SUMMARY OF 2019-2020 PROMOTION AND TENURE RECOMMENDATIONS At its April 30, 2020, meeting, the SIU Board of Trustees approved promotion and tenure for assorted faculty members. The promotions take effect July 1, 2020.. TENURE AND/OR PROMOTION RECOMMENDATIONS Keith Gagnon, PhD, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology - Assistant Professor to Associate Professor, with tenure Laurie Ryznyk, MPAS, Family & Community Medicine/Physician Assistant Program - Associate Professor to Professor (tenure awarded in 2008) Diana Sarko, PhD, Anatomy - Assistant Professor to Associate Professor, with tenure James

The 2020 Wound Care Symposium was held March 12, at the IEA building in Springfield, IL. Healthcare workers in Central Illinois were invited to attend and could earn CME credit for attending the symposium. The speaker lineup for this year’s symposium included Dr. Nicole Florence, MD from Memorial Medical Center Wellness and Weightless Center; Dr. Adam Berry, MD, FAAD from SIU Dermatology; Maureen Egizii, DPT, OCS, CLT from Memorial Health systems; Dr. Michael Neumeister, MD, Chair and Professor from SIU Plastic Surgery; and Dr. Tim Daugherty, MD, PGY 5 resident from SIU Plastic Surgery

Our curriculum Designed to give residents optimal opportunities amid various block experiences with a diverse and well-respected group of physician preceptors. Longitudinal rotations Professionalism, Clinical Epidemiology & Evidence Based Medicine, Geriatric Medicine, Health Promotion & Disease Prevention, Human Behavior & Mental Health, Legal & Ethical Issues, Patient Education, Pharmacology, Practice Management, Procedural Skills, Laboratory Medicine, Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, Research & Scholarly Activity. Electives Two elective blocks in PGY2; 4 elective blocks in PGY3. Residents

Contact Information for Residency Program SIU Alton Family Medicine Residency Program #4 Memorial Drive Suite 115 Alton, IL 62002 Phone: 618-468-1555 Email the Program Coordinator, Alison Witcher: awitcher44@siumed.edu

SIU Medicine chair of pediatrics Doug Carlson, MD, was recently named to the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Task Force on Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) Associated with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) to help investigate the prevalence of this new syndrome in patients under age 21 in Illinois. Currently, IDPH is reporting cases of MIS-C in Chicago only, and Dr. Carlson says this syndrome is rare. “Right now, we only have a few cases in the state, but we want parents to watch for symptoms of prolonged fever, lethargy, or belly pain, and to call your

The SIU School of Medicine Alliance of Women in Medicine and Science (AWIMS) group has been named a recipient of INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine’s 2020 Inspiring Affinity Group Award ! INSIGHT Into Diversity is the oldest and largest diversity and inclusion publication and job board in higher education today. It is the premiere resource for D and I news and information, the creators of the annual Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award, and the creators of Viewfinder Campus Climate Surveys. INSIGHT is also the only remaining print magazine today focused exclusively on diversity

The SIU School of Medicine Alliance of Women in Medicine and Science (AWIMS) group has been named a recipient of INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine’s 2020 Inspiring Affinity Group Award ! INSIGHT Into Diversity is the oldest and largest diversity and inclusion publication and job board in higher education today. It is the premiere resource for D and I news and information, the creators of the annual Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award, and the creators of Viewfinder Campus Climate Surveys. INSIGHT is also the only remaining print magazine today focused exclusively on diversity

Tori Stierwalt, BS Research Project Specialist Department of Population Science and Policy Contact 217-545-4914 tstierwalt75@siumed.edu Primary Responsibilities My primary responsibility for the Department of Population Science and Policy is to assist in research and community engagement aimed at improving health outcomes in central and southern Illinois. About Born in the heart of Illini country, I developed a passion for rural healthcare. I received my bachelor’s degree in biomedical science from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale (SIUC) in May 2019. While attending SIUC, I led the

Why would I want to be at the SIU Alton Family Medicine Residency Program? Great question! First, we are dedicated to training well-rounded, excellently trained, full-spectrum Family Physicians who are lifelong learners and serve their patients and their communities. We are a relatively new program, and that is different than stepping into a program that has been long established. We currently have our first class of 6 resident physicians, so when you join us, you will have only second year residents as mentors and colleagues, which also means that you have more direct interaction with and

In light of our recent accreditation, we put together a short newsletter. Click here for a PDF version of the text below. After months of planning, and much hard work on the part of many people, we applied for and have received accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). We were notified of our official approval on May 4, 2020. The program will now begin recruiting resident physicians who spend the next three years as part of the Alton Family Medicine Residency and the Alton community. Applications will be accepted through the Electronic Res-idency