Aspects Volume 38 No. 4 Written by Rebecca Budde • Photography by Jason Johnson "The doctor told my parents that it was unlikely that I'd live through the night." Thereasa Abrams, PhD, LCSW, was only 6 years old. It was a hot July day, and Teri and two of her siblings planned to fight boredom by melting a crayon in the small fire her brother had made in the open-faced charcoal grill. As the youngest of four siblings, Teri had the duty of sneaking into the house and past her mother who was tending to her oldest sister and grab the "evidence" unseen. Mission accomplished, she clutched a green

Aspects Volume 38 No. 4 Written by Rebecca Budde • Photography by Jason Johnson "The doctor told my parents that it was unlikely that I'd live through the night." Thereasa Abrams, PhD, LCSW, was only 6 years old. It was a hot July day, and Teri and two of her siblings planned to fight boredom by melting a crayon in the small fire her brother had made in the open-faced charcoal grill. As the youngest of four siblings, Teri had the duty of sneaking into the house and past her mother who was tending to her oldest sister and grab the "evidence" unseen. Mission accomplished, she clutched a green

Aspects Volume 38 No. 4 Photography by Jason Johnson Top: Across from the Simmons Cancer Institute, the Memorial Center for Learning and Innovation houses the SIU School of Medicine J. Roland Folse, MD, Skills Center on the fourth floor as well as a simulation center on the third floor. These centers incorporate aspects emergency medicine, an operating room and back to home therapy. Middle: Emergency medicine residents walk from Memorial Hospital to the MCLI before a day of training in the simulation center. Bottom, Left to Right: • Jason Kegg, MD, emergency medicine physician and director of

Aspects Volume 38 No. 4 Photography by Jason Johnson Top: Across from the Simmons Cancer Institute, the Memorial Center for Learning and Innovation houses the SIU School of Medicine J. Roland Folse, MD, Skills Center on the fourth floor as well as a simulation center on the third floor. These centers incorporate aspects emergency medicine, an operating room and back to home therapy. Middle: Emergency medicine residents walk from Memorial Hospital to the MCLI before a day of training in the simulation center. Bottom, Left to Right: • Jason Kegg, MD, emergency medicine physician and director of

The Center for Rural Health and Social Service Development Brings New Vitality to the Region Aspects Volume 38 No. 4 Written by Karen Carlson • Photography by Jason Johnson In 2009, Dean Dorsey added "service to the community" to the mission statement. Those four words weren't just an afterthought: Years of planning have lead to a thriving Office of Community Health and Service, led by Associate Dean David Steward, MD, MPH, former chair of Internal Medicine. "This office has helped solidify SIU as a leader in the community," Dr. Steward says. The Office of Community Health and Service, or

What is Webview and why should I enroll? Webview is a patient portal that allows you to look at your medical chart (including labs, diagnosis and current medications) and electronically communicate with your provider's nurse on weekdays. Webview can be accessed electronically 24/7, when it is most convenient for you, without waiting on the phone or being left on hold. You can expect a response from your nurse within 48 hours on weekdays. Ask a staff member at SIU Medicine to sign up today! How to use Webview: Login Go to https://webview.emds.com/sifm/ Enter in your username and password You

San Diego – Susan Thompson Hingle, MD, FACP, has been named Chair of ACP’s Board of Regents of the American College of Physicians (ACP), the national organization of Internal Medicine specialists. Her term began during Internal Medicine Meeting 2017, ACP’s annual scientific meeting held in San Diego from March 30-April 1. A resident of Springfield, Ill., Dr. Hingle is Professor of Medicine and an Internal Medicine specialist at the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. Most recently, she served on ACP’s Board of Regents and previously served as Chair of the ACP’s Board of Governors

San Diego – Susan Thompson Hingle, MD, FACP, has been named Chair of ACP’s Board of Regents of the American College of Physicians (ACP), the national organization of Internal Medicine specialists. Her term began during Internal Medicine Meeting 2017, ACP’s annual scientific meeting held in San Diego from March 30-April 1. A resident of Springfield, Ill., Dr. Hingle is Professor of Medicine and an Internal Medicine specialist at the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. Most recently, she served on ACP’s Board of Regents and previously served as Chair of the ACP’s Board of Governors

The SIU Department of Family and Community medicine has residencies in Carbondale, Springfield, and Quincy, which have achieved ACGME Osteopathic Recognition status since July 2017. Although run separately these three programs collaborate to participate in a shared monthly osteopathic journal club through a video conferencing platform. Additionally they convene for annual osteopathic manipulative treatment workshops sponsored through the A.T. Still University Osteopathic Postdoctoral Training Institute.