Telehealth services have rapidly gained popularity in recent years, reshaping the way health care is delivered and accessed. Dr. Michael Ruebhausen, plastic surgeon, shares insights on the advantages and barriers of telehealth services, discusses common myths and highlights its transformative impact on health care equity and patient satisfaction. Advantages of Telehealth: Unparalleled Convenience: “One of the big benefits is that people have a super computer in their pocket now,” Dr. Ruebhausen said. “This is granting them access to clinical consultations from the comfort of their homes.”

Telehealth services have rapidly gained popularity in recent years, reshaping the way health care is delivered and accessed. Dr. Michael Ruebhausen, plastic surgeon, shares insights on the advantages and barriers of telehealth services, discusses common myths and highlights its transformative impact on health care equity and patient satisfaction. Advantages of Telehealth: Unparalleled Convenience: “One of the big benefits is that people have a super computer in their pocket now,” Dr. Ruebhausen said. “This is granting them access to clinical consultations from the comfort of their homes.”

Innovators, inventors and entrepreneurs from across the Southern Illinois University System will be on hand next month in St. Louis when the university plays host to an event aimed at bringing together research and enterprise.

On October 28, SIU School of Medicine is hosting a 5K run/walk to honor Junaia Carter, MD, a 2010 alumnus who passed away from Stage 4 breast cancer shortly after graduation. The event in Springfield's Washington Park raises awareness and funds for breast cancer research.

On October 28, SIU School of Medicine is hosting a 5K run/walk to honor Junaia Carter, MD, a 2010 alumnus who passed away from Stage 4 breast cancer shortly after graduation. The event in Springfield's Washington Park raises awareness and funds for breast cancer research.

On October 28, SIU School of Medicine is hosting a 5K run/walk to honor Junaia Carter, MD, a 2010 alumnus who passed away from Stage 4 breast cancer shortly after graduation. The event in Springfield's Washington Park raises awareness and funds for breast cancer research.

On October 28, SIU School of Medicine is hosting a 5K run/walk to honor Junaia Carter, MD, a 2010 alumnus who passed away from Stage 4 breast cancer shortly after graduation. The event in Springfield's Washington Park raises awareness and funds for breast cancer research.

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The Department of Medical Humanities, Medical Library and Friends of the Pearson Museum hosts the Pearson Lecture Series. It is named in honor of Dr. Emmet F. Pearson, a Springfield physician who was also a professor emeritus in the internal medicine and medical humanities departments at SIU. Watch the Pearson Lecture from 2023 with Glen Davidson, PhD, founding chair of SIU’s Department of Medical Humanities.