A recent study by ‘Governing’ magazine listed Springfield as one of the nation’s most segregated cities. It cited factors such as neighborhood housing and the median income gap between white and African American families. Research shows that the social determinants of health ─ economic factors such as having a job, a stable home and access to transportation ─ can have as much of an impact on a person’s well-being as seeing a doctor regularly. If bias is added to the mix, the chance for a positive patient outcome is decreased. SIU School of Medicine will host a community forum addressing some

The call for submissions is open for the 10th Annual Symposium for Teaching and Learning. EXTENDED DEADLINE - Proposal Submission Deadline: February 15, 2019 We are currently accepting abstract submissions for the 10 th Annual Symposium for Teaching and Learning. The symposium is an excellent opportunity to present your medical education research at a Peer-Reviewed, Academic Conference located right here in Springfield, Illinois . Your curriculum vita will thank you for presenting and adding this distinction, and your peers will recognize your growing expertise! Location: Memorial Center for

The call for submissions is open for the 10th Annual Symposium for Teaching and Learning. EXTENDED DEADLINE - Proposal Submission Deadline: February 15, 2019 We are currently accepting abstract submissions for the 10 th Annual Symposium for Teaching and Learning. The symposium is an excellent opportunity to present your medical education research at a Peer-Reviewed, Academic Conference located right here in Springfield, Illinois . Your curriculum vita will thank you for presenting and adding this distinction, and your peers will recognize your growing expertise! Location: Memorial Center for

Wiley Jenkins, PhD, MPH, FACE Division Chief, Epidemiology and Biostatistics Eric Adjei Boakye, PhD, MA Assistant Professor Rebecca Bolinski, MA Graduate Assistant John Bresett, MS Graduate Assistant Megan Dandurand, MSW Research Project Specialist Stacy Grundy, DrPH, MPH Research Assistant Professor Min Jee Lee, PhD, MPH Assistant Professor Allison Spenner, MS Senior Research Project Coordinator Mary York, MSW Graduate Assistant

Thomas (TJ) Albers, MA Health Policy Coordinator Latiyfa Fields, MA Health Policy Specialist Amanda Fogleman, MEng Senior Research Project Coordinator Carolyn Pointer, JD Policy Director

Amanda Fogleman, MEng Senior Research Project Coordinator Jessica Grim, MPH, CHES Research Project Coordinator Tracie Johnson, MA Assistant Instructor Anne Scheer, PhD Assistant Professor Nicole Summers-Gabr, PhD, MS Assistant Professor

"Thrombotic Mid LAD Occlusion Presenting as Isolated Inferior Wall STEMI" Bishal Bhandari, DO, PGY2 and Giselle A. Baquero, MD Poster Presentation at the 2019 Miami Valve Conference. Miami, Florida. Bishal Bhandari, DO is a second year Internal Medicine Resident, SIU School of Medicine. Giselle A. Baquero, MD, Division of Cardiology, SIU School of Medicine.

SPRINGFIELD, IL - Family physicians in 10 Illinois communities are hosting students from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine February 4–March 1. The students are participating in the school’s Family Medicine Preceptorship Program. [Editor: See the list below for the student or physician from your community.] The experience provides an opportunity for students to use their medical knowledge in an office setting under the supervision of an experienced physician. The students choose from more than 160 family practice physicians in Illinois for their preceptorship experience. They will

SPRINGFIELD, IL - Family physicians in 10 Illinois communities are hosting students from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine February 4–March 1. The students are participating in the school’s Family Medicine Preceptorship Program. [Editor: See the list below for the student or physician from your community.] The experience provides an opportunity for students to use their medical knowledge in an office setting under the supervision of an experienced physician. The students choose from more than 160 family practice physicians in Illinois for their preceptorship experience. They will

SPRINGFIELD, IL - Family physicians in 10 Illinois communities are hosting students from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine February 4–March 1. The students are participating in the school’s Family Medicine Preceptorship Program. [Editor: See the list below for the student or physician from your community.] The experience provides an opportunity for students to use their medical knowledge in an office setting under the supervision of an experienced physician. The students choose from more than 160 family practice physicians in Illinois for their preceptorship experience. They will