Family physicians in nine Illinois communities are hosting students from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine August 28 – September 22. 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 graduate

Physical address: 751 N. Rutledge St., Springfield, IL 62702 Mailing address: P.O. Box 19644, 62794-9644 Administrative contact: Stacy Miller Administrative phone: 217-545-5465 Patient appointment: 217-545-8000 Clinic fax: 217-545-7438 Residency Program Coordinator: Pam Larson Residency Program Coordinator phone: 217-545-6630

Decatur-area patients will have access to more health care services, thanks to a federal grant that allows the Southern Illinois University Center for Family Medicine-Decatur to become a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) under the scope of service of the Center for Family Medicine in Springfield. The US Department of Health and Human Services grant was effective July 1, 2017. Patients will have access to a spectrum of services, including prenatal care and deliveries, well child care and immunizations, chronic illness management, preventive and geriatric care. The practice, located at

Decatur-area patients will have access to more health care services, thanks to a federal grant that allows the Southern Illinois University Center for Family Medicine-Decatur to become a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) under the scope of service of the Center for Family Medicine in Springfield. The US Department of Health and Human Services grant was effective July 1, 2017. Patients will have access to a spectrum of services, including prenatal care and deliveries, well child care and immunizations, chronic illness management, preventive and geriatric care. The practice, located at

Decatur-area patients will have access to more health care services, thanks to a federal grant that allows the Southern Illinois University Center for Family Medicine-Decatur to become a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) under the scope of service of the Center for Family Medicine in Springfield. The US Department of Health and Human Services grant was effective July 1, 2017. Patients will have access to a spectrum of services, including prenatal care and deliveries, well child care and immunizations, chronic illness management, preventive and geriatric care. The practice, located at

A study published in the July issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association again showed troubling evidence of the degenerative brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) among NFL players. The data indicated that CTE was found in 117 of 119 brains of those who played professional football. (Like Alzheimer’s disease, CTE is diagnosed posthumously.) Dr. James Daniels , professor of family medicine at SIU Center for Family Medicine in Quincy and director its sports medicine fellowship, says, “There is a lot of debate in medicine right now on how to measure CTE and if the

A study published in the July issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association again showed troubling evidence of the degenerative brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) among NFL players. The data indicated that CTE was found in 117 of 119 brains of those who played professional football. (Like Alzheimer’s disease, CTE is diagnosed posthumously.) Dr. James Daniels , professor of family medicine at SIU Center for Family Medicine in Quincy and director its sports medicine fellowship, says, “There is a lot of debate in medicine right now on how to measure CTE and if the

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The Fertility and IVF Center at Southern Illinois University Medicine will hold its seventh annual birthday party from 3 to 6 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 17, at Erin’s Pavilion in Southwind Park, 4965 S. Second St. in Springfield. “This event is our way of celebrating the parents and children we’ve helped,” said Ricardo Loret de Mola, MD. “It’s an extremely rewarding experience to see these children and know that our team played a role in helping their families.” In 2016, the center hosted more than 200 parents and children, ranging from newborns to seven year olds. Patients, families and those

The Fertility and IVF Center at Southern Illinois University Medicine will hold its seventh annual birthday party from 3 to 6 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 17, at Erin’s Pavilion in Southwind Park, 4965 S. Second St. in Springfield. “This event is our way of celebrating the parents and children we’ve helped,” said Ricardo Loret de Mola, MD. “It’s an extremely rewarding experience to see these children and know that our team played a role in helping their families.” In 2016, the center hosted more than 200 parents and children, ranging from newborns to seven year olds. Patients, families and those