Summer 2017 marked the end of the first year of the new third year curriculum. Dubbed the Year 3 Transformation, (Y3T), it was the first update to the SIU School of Medicine curriculum in more than a dozen years, developed through a $577,000 Macy Foundation grant awarded in 2014.

Summer 2017 marked the end of the first year of the new third year curriculum. Dubbed the Year 3 Transformation, (Y3T), it was the first update to the SIU School of Medicine curriculum in more than a dozen years, developed through a $577,000 Macy Foundation grant awarded in 2014.

Between birth and age 3, a child’s brain undergoes an impressive amount of change. The brain doubles in size in its first year, and by age three, it reaches 80 percent of its adult volume. This period of a child’s life is the most important for brain development—and it has inspired a new project from SIU Medicine’s Office of Population Science and Policy.

Between birth and age 3, a child’s brain undergoes an impressive amount of change. The brain doubles in size in its first year, and by age three, it reaches 80 percent of its adult volume. This period of a child’s life is the most important for brain development—and it has inspired a new project from SIU Medicine’s Office of Population Science and Policy.

Between birth and age 3, a child’s brain undergoes an impressive amount of change. The brain doubles in size in its first year, and by age three, it reaches 80 percent of its adult volume. This period of a child’s life is the most important for brain development—and it has inspired a new project from SIU Medicine’s Office of Population Science and Policy.

A patient says something flirtatious to a physician during a clinical encounter that makes the doctor uncomfortable. It may be inappropriate, but is it sexual harassment? SIU faculty and staff debated this scenario and others that dealt with the hot-button topic during a panel on Jan. 30 in the South Auditorium. The new SIU Medicine Alliance for Women in Medicine and Science (AWIMS) and Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion hosted the informative gathering. Panelists included: Sacharitha Bowers, MD , Department of Internal Medicine John Flack, MD , Internal Medicine David Steward, MD

A patient says something flirtatious to a physician during a clinical encounter that makes the doctor uncomfortable. It may be inappropriate, but is it sexual harassment? SIU faculty and staff debated this scenario and others that dealt with the hot-button topic during a panel on Jan. 30 in the South Auditorium. The new SIU Medicine Alliance for Women in Medicine and Science (AWIMS) and Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion hosted the informative gathering. Panelists included: Sacharitha Bowers, MD , Department of Internal Medicine John Flack, MD , Internal Medicine David Steward, MD

A patient says something flirtatious to a physician during a clinical encounter that makes the doctor uncomfortable. It may be inappropriate, but is it sexual harassment? SIU faculty and staff debated this scenario and others that dealt with the hot-button topic during a panel on Jan. 30 in the South Auditorium. The new SIU Medicine Alliance for Women in Medicine and Science (AWIMS) and Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion hosted the informative gathering. Panelists included: Sacharitha Bowers, MD , Department of Internal Medicine John Flack, MD , Internal Medicine David Steward, MD

A patient says something flirtatious to a physician during a clinical encounter that makes the doctor uncomfortable. It may be inappropriate, but is it sexual harassment? SIU faculty and staff debated this scenario and others that dealt with the hot-button topic during a panel on Jan. 30 in the South Auditorium. The new SIU Medicine Alliance for Women in Medicine and Science (AWIMS) and Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion hosted the informative gathering. Panelists included: Sacharitha Bowers, MD , Department of Internal Medicine John Flack, MD , Internal Medicine David Steward, MD

A patient says something flirtatious to a physician during a clinical encounter that makes the doctor uncomfortable. It may be inappropriate, but is it sexual harassment? SIU faculty and staff debated this scenario and others that dealt with the hot-button topic during a panel on Jan. 30 in the South Auditorium. The new SIU Medicine Alliance for Women in Medicine and Science (AWIMS) and Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion hosted the informative gathering. Panelists included: Sacharitha Bowers, MD , Department of Internal Medicine John Flack, MD , Internal Medicine David Steward, MD