some reminders from the experts in SIU Medicine's Department of Pediatrics . Physical: Students entering kindergarten, 6th or 9th grade or who are starting at a new school must have a physical. Immunizations: Kindergarteners must have the diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (or Tdap) their final polio, their final measles or

Prep program beings 11th year

Prep program begins ninth year

Nov. 5, 2019 — SPRINGFIELD, IL - The Association of American Medical Colleges expects a potential shortage of 40,000–100,000 physicians by the year 2030. A proactive preparatory program in Springfield aims to combat that trend by boosting interest in medicine for high school students. Fourteen ninth-graders have been selected for the program, designed to encourage local high school students interested in becoming physicians. The Physician Pipeline Preparatory Program, or P 4 , is a partnership among Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield Public Schools (SPS) and the

A select group of area high school students will learn about matters of the heart during a summer session of the Physician Pipeline Preparatory Program (or P 4 ) on July 16-19 at SIU School of Medicine. Surgeons and health care professionals at the Prairie Heart Institute of Illinois will lead the training instruction. Eight Springfield students are participating in the summer class, part of the four-year program for local high school youth interested in becoming physicians. P 4 is a partnership among Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield Public Schools – District 186