New year, new career! End 2022 on a high note: Join SIU Medicine for its Clinical Careers Hiring Event anytime between 2-7 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 15, at the administration building, 201 E. Madison St. in Springfield. Representatives from the Departments of Surgery, Otolaryngology, Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Psychiatry, Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Simmons Cancer Institute will be on hand to answer questions about open positions, organizational culture, work-life balance and their teams. HR benefits specialists will also be on hand to answer questions about sick and

After a farming accident, reconstructive surgeon Tim Daugherty saved a man's hand through "ectopic banking," a first in the Midwest.

After a farming accident, reconstructive surgeon Tim Daugherty saved a man's hand through "ectopic banking," a first in the Midwest.

After a farming accident, reconstructive surgeon Tim Daugherty saved a man's hand through "ectopic banking," a first in the Midwest.

After a farming accident, reconstructive surgeon Tim Daugherty saved a man's hand through "ectopic banking," a first in the Midwest.

After a farming accident, reconstructive surgeon Tim Daugherty saved a man's hand through "ectopic banking," a first in the Midwest.

Mel Kuntemeier is a caregiver and current volunteer at the Smith Alzheimer’s Center’s Beyond the Medical Center programs. If you would like to submit a question for the next column, please email care@siumed.edu.

With suicide on the rise within the agriculture community, the Farm Family Resource Initiative is launching an open support group for farmers and farm family members 18 years and older who have lost a loved one to suicide. The group will meet monthly and the meetings will be held virtually. Survivors of suicide loss share a singular bond. While each situation is different, those who have lost a loved one to suicide tend to experience similar feelings and stages of grief, and have similar questions. Support groups provide an opportunity to meet others who understand and are willing to share