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Internal Medicine Presentations Pasteurella Canis: A Rare Cause of Chronic Brochitits in a Patient with Intralobar Pulmonay Sequestration. Authors: Sartawi, T, Al-Bast, B, Sreedhar, R. Poster Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Amercian Thoracic Society. May 19, 2019/ Dallas, Texas. https://www.atsjournals.org/doi/abs/10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2019.199…

Year Four Resources: Pathology electives currently offered If you are a student considering going into pathology residency after graduation, consult the Pathology Specialty Pathway for guidance about what electives to take during 4th year.

Become an Illinois Medicaid-Certified Doula There are two pathway options to qualify for reimbursement for doula services under the Medical Assistance Program: the Training Program Pathway or the Legacy Pathway. A doula must be certified by the Illinois Medicaid-Certified Doula Program, administered by SIU School of Medicine, to obtain a certificate for either pathway. An application must be submitted and approved through SIU's Illinois Medicaid-Certified Doula application system. Upon approval, the doula will receive an Illinois Medicaid-Certified Doula certificate. The certificate is needed

As part of our continuing mission to provide exceptional patient experience at SIU and in tandem with Dr. Lausen’s colleague recognition program we are back with another month of positive patient experience highlights. Our May 2019 celebrated patient experience highlight comes from the Division of General/Trauma Surgery and goes to Maretta Sullivan. In the aftermath of a traumatic event, speed of care is key and an efficient, well-run clinic is vital in getting our patients on the road to recovery. Ensuring that their needs are met during times like these takes an enormous amount of work

Our April 2019 celebrated patient experience highlight comes from the Quincy Center for Family Medicine and goes to the clinic’s laboratory team for the outstanding value they provide to the clinic and to our patients. Running a high complexity laboratory requires an immense level of knowledge and expertise for monitoring test values, lab equipment, and helping our providers apply those results in direct patient care. The lab team also teaches providers how to determine what tests to order with emphasis on meeting each patient’s needs and also keeping clinic costs down. In so doing, the Quincy

As part of our continuing mission to provide exceptional patient experience at SIU Medicine, and in tandem with our Forward Together colleague recognition program, we are sharing positive patient experience highlights. Our September 2019 Patient Experience Highlight comes from the Department of Emergency Medicine and the Department of Surgery, Colorectal Division for creating access and delivering fantastic patient care. Christopher McDowell, MD, saw a patient who was stable on Sept. 17. In collaboration with colorectal surgery, this patient was able to be seen by Prasad Poola, MD, the very

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Peer review is defined as the evaluation or assessment of health care delivery, based upon outcome criteria, that is conducted by the peers of the professionals charged with delivering patient care. The purpose of peer review is: To provide a protected place for candid and self-reflective conversation among peers To reduce morbidity and mortality To improve future outcomes The focus of a peer review activity is generally the care provided by an individual. Information that is protected under peer review is not discoverable and is inadmissible during malpractice proceedings. In the State of

This brief online module aims to remind medical students of what constitutes patient care, what patient life looks like, and how they pursue this profession. In this brief module, students will watch three short documentaries. All are from our students' documentary production projects known as "Patient Stories" at SIUSOM where they explored patient care deeply from a holistic perspective. The videos explore the ramifications of disease on all aspects of the patient's life--family, social, work. At the end of this module, we hope that the students who watched the stories will leave feeling a