CARBONDALE, IL - SIU Medicine is welcoming patients, residents and students to a new state-of-the-art clinic and teaching facility at 300 W. Oak Street. The 40,000-square-foot space will be the home to SIU Center for FamilyMedicine–Carbondale and SIU Medicine’s Physician Assistant Program. Southern Illinois Healthcare (SIH) funded the new facility and is leasing the building to SIU Medicine. The construction plan was developed as SIU’s family medicine clinic began to outgrow its space in the professional office building connected to SIH Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. The Physician Assistant

Family physicians in seven Illinois communities are hosting students from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine through August 30. 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 an office 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

Family physicians in seven Illinois communities are hosting students from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine through August 30. 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 an office 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

Have you ever wanted to try acupuncture? SIU Center for Family Medicine, 520 N. 4th St. in Springfield, is now offering an auricular (ear) acupuncture clinic as of August 2019 on Thursdays from 2-4 p.m. Appointments take 15-20 min and are only $5. Walk-ins are welcome, and you don't need to be established as an SIU Medicine patient. "The ear is a microcosm for the rest of the body," said Leslie Smith, MD, LAc, director of integrative medicine at SIU Medicine. "In fact, acupuncture is the reason we pierce our ears where we do. For the auricular clinic, I use tiny needles in special places in

The employee of the month for July is Christina Sanderfield, LPN II in the Department of Psychiatry. Her nominator said: “Tina is a valued employee. She is attentive to detail and carries out her job duties with precision. She is always available to lend a hand to the other clinics when there is a need and is knowledgeable in every aspect of the job. She is dependable and always comes to work with a positive attitude. She is a great asset to SIU and we are lucky to have her.”