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El-Amin to focus on education, patient care, community improvements SIU Medicine has named Wendi Wills El-Amin, MD, its new associate dean for equity, diversity and inclusion. El-Amin is an associate professor of family and community medicine and medical education. She also heads the Academic Enhancement Program in the Department of Medical Education. Her new role begins Aug. 1. El-Amin succeeds Wesley Robinson McNeese, MD , who will continue with SIU Medicine in a focused role and head the SIU System Director of Diversity Initiatives. Building on SIU Medicine’s continued commitment to

Join us for an upcoming live virtual series, "Planning for the Farm's Future and Yours." The FFRI programs are designed to assist farmers and farm families in developing a succession plan for future generations.

Power Differentials: Good or Evil? Dawn DeFraties MSIOP, CCHP Dawn DeFraties is the Founder and Executive Director of the Office of Correctional Medicine at SIU School of Medicine. She is a Certified Correctional Health Professional with the National Commission on Correctional Health Care, a 2024 Dr. Kenniebrew Trailblazer award winner and a fierce advocate for quality healthcare. Those participating in this activity will be able to: Define and gain insight into power differentials. Recognize the difference between personal power and role power. Identify the connection between power

Central Illinois patients with difficult to control high blood pressure may benefit from a new hypertension clinic at SIU Medicine, 751 N. Rutledge, Springfield. Patients who must take multiple medications, find it difficult to control their high blood pressure or are concerned they may have a secondary cause for their hypertension are urged to contact the new clinic, which will take appointments on Wednesday and Thursdays. The clinic will provide comprehensive hypertension services, including 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring studies, non-invasive measures of heart and vascular

Most people who get infected with COVID-19 get better within weeks of the illness. Yet studies indicate about 1 in 4 experience lingering post-COVID symptoms. For these individuals, post-COVID issues extend a month or longer, and can include a wide range of new, returning or ongoing health problems. SIU Medicine has created a Post-COVID Recovery Clinic to support these “long haulers.” The patients can receive customized care from multidisciplinary specialists. Clinicians will help identify achievable health goals as a way to optimize patients’ quality of life and function. COVID-19 can affect