Goals: The goals of the core surgery clerkship are: Provide a clinically immersive experience with a designated faculty preceptor who will through direct observation and targeted feedback assist students to develop their clinical skills i.e. history and physical exam skills, differential diagnoses development, diagnostic justification, and development of diagnostic and therapeutic management plans. Provide the opportunity for development of communication and interpersonal skills i.e. oral presentation skills, patients, families, caregivers and healthcare teams, and documentation skills

2024 Excellence in Teaching Medical Students - Department of Surgery Ryan Buettner, MD Tiffany Damm, MD Kaitlin Davis, MD Roberta Koeppen, MD 2023 Excellence in Teaching Medical Students - Department of Surgery Tiffany Damm, MD Kyle Hart, MD Adam Jenks, MD Roberta Koeppen, MD Megan McMurray Bires, MD Jazzmyne Montgomery, MD 2023 Kohler Award - Division of Urology Kyle Hart, MD | Most Valuable Resident Jazzmyne Montgomery, MD | Research Roberta Koeppen, MD | Scholarly Activity Jazzmyne Montgomery, MD | Teaching Resident Teacher of the Year - Department of Surgery Adam Jenks, MD 2022 & 2023 2022

2024 Excellence in Teaching Medical Students - Department of Surgery Ryan Buettner, MD Tiffany Damm, MD Kaitlin Davis, MD Roberta Koeppen, MD 2023 Excellence in Teaching Medical Students - Department of Surgery Tiffany Damm, MD Kyle Hart, MD Adam Jenks, MD Roberta Koeppen, MD Megan McMurray Bires, MD Jazzmyne Montgomery, MD 2023 Kohler Award - Division of Urology Kyle Hart, MD | Most Valuable Resident Jazzmyne Montgomery, MD | Research Roberta Koeppen, MD | Scholarly Activity Jazzmyne Montgomery, MD | Teaching Resident Teacher of the Year - Department of Surgery Adam Jenks, MD 2022 & 2023 2022

The Division of Urology is actively striving to create and maintain a diverse division that both represents and meets the needs of our local, regional, and national communities. We believe that intentionally training the next generation of urologists to be aware of the many factors which impact a patient’s ability to access and benefit from urologic care is critically important to decrease disparities in the healthcare system. Our goals include: Creating a safe, equitable, and inclusive environment for trainees, colleagues, and patients regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual

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Cath Lab Digest spoke with Tony DeMartini, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, SIU Heart & Vascular Center about low-dose imaging in chronic total occlusions. Read the article here

Cath Lab Digest spoke with Tony DeMartini, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, SIU Heart & Vascular Center about low-dose imaging in chronic total occlusions. Read the article here

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant disruptions to medical education across the country. We understand that students' anxiety about the upcoming application cycle has been heightened given the uncertainty surrounding COVID-19 related changes to curriculum and scheduling and how this will affect the residency application process. As dermatology residency program directors, we would like to address principal areas of the residency application process to hopefully lessen students' concerns regarding the upcoming cycle and offer updated recommendations to dermatology programs and students

Happiness, worry, and how to use PBL to raise your kids Gene Brodland was one of the founding psychiatry faculty at SIU School of Medicine. He passed away on September 7, 2020, at the age of 85. This article originally appeared in the summer 2010 issue of Aspects. Written by Karen Carlson * photography by Jim Hawker Gene Brodland hasn’t worried for 30 years. He’s an esteemed counselor, an accomplished tenor, a farmer’s son who has renewed his love of growing things. A husband, father, and grandfather, life is good for Brodland. So what’s he angry about? “If I’m angry about anything, it’s

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