Dana L. Crosby, MD, MPH Department Chair and Residency Program Director On behalf of the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine Department of Otolaryngology, I welcome you to explore our website and learn a bit about who we are. SIU Oto-HNS is a very close-knit program with an individualized approach to training, helping residents reach their highest potential as surgeons. The smaller size of our program allows residents to foster strong relationships with colleagues and faculty, making residency a more personal experience. Southern Illinois University School of Medicine is a world

SIU School of Medicine Department of Population Science and Policy, Hillsboro Area Hospital and Hillsboro Community Child Development Center are proud to share the Little Leaps program resources. These downloadable PDFs provide age-appropriate, play-based activities using common household items. Each activity is designed to improve the quality of caregiver/child interaction while connecting that activity with a corresponding brain activation. These resources were developed for a project to engage parents in "serve and return" practices designed to augment infant and toddler brain development

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SIU School of Medicine authors published 33 articles in the past month that were added to PubMed. Display the 33 citations in PubMed

Police brutality illuminates a dark history in our society. There is no single universally agreed upon definition or guideline for when to use force. However, we know it when we see it. Police brutality was clearly on display when adults, children and our community witnessed George screaming he couldn’t breathe, crying out for his mother, and passing away as a knee was placed on his neck for eight minutes and 46 seconds. We saw a profound, inconceivable tragedy. As physicians, we take a Hippocratic Oath. Witnessing this brutality without taking action violates our oath. Our collective response

A Welcome Reception is held in the Fall of odd years after new students arrive at the Springfield IL campus to begin the Pharmacology & Neuroscience Graduate Program. This event allows the new students to meet and mingle with other graduate students and department faculty in a casual atmosphere. Each March Pharmacology & Neuroscience graduate students organize Brain Awareness Day at Franklin Middle School in Springfield. During Brain Awareness Day, students and research staff deliver a neuroscience presentation to educate 7th and 8th grade students on basic brain anatomy and physiology. The

In May, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine held a historic commencement recognition for the medical student graduates of the Class of 2020. The ceremony was full of milestones. It was the school’s first virtual graduation due to COVID-19 safety protocols, coming in the school’s 50 th anniversary year, in which SIU bestowed its 3,000th medical degree upon a new physician. The global pandemic reminds us of the essential need for knowledgeable, well-trained physicians, who learn for a lifetime and readily adapt to change. A glimpse at our history shows how our graduates have

Congratulations to the winners of SIU School of Medicine's 2021 Pharmacology Award winners. The awards honor students and researchers for their excellence in academics, research and leadership in the laboratory. The 2021 recipients are: Paul Cacioppo , MS3 - Satu Somani Pharmacology Memorial Award Nhung Le - Hemal Vakharia Memorial Award Chris Chambers, PhD - Barbara Armour and Marcus Randall Memorial Award Some background on the trio of awards: Dr. Satu Somani was one of the three original faculty members of the SIU School of Medicine Department of Pharmacology and a dedicated scientist

On April 6, 2020, my message to SIU Medicine employees focused on racial inequities in the delivery of health care, racial disparities in health care outcomes, and the overt and implicit systemic racism that lies at the root of these inequities and disparities for African Americans. On that day, using concepts articulated by Anthony Fauci, I wrote: “[The COVID-19 pandemic] has shined a light brightly and directly on America’s greatest shame – the inequities that African Americans have suffered and endured for centuries... Inequities have always existed for African Americans. Over four

On April 6, 2020, my message to SIU Medicine employees focused on racial inequities in the delivery of health care, racial disparities in health care outcomes, and the overt and implicit systemic racism that lies at the root of these inequities and disparities for African Americans. On that day, using concepts articulated by Anthony Fauci, I wrote: “[The COVID-19 pandemic] has shined a light brightly and directly on America’s greatest shame – the inequities that African Americans have suffered and endured for centuries... Inequities have always existed for African Americans. Over four