SIU Family and Community Medicine, Medical-legal partnership: Investigating Medical-legal Partnership As Medical Education 2016-Present Students Involved: Emily Samson and Emma James SIU Mentors: Carolyn Pointer, JD Emily and Emma, under the direction of Rachel Miller, JD, and Carolyn Pointer, JD, designed and implemented a novel inpatient medical-legal partnership screening process using second year medical students. We are going to investigate the efficacy of the program as a social determinants of health education tool through qualitative analysis with the first cohort. We also plan to

Student Research Current MD/MPH students are engaged in several research projects, both in Carbondale and Springfield. For more information on those projects, click here . Medical students that are not in the MD/MPH track are also involved in research projects with Population Science and Policy faculty. The Department welcomes medical students into their research. For more information on the types of projects we are working on, please see the Science and Policy tabs. Publications and Presentations MD/MPH and Medical students have opportunities to showcase their work at various conferences and

Students The MD/MPH program is a five year program that begins in Carbondale. Students who have been accepted to medical school at SIUSM, but have not yet started medical school, are eligible to apply for the program. Students accepted to the program spend their first year completing MPH coursework in Carbondale. In the second year, students start medical school. In the fifth year (MS4), the students take MPH specific electives and complete a practicum. MD/MPH Faculty Faculty members from SIU Medicine and SIU Carbondale work together to educate the MD/MPH students. For more information on the

Trauma centers treat the most serious and complex combinations of injuries, those from which a person may be at risk of loss of life or limb. The SITC follows international guidelines for a Level I trauma center as established by the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma. Thus, the SITC provides resources for all areas of trauma care, from prevention, through emergency department and hospital treatment, and into rehabilitation. After providing initial emergency evaluation, the SITC trauma team continues its direct involvement, providing advanced critical care, specialized medical

Congratulations! Evyn Neumeister, MS4, recipient of a 2017 Excellence in Public Health Award from the U.S. Public Health Service Physician Professional Advisory Committee. Julie Chodacki, PsyD, commander, USPHS, presented the award to Evyn at the student day of service for Enos Park.

Emily Samson (Class of 2019) proudly showing off her badge at APHA 2015 in Chicago, IL. Emma James (Class of 2019) who is more than happy to be contacted by potential students who want more information about the MD/MPH program. Please email her at ejames71@siumed.edu . Other students not pictured: Evyn Neumeister- Class of 2017 Alexandra Barger- Class of 2018 Rae Gumayan- Class of 2018 Abigail Levy- Class of 2020 Jennifer Becker- Class of 2020

As Vriti Advani, MD, chief resident of general surger y, confidently performs a laparoscopic cholecystectomy, Dr. John Mellinger stands on the opposite side of the table and says very little. His quiet oversight is affirmation that he has taught Dr. Advani well. John Mellinger, MD, is SIU chair of the Division of General Surgery and professor of general and endoscopic surgery. He also holds the J. Ronald Folse, MD Endowed Chair in Surgery. Chief Resident, Dr. Advani (right) scrubs in with Dr. Mellinger before surgery. Good teachers often stick in students’ minds not because of what they teach

As Vriti Advani, MD, chief resident of general surger y, confidently performs a laparoscopic cholecystectomy, Dr. John Mellinger stands on the opposite side of the table and says very little. His quiet oversight is affirmation that he has taught Dr. Advani well. John Mellinger, MD, is SIU chair of the Division of General Surgery and professor of general and endoscopic surgery. He also holds the J. Ronald Folse, MD Endowed Chair in Surgery. Chief Resident, Dr. Advani (right) scrubs in with Dr. Mellinger before surgery. Good teachers often stick in students’ minds not because of what they teach

The Department of Population Science and Policy (PSP) is collaborating with SIU SOM faculty and students to redesign the population health curriculum with innovative and extensive materials to consider and serve America’s most vulnerable populations, especially those residing in rural areas. This new curriculum from Population Science and Policy provides information and experiential learning opportunities in population science that will complement the clinical skills medical students develop. As the education staff collaborates with the three divisions within PSP, the Department provides

Emilie Lohman Irwin, MPH Population Science Research Specialist Office of Population Science and Policy Contact 217-545-4342 elohmanirwin35@siumed.edu Primary Responsibilities My primary responsibilities include providing support for community based population science research activities and acting as a grant evaluator. About After completing my undergraduate degree in Anthropology at the University of Chicago in 2013, I spent a year working in Memphis, Tennessee as part of AmeriCorps and Teach for America teaching 7 th grade reading. Following that experience, I returned to Springfield