Eric D. Hargan served as the Deputy Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from 2017 to 2021; he also served as Acting Secretary for several months in 2017-2018. HHS is the largest department in the federal government and has an annual budget in excess of $1.3 trillion and over 80,000 employees across 26 divisions. As Deputy Secretary, he oversaw the development and approval of all HHS, CMS, and FDA regulations and significant guidances; as well as the day-to-day operations and management of the department, and led policy and strategy development. From 2003 to 2007, Mr

Alana Knudson, PhD, serves as a Program Area Director in the Public Health Department at NORC at the University of Chicago and is the Director of NORC’s Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis. Dr. Knudson has over 25 years of experience implementing and directing public health programs, leading health services and policy research projects, and evaluating program effectiveness. She has led projects funded by many federal agencies and private foundations. Dr. Knudson currently serves as the Project Director for the Rural Cohort Analysis of Rural Health Programs funded by the Federal Office of

Information for students applying to dermatology residency A statement with additional information has been released by the Association of Professors of Dermatology Residency Program Directors Section. Supplemental ERAS application Our residency program participates in the new AAMC Supplemental ERAS Application, which will include token preference signaling. Per AAMC and NRMP guidance, completion of this supplemental application is optional for all applicants. We highly encourage applicants to our standard track to complete the supplemental ERAS application as we will be using the data to

SPRINGFIELD, IL – The future of rural public health requires investment in data systems and public health workforce as well as enhanced partnerships between health care providers and public health departments according to a new policy brief released by Rural Health Summit organizers, Southern Illinois University (SIU) Medicine Department of Population Science and Policy , SIU Paul Simon Public Policy Institute , The University of Illinois Chicago School of Public Health and the SIU Medicine Center for Rural Health and Social Service Development . Rural public health systems faced an avalanche

Overview The SIU Medicine IRB (Institutional Review Board) is responsible for reviewing proposed research that includes humans as subjects. This includes any study that is: (1) sponsored by Southern Illinois University School of Medicine; (2) conducted in any school of medicine facility; or (3) conducted by school of medicine faculty, staff, residents, or medical students. Research to be performed by a community-based investigator and/or research to be conducted in any school of medicine affiliated hospitals or sites may also be reviewed by the IRB with the appropriate authorization agreements

ALTON, IL – The first residents of the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine Alton Family Medicine Residency Program began their three-year training at Alton Memorial Hospital on July 1. “We are excited to be partnering with Alton Memorial Hospital and Southern Illinois Healthcare Foundation (SIHF) in this program,” said Rebecca Hoffman, MD, MSPH, director of the residency program. “These organizations have a long and rich history of providing education, care and service to the populations of the area. Our shared vision for education, and patient and community care allow for many

ALTON, IL – The first residents of the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine Alton Family Medicine Residency Program began their three-year training at Alton Memorial Hospital on July 1. “We are excited to be partnering with Alton Memorial Hospital and Southern Illinois Healthcare Foundation (SIHF) in this program,” said Rebecca Hoffman, MD, MSPH, director of the residency program. “These organizations have a long and rich history of providing education, care and service to the populations of the area. Our shared vision for education, and patient and community care allow for many

Couldn't make the live webinar? Recordings of each webinar can be found below or see all our videos here : COVID-19 and Rural Housing and Homelessness (December) COVID-19 and the Rural Opioid Epidemic (November) COVID-19 and the Rural Health Workforce (October) COVID-19 and Rural Children's Development (September) COVID-19 and Rural Nutrition and Fitness (August) COVID-19 and Rural Public Health Systems (July) COVID-19 and Rural Mental Health (May) Stay tuned for new recordings each month.

SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois officials must take swift action to end the rural mental health crisis worsened by COVID-19, says a new policy brief released by Rural Health Summit organizers, Southern Illinois University (SIU) Medicine Department of Population Science and Policy , SIU Paul Simon Public Policy Institute , The University of Illinois Chicago School of Public Health and the SIU Medicine Center for Rural Health and Social Service Development . Illinois needs a statewide telepsychiatry program, integration of mental/behavioral health providers into primary care and targeted investment