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Aspects Volume 38 No. 1 Written by Karen Carlson• Photography by James Hawker Dr. Angela Holbrook ’89, blends two careers: emergency medicine physician and entrepreneur in the heart of Southern Illinois Angela Holbrook, MD, Class of 1989, cradles four bottles of wine that she carefully delivers to a group of eight visitors to the Hidden Lake Winery Oktoberfest. She rushes from table to table, greeting friends and welcoming visitors. She gives duties to her staff like her cousin’s son, Travis. With no makeup, dressed in an orange t-shirt and jeans, Dr. Holbrook looks like a worker herself, not

Springfield Public School District 186 students who have difficulty accessing medical care have more opportunities to get needed physicals and immunizations this summer, thanks to a coalition of area health care providers. Physicals are required for students entering pre-K, kindergarten, sixth or ninth grade, and students who are new to District 186. New this year, high school seniors also need the meningococcal vaccine. "Last year we had nearly 100 percent of all District 186 students in compliance with the medical needs for their grade. We hope this year will be just as successful. This

The ThinkFirst chapter at SIU School of Medicine was awarded the ThinkFirst Chapter of the Year Award at the Annual National ThinkFirst Conference this summer.