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SIU Emergency Medicine residents and medical students participated in an orthopedic skills lab today at the Memorial Center for Learning and Innovation (MCLI.) Springfield Clinic orthopedic surgeon Dr. Matthew Gardner with the help of SIU orthopedic residents instructed learners on fracture reduction and proper splinting technique. A new addition to the training day was a simulated distal forearm fracture model. This 2nd annual skills lab made possible by the staff of the SIU Surgical Skills Lab at the MCLI and our orthopedic colleagues will continue to elevate emergency orthopedic care in our

Southern Illinois University Division of Emergency Medicine faculty Drs. Richard Austin, Jonathon dela Cruz and Jason Kegg along with resident Dr. Tyler Fulks and nurses Allison Helmerichs and Matthew Helmerichs presented their project entitled Emergency Nursing Orientation: Improve Patient Assessments Using Multidisciplinary Simulaton at the 2018 Annual International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare in Los Angelese, California. Their presentation showcased a unique approach to emergency nursing onboarding education utilizing simulation scenarios involving many different providers from the

SIUEM residents Rik Austin (pictured) and Sven Steen as well as faculty members Rebecka Lopez and Chinmay Patel presented scholarly projects at the 2017 Council of Residency Directors for Emergnecy Medicine in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Projects included improving the reporting of errors, an innovative chest escharotomy model, multidisciplinary simulation and patient involvement in the quality improvement of healthcare delivery.

SIU Emergency Medicine students, residents and faculty joined the Illinois College of Emergency Physicians for the 2nd Annual Advocacy Day. Dr. Mark Baker (PGY 1 EM Resident) greets Illinois Senator Sam McCann outside of the Senate chambers. ICEP members from throughout Illinois met and discussed issues important to patients and physicians with their legislators at the State Capitol.

SIU Emergency Medicine is proud to welcome the Class of 2021 to the program! (Photo left to right) Dominic Phemister - Southern Illinois University School of Medicine Jase Camp - Southern Illinois University School of Medicine Arthur Chou - Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences James Hart - University of Missouri School of Medicine Elias Trace - Southern Illinois University School of Medicine Nida Feller - Southern Illinois University School of Medicine Joel Geiswein - Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine Rebecca Tracy - Marian University College of Osteopathic

SIU's Office of Correctional Medicine has joined the U.S. Department of Defense SkillBridge Program as an industry partner, creating new opportunities for transitioning service members and military spouses.

Trainee researchers shared findings from their most promising scientific and clinical investigations at the 35th Annual Trainee Research Symposium on April 15 and 18 at SIU School of Medicine in Springfield. The two-day hybrid symposium offered young scientists and physicians in Springfield and Carbondale an opportunity to gain experience in making formal presentations of their research and clinical discoveries. Faculty mentors provided assistance for each project. Presenting trainees included graduate students, medical students, and Springfield and Quincy residents and fellows. “The symposia

Here’s a look at the Top 5 education innovations that have put SIU at the forefront of medical education worldwide. SIU School of Medicine has been innovative from day one, striving to find better ways to educate medical students. In 1976, it was the first U.S. medical school to publish curricular objectives, the first time in the history of medical education that the entire curriculum was identified through learning objectives. A few years later, problem-based learning (PBL) and standardized patients (SP) made SIU School of Medicine world-renowned. These two principles of medicine have been

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