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Thank you for your interest in an internship with the Smith Alzheimer's Center. Applications for the summer 2025 program should be submitted through the form below and completed by Friday, February 28, 2025 . Applicants must also have two letters of reference from college instructors. Instructors should send reference letters to smithalzcenter@siumed.edu. Internships will be based out of the Springfield campus location. Housing is not provided. Qualified applicants will have completed their freshman year of college by June 2025, and not graduated. Applicants must be U.S. citizens. See below

Written By: Adam Reid, MD, FACS, Assistant Professor, Surgery, Bariatric Surgeon Happy New Year! 2020 is here and our Earth has initiated another journey around the Sun! Many of us may interpret the start of a new year as an opportunity to reflect, give thanks, dream, resolve conflict, set goals, and rejuvenate. Traditionally, resolutions have become part of our entrance into a new year. Resolutions are defined as “firm decisions to do or not do something”. According to Statista, four of the top five popular New Year’s resolutions for 2020 involve improving one’s health. These include eat

Description of social determinants of health, provided by the World Health Organization

Aspects Volume 38 No. 1 While medications can help heal, too much can cause harm and lead to a path of destruction. The same applies to social network site users: too much with the wrong motivations for use can also have damaging results. But some SIU School of Medicine psychologists and counselors feel that social network sites (SNS), when used with the right motivation, could also provide benefits to a subset of patients with mental issues. "The studies regarding the benefits and disadvantages of social media are conflicting because there are so many variables," says Dana Ingram, LCSW

As the prevalence of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) appears to be on the rise, researchers like Diana Sarko, PhD, are dedicating their time to finding better therapies. She’s looking at how children with autism can use interactive robots, or social robots, to improve their communication skills and decrease anxiety. Social robots are a special type of robot that combine human-like characteristics with the control, predictability and simplicity of a robot. The controlled robotic interactions often generate less frustration among individuals with ASD. “Individuals with ASD also see the world as

All residents and fellows must obtain a Social Security card, which contains a number unique to the applicant. This number will be required for employment, opening a bank account, obtaining credit, etc. The application process itself should not be started until at least 11 business days after a J-1 physician’s arrival has been validated by ECFMG in SEVIS. Applying before that time may actually increase the delay in obtaining a Social Security Number. In order to apply for a Social Security card, the following documents must be submitted: Form SS-5 (application for Social Security number)

Alumni, medical students, MEDPREP and PA students, guests and friends gathered for the SIU SOM tailgate on October 14, 2017, in Carbondale for SIU's homecoming. The event was sponsored by the SIU School of Medicine Alumni Society.