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Dr. Kelly Higgins was named Mentor of the Year by SIU School of Medicine's Class of 2021.

Heat stroke is one of the leading causes of death among children. “People must remember that temperatures of cars are very deceiving,” explains Dr. Wendi El-Amin, a family medicine physician at SIU Center for Family Medicine. “One of the greatest tragedies reported in the media each year involve children who are left in cars and die. Approximately 37 children pass away every year from this preventable tragedy.” Children are especially at risk because their bodies overheat approximately five times faster than an adult body. Even with the windows cracked, a vehicle can reach 125° F in minutes

A letter from Associate Dean Susan Hingle, MACP, FRCP, FAMWA cHOP celebrates its second anniversary in January 2021. We have had the opportunity to reflect on the past two years and are pleased to report that we have been successful in creating inclusive partnerships and programs that have helped to advance organizational and individual well-being as well as personal and professional development. We believe that we are helping to make SIU Medicine an organization whose employees thrive, thus making us better able to meet our mission of assisting the people of central Illinois in meeting their

The Prairie State welcomed a fresh crop of new physicians on May 17, as SIU School of Medicine awarded degrees to the Class of 2025.

SIU School of Medicine Physician Assistant program and the Doctor of Medical Science degree program teams experienced an exciting and eventful week in May. They made their presence known at the American Academy of Physicians Associates conference in Nashville, where alums, faculty and current students from both programs gathered.

Internal Medicine Presentations "A Catatonic Surprise" Authors: Abbot N, Koester C, Bottum K. 2018 Amercian Neuropsychiatric Association Annual Meeting Abstracts. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2018;30(3):e1. https://neuro.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.17100225

Life as a resident physician is not for the faint of heart. They must balance patient care, ongoing medical education and training requirements. Resident well-being is part of an ongoing national discussion as medical programs seek to reduce stress and prevent burnout among trainees. Dr. Julio Mendoza Estrada is a second-year internal medicine resident. We followed him on a typical clinic day to learn how he handles the stresses of resident life. “On average I work anywhere from 60 to 70 hours a week. Study hours every day are variable, depending on how busy that day was. But I'll often study

Farming is consistently ranked as one of the most dangerous jobs in the country. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 410 farmers lost their lives in 2019 due to a work-related injury, and each day about 100 farmers and agricultural employees sustain some sort of injury or illness that causes them to miss work. Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show that farming is twice as deadly as law enforcement and five times as deadly as firefighting. While grim, these statistics aren't meant to cause fear nor discourage farmers from committing to their line of

Internal Medicine Presentations "A General Anesthesia Versus Conscious Sedation in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement; Experience From A Growing Structural Cardiology Program in the Midwest" Authors: Bhandari B, Regmi M, Ibrahim A, Al-Bast B, Koester C, Parajuli P, Al-Akchar M, Buhnerkempe M, Worix A, Kulkarni A. ACP Internal Medicine Meeting. April 11-13, 2019. Philadelphia, PA. https://www.openaccessjournals.com/articles/general-anesthesia-versus-c…

Neurons are the cells responsible for communicating important information to different areas of the brain. They use various chemical messengers, called neurotransmitters, to pass information to one another. The most abundant neurotransmitter in the brain is glutamate, a chemical on-switch that allows neurons to generate activity in other neurons. The brain needs glutamate for many different functions, including learning and memory. Still, too much of a good thing can become harmful— as is the case with this neurotransmitter. In Alzheimer’s disease (AD), the brain accumulates too much glutamate