SIU Family and Community Medicine builds new walls, breaks old barriers

SIU Family and Community Medicine builds new walls, breaks old barriers

Dr. Tracey Smith finds happiness in teaching others how to be healthy Aspects Volume 39 No. 2 Written by Rebecca Budde • Photography by Jason Johnson NEVER, NEVER, NEVER GIVE UP It’s hard to be unhappy sitting in Tracey Smith’s office at SIU’s Center for Family and Community Medicine. Her walls, window sills, shelves and desk display a sea of brightly colored plaques, mugs and picture frames bearing inspirational thoughts and stories. The canvas displaying the message above is the most prominent in the room, just as its meaning is in Tracey’s life. “So many things that we’re doing at SIU would

Dr. Tracey Smith finds happiness in teaching others how to be healthy Aspects Volume 39 No. 2 Written by Rebecca Budde • Photography by Jason Johnson NEVER, NEVER, NEVER GIVE UP It’s hard to be unhappy sitting in Tracey Smith’s office at SIU’s Center for Family and Community Medicine. Her walls, window sills, shelves and desk display a sea of brightly colored plaques, mugs and picture frames bearing inspirational thoughts and stories. The canvas displaying the message above is the most prominent in the room, just as its meaning is in Tracey’s life. “So many things that we’re doing at SIU would

Real-time simulation raises the bar for teaching Aspects Volume 29 No. 2 Written by Rebecca Buddie • Photography by Jason Johnson Sixty-five-year-old John Petter collapsed in the faux living room at Memorial’s Center for Learning and Innovation (MCLI) on December 18. His 911 call set a series of events in motion that have the potential to better health care delivery and improve patient safety. The largest simulation in size and scope of its kind, this groundbreaking event showcased the collaboration between multiple organizations and disciplines. "This was an opportunity to show people at

Real-time simulation raises the bar for teaching Aspects Volume 29 No. 2 Written by Rebecca Buddie • Photography by Jason Johnson Sixty-five-year-old John Petter collapsed in the faux living room at Memorial’s Center for Learning and Innovation (MCLI) on December 18. His 911 call set a series of events in motion that have the potential to better health care delivery and improve patient safety. The largest simulation in size and scope of its kind, this groundbreaking event showcased the collaboration between multiple organizations and disciplines. "This was an opportunity to show people at

Elizabeth Collins, MD, MPH, '96 written by Rebecca Budde "The basic practice of medicine is the same no matter where you are," says Elizabeth Montgomery Collins, MD, MPH. That was the lesson she learned on her first overseas medical trip to Malawi, Africa as a third-year SIU medical student from Charleston and Centralia, Illinois. Since that first experience, she has cared for HIV-infected children and adults and also worked as a global health expert in many areas of the world, including Malawi, Peru, Romania, Moldova, the Dominican Republic, Russia, Nepal, Haiti, Botswana, Tanzania, Lesotho

Simmons Cancer Institute at SIU practices “the team approach” to cancer treatment. Our team – the surgeons, radiologists, oncologists, genetic counselors, therapists, nurses and medical staff – meet together to decide the best treatment plan when you or your family member receives a cancer diagnosis. When the patient leaves SCI after receiving a cancer diagnosis, it’s not with a list of appointments for other opinions about treatment. It’s with a treatment plan and the knowledge that their cancer care team is working for the best possible outcome. Information about each of the cancer care

SIU marks 35 years of using Standardized Patients in medical education Written by Lauren Murphy • Photography by Jason Johnson Aspects, 39-3 Summer 2016 Lisa Jones sits in the exam room clutching an oversized sweatshirt at her waist. Her tiny frame is swallowed by a baggy, brown T-shirt and shapeless, gray sweatpants. Her forearm is wrapped in a white bandage. She drops her head, letting her tangled blonde hair fall over her tear-stained face. Her husband takes a seat next to her. He looks as sad as he is frustrated. "You’ve got to tell her,” he pleads with his wife. "She can’t help you if you

SIU marks 35 years of using Standardized Patients in medical education Written by Lauren Murphy • Photography by Jason Johnson Aspects, 39-3 Summer 2016 Lisa Jones sits in the exam room clutching an oversized sweatshirt at her waist. Her tiny frame is swallowed by a baggy, brown T-shirt and shapeless, gray sweatpants. Her forearm is wrapped in a white bandage. She drops her head, letting her tangled blonde hair fall over her tear-stained face. Her husband takes a seat next to her. He looks as sad as he is frustrated. "You’ve got to tell her,” he pleads with his wife. "She can’t help you if you