The 2nd Annual SIUEM Fire Day was held at the Sherman Fire Department April 6th 2017. Firefighters from the Springfield Fire Department Training Division instructed the residents and students on forced entry, confined space movements and the manipulation of equipment through a multistory training tower. Resident physicians presented topics on suspension syndrome, blast and crush injuries. The event allows our learners to better understand the environment and extremes that our patients and prehospital providers face when a structure fire occurs.

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

The residency program in Springfield is affiliated with two large community hospitals: Memorial Health and St John’s Hospital. Their patient populations are well-balanced, diverse and are drawn from Springfield and a large 30 county referral area. With a combined total of over 1,200 beds, both Memorial and St Johns are acute care centers with active Emergency Departments and Outpatient departments. Both are designed Trauma Centers for central and southern Illinois. Southern Illinois University School of Medicine is in the center of Springfield, only a few blocks from both Memorial and St John

The Combined Internal Medicine/Psychiatry (Med/Psych) residency program at SIU School of Medicine started in 1992. Our Med/Psych program provides residents a high quality educational environment, as well as regular opportunities to integrate knowledge and skills in both specialties. Throughout the residency, we emphasize specific medical problems of psychiatric patients, psychiatric problems of medical patients, and the combined care of individuals whose health needs have crossed the boundaries of traditional specialties. The Division of Medicine/Psychiatry collaborates closely with the

We participate in the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) . Graduates of a U.S. allopathic or osteopathic medical school, contact your Dean’s Office for assistance with your electronic residency application. International medical school graduates can apply through the Education Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG). Criteria for application: ERAS applications only No paper applications accepted Deadline is DECEMBER 1 Applicants must pass USMLE Step I (4 th year students should be scheduled to take Step II) For osteopathic

What do patients expect, require, and desire: a qualitative study of hospitalized psychiatric patients’ from psychiatric services and treatment Investigators : Kiran Munir, MD (Child Fellow) Jan Hill-Jordan, PhD (Faculty, Dept. of Psychiatry) Vinod Alluri, MD (Faculty, Adult Division) Objective: This study is designed to explore psychiatric patients’ expectations, requirements, desires, and satisfaction from inpatient psychiatric services during the course of their hospitalization. Background: Psychiatrists today utilize innovative psycho-pharmaceutical approaches to correct chemical

SIU School of Medicine offers a diverse pediatric residency program is committed to providing a challenging curriculum in a supportive atmosphere. Whether your goal is continued fellowship training or general pediatric practice, you will graduate our pediatric program with confidence and ready to embrace the next phase of your medical career. The SIU pediatric residency program consists of core lecture series and clinic experience. Core lecture series The SIU pediatric residency program’s core lecture series is a rotating three-year curriculum taken from the American Academy of Pediatrics and

HAPS Hospitalization Among Patients with Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders PI: Obiora Onwuameze, MD

ORBIT A Prospective, Longitudinal, Observational Study to Evaluate Potential Predictors of Relapse in Subjects With Major Depressive Disorder Who Have Responded to Antidepressant Treatment PI: Jeffrey Bennett, MD https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02489305?term=NCT02489305&ra… ASPIRE A Double-blind, Randomized, Placebo-controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Intranasal Esketamine in Addition to Comprehensive Standard of Care for the Rapid Reduction of the Symptoms of Major Depressive Disorder, Including Suicidal Ideation, in Adult Subjects Assessed to be at Imminent

Degree Year Mentor First position Last known position MS 1998 Brewer Sales rep for Merck Pharm. Same position PhD 1999 Watabe Post-doc at Univ. of Texas PhD 1999 Brewer Post-Doctoral Res. Assoc., Vets. Hosp., Seattle, WA Same position PhD 2000 Borgia Lab Research Scientist, St. of Ill. Dept. of Public Health Same Position PhD 2000 Brewer Post-Doctoral Res. Assoc., Washington U. St. Louis MS 2000 Cooper Researcher, University of South Dakota Same position PhD 2001 Cooper Assistant Professor, Illinois State University Same position PhD 2002 Cooper Research Associate, Dept.of Pediatrics, Univ.of