SIU’s medical student curriculum to get first major reform since 2000 Written by Karen Carlson | Photographs by Jason Johnson Published in Aspects Magazine, Autumn 2014 (37-4) Karen Bertels remembers the most memorable moment of her third year — assisting in the delivery of a baby during her OB rotation. “It was an amazing moment to be part of a new life,” she says. An amazing moment, but Bertels doesn’t plan to become an obstetrician. She fondly remembers the clerkships that she completed last spring. “I liked them, but I spent weeks on rotations I had no interest in. But I loved both
According to the National Institute on Aging, there are more than 41 million licensed drivers age 65 and older on the roads, up from 26 million just 20 years ago. As a person ages, changes in health, including problems with vision, hearing, and reflexes, may affect driving skills. The risk of being injured or killed in a motor vehicle crash also increases as a person ages. When a person has dementia, the risk increases more. What happens when the person with dementia is no longer able to stay safe on the roadways? Click here to read an how to recognize an unsafe driver and what to do when your
Simmons Cancer Institute at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine is hosting its 15th annual “Denim & Diamonds” fundraiser Saturday, October 3. The funds raised will support innovative research projects and enhance patient comforts. More than 90 percent of the funds raised at the event stay local. Guests at Denim & Diamonds are encouraged to dress in their finest denim or formal attire for the event, which will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 3000 S. Dirksen Parkway, Springfield. This year’s theme is “It’s a Wonderful Night for a Moondance.” Tickets are $125 per person
Simmons Cancer Institute (SCI) at Southern Illinois University Medicine 's 17 th annual Denim & Diamonds fundraiser Saturday will feature more than 400 auction items, including luxury vacation rentals, first class airfare, one-of-a-kind artwork and more. Denim & Diamonds will take place Saturday, October 14, at the Crowne Plaza Springfield. The event includes live and silent auctions, raffles, live entertainment and dinner. “Denim & Diamonds provides something for everyone, whether it’s a unique vacation experience in the live auction, a date night package featuring a movie tickets and dinner
Simmons Cancer Institute (SCI) at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine will host its annual “Denim & Diamonds” fundraiser Saturday, October 15. The event features one-of-a-kind live and silent auction items, raffles, live entertainment and dinner. More than 600 guests attended last year’s fundraiser. “It’s a spectacular event that features something for everyone,” said Tara Matheson, 2016 Denim & Diamonds chair. “What is incredibly meaningful about Denim & Diamonds is the funds that it raises for cancer research on the SIU School of Medicine campus and the patient programs at SCI.”
