Last fall, SIU Medicine hosted a fashion show for Breast Reconstruction Awareness Day. The patients modeled designs of Dana Donofree, who creates bras and clothing for women who have had breast cancer surgery. At our SIU Medicine fashion show featuring local breast cancer survivors, Tami Russell was among the women who showcased the bras from Dana’s line of clothing called AnaOno. This year at New York Fashion Week, Dana has selected breast cancer survivors from across the country to be part of group of models wearing her clothing line. SIU Medicine is sponsoring Tami to be part of this show

Be sure to tune in to the big game on Sunday, February 2 from 5:15-9:00 p.m. to catch the 30 second SIU Medicine commercial. The commercial is also showing in AMC theaters this winter.

Springfield police officer Tami Russell said she will call upon “a different kind of bravery” when she models intimate apparel at a runway show as part of New York Fashion Week on Sunday, February 9, in Manhattan. Russell, 45, is participating in the fourth annual New York Fashion Week show hosted by AnaOno Intimates , a post-mastectomy apparel brand, and #Cancerland, a breast cancer media platform. The fashion show spotlights women living with breast cancer and raises funds for METAvivor Research and Support, Inc. , a nonprofit organization that funds research to benefit people with stage IV

Family physicians in six Illinois communities are hosting students from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine throughout January. The students are participating in the school’s Family Medicine Preceptorship Program. The experience provides an opportunity for students to use their medical knowledge in a clinic 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 from medical school in May 2021, then pursue advanced training in a specific area of

SIU Medicine & University of Chicago partnering on National Institute on Drug Abuse Project