SIU School of Medicine received the distinguished status “Accreditation with Commendation” from the Accrediting Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME ®) as a provider of continuing medical education (CME) for physicians. The Office of Continuing Professional Development was commended for demonstrating that its program “is a learning organization and a change agent for the physicians and patients you serve.” The ACCME noted that SIU SOM demonstrates engagement with the environment in support of physician learning and change that is part of a system for quality improvement

In order to formally recognize the crucial and expansive role of a program coordinator, the Office of Graduate Medical Education assembles a committee annually to select a GME coordinator for the Outstanding Coordinator Award. Written nominations are welcomed from faculty, staff, and residents/fellows. These are compiled and reviewed by the committee prior to selection. Nicole Workman is the recipient of the 2017 Oustanding Coordinator Award. Nicole is the program coordinator for General Surgery and has been in this role for four years. She also serves as a mentor and team leader for other

In order to formally recognize the crucial and expansive role of a program coordinator, the Office of Graduate Medical Education assembles a committee annually to select a GME coordinator for the Outstanding Coordinator Award. Written nominations are welcomed from faculty, staff, and residents/fellows. These are compiled and reviewed by the committee prior to selection. Nicole Workman is the recipient of the 2017 Oustanding Coordinator Award. Nicole is the program coordinator for General Surgery and has been in this role for four years. She also serves as a mentor and team leader for other

In order to formally recognize the crucial and expansive role of a program coordinator, the Office of Graduate Medical Education assembles a committee annually to select a GME coordinator for the Outstanding Coordinator Award. Written nominations are welcomed from faculty, staff, and residents/fellows. These are compiled and reviewed by the committee prior to selection. Nicole Workman is the recipient of the 2017 Oustanding Coordinator Award. Nicole is the program coordinator for General Surgery and has been in this role for four years. She also serves as a mentor and team leader for other

Submission Deadline: January 15, 2018 Acceptance Notification: First week of February 2018 Poster Presentation and Reception will be held February 19, 2018 from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. at the MCLI Nelson Auditorium. The SIU Graduate Medical Education Committee is proud to present the SIU SOM Quality Improvement Poster Symposium and Competition. This event will publicly recognize the quality improvement projects that are being done by SIU SOM residents and fellows. Monetary awards will be given for the top three Quality Improvement projects submitted for consideration: First place = $250 Second place

SUBMISSION DEADLINE IS MARCH 5, 2024 Our submission form and judging criteria follow the Revised Standards for Quality Improvement Reporting Excellence (SQUIRE) guidelines. For additional information on SQUIRE guidelines, visit http://www.squire-statement.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.ViewPage&Page… .

Next time you’re in the library be sure to greet Sam Skeleton, the library’s newest staff member. You’re most likely to find him skulking around the front desk during library open hours, but he’s available as a study buddy by request at the front desk. Sam comes to us from 3B Scientific. Bones. The booklet he carries with him includes the Latin and English names for each point. Study aid features include: flexible spine and ligaments spinal nerves and vertebral arteries fully flexible limbs on his right side. muscle origins and insertions, and other features are numbered. If you’d like to chat

View a collection of origami donated to the Library by Nancy Graves MD, who finished her residency in psychiatry at SIU in 2009. She used beautifully patterned papers to create the intricately folded shapes. The collection is currently in the Library's display wall exhibit cases. Selections from the origami collection

Written by Whitney Zahnd, Senior Research Development Coordinator, Office of Population Science and Policy, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine November 16 th marks National Rural Health Day, a day to recognize the amazing efforts of healthcare providers, public health professionals, and community organizations who serve the more than 60 million rural Americans and nearly 1.5 million rural Illinoisans. I have been fortunate enough—both as a farmer’s daughter and a rural health researcher for more than a decade —to see the expertise, compassion, and resourcefulness in which rural

Written by Whitney Zahnd, Senior Research Development Coordinator, Office of Population Science and Policy, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine November 16 th marks National Rural Health Day, a day to recognize the amazing efforts of healthcare providers, public health professionals, and community organizations who serve the more than 60 million rural Americans and nearly 1.5 million rural Illinoisans. I have been fortunate enough—both as a farmer’s daughter and a rural health researcher for more than a decade —to see the expertise, compassion, and resourcefulness in which rural