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CALENDAR
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NOVEMBER
11.4
State of the School, 8 am, St. John's Pavilion
, Dean and Provost Dr. Jerry Kruse discusses the state and future of SIU School of Medicine.
11.4
SIU School of Medicine / UIS Research Colloquium, noon - 1:30 pm, Robbins Woerner Conf. Center, Simmons Cancer Institute. Presentations on Hepatitis C by Dr. Janak Koirala and Josiah Alamu, PhD. Lunch provided.
11.5
Alzheimer's Awareness, 9 am - noon, Memorial Center for Learning and Innovation, 228 W. Miller St., Springfield. Medical and caregiving information for family members and caregivers, sponsored by CADRD. Details at siumed.edu/alz.
11.8
Election Day
11.10
Simulation in Medical Education and Training - 142nd Annual Southern Illinois Medical Association Conference, 8 am - 4 pm, Memorial Center for Learning and Innovation, Room 2A, Curtis Theatre Classroom
11.11
Veterans Day - School holiday
11.14
Healthy Life, Healthy You free diabetes education event, 4:30 - 7 pm, Dove Conf. Center, HSHS St. John's Hospital, 619 E. Mason. Register by Nov. 7 at 217-814-4308.
11.24-25
Thanksgiving holiday
11.29
Giving Tuesday.
On Nov. 29, we want to provide SIU SOM students, residents and faculty the financial support they need. Will you #StandWithSIUSOM on #GivingTuesday? Will you stand with our 72 newest learners? Your donations can support scholarships, cutting-edge technology and invaluable training resources.
DECEMBER
12.13
Jingle Mingle
, 1 - 4 pm, Dean's Lobby, 801 N. Rutledge, Springfield
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PERSONNEL
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Kara Agnew, Clinic Nurse, Cancer Institute Clinic
Susan Beattie, Assistant Instructor, Education and Curriculum - Carbondale
Rhonda Fickas, Medical Office Associate, Internal Medicine
Dianna Lindberg Doyle, Clinic Nurse, OB-GYN
Amanda Bryant, Certified Medical Assistant Trainee,
Brooke DeBose, LPN II, and
Melissa Ferguson, Medical Office Associate, all Pediatrics
James Guzouskis, Information Technology Support Associate, SIU HC Information Systems
Robert Sylvester, Collection Representative, SIU HC Patient Business Services
Benjamin Kirchhoff, Information Technology Technical Associate, Telehealth Networks & Programs
Farewell
David Schlemm, Capital Planning and Service Operations
Dr. David Resch (retirement), Internal Medicine
Brittany Bond, Neurology
Sadie Boaz, Pediatrics
Dr. Linda Toth (retirement), Pharmacology & Research and Faculty Affairs
Kaitlin Osland, SIU HealthCare Information Systems
Richard Triebe, SIU HealthCare Patient Business Services
Katelen Hegger, Judy Mixer, Dr. Tamara Pylawka, Amethyst Zelle, and Wesley Zwiefel, all Surgery
In Memoriam
Mary Ann Gibson, SIU HC Patient Business Services
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A corrected
THANK YOU to everyone who donated a gift basket for the Enos Health Fair on September 22.
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November 29 is Giving Tuesday. On that day, we want to provide SIU SOM students and residents the financial support they need. Will you #StandWithSIUSOM on #GivingTuesday? Will you stand with our 72 newest learners?
Your donations can support:
* the student resource fund
* the resident resource fund
* MEDPREP
* research
* faculty support
* scholarships
Please mark your calendars and tell your friends about Giving Tuesday and our goal of reaching 72 donors. On Nov. 29, visit siumed.edu/givingtuesday to give! We are thankful for you and your continued support.
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Alzheimer's Awareness program Nov. 5
Do you have a loved one who suffers from Alzheimer's? SIU's Center for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders (CADRD) is hosting Alzheimer's Awareness, a morning of medical and caregiving information for family, friends and care partners on Saturday, Nov. 5 at the Memorial Center for Learning and Innovation, 228 West Miller in Springfield.
Learn the latest information on memory loss disorders, treatment and care, presented by SIU experts
Dr. Tom Ala, interim director of CADRD,
Dr. Stephanie van Ulft, Psychiatry, and
Ann Jirmasek, CADRD. The program is free and open to the public, and a continental breakfast is provided. Registration and information can be found at
siumed.edu/alz.
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Mathews now seeing peds urology patients in Effingham
 Effingham County children with specific urological conditions requiring surgery have a new option for care close to home.
Dr. Ranjiv Mathews has partnered with Effingham Urology Associates to bring specialized pediatric urological care to Effingham County. Mathews will see patients at 414 W. Virginia Ave. in Effingham. He is the only pediatric urologist in an 80-mile radius.
Mathews completed a pediatric urology fellowship at the Brady Urological Institute of the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and a urology residency at SUNY Health Science Center in Syracuse, N.Y. (
more)
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Talking Dead
 Since leaving Illinois, SOM alumnus Dr. Gary Cumberland ('78) has led a career as a pathologist in Alabama and Florida, helping police solve crimes and families find closure. Friends, colleagues and guests at the 20th annual Pearson Lecture on Nov. 2 got to hear him compare and contrast his experiences with popular TV depictions of the job. The enthralling presentation also touched upon chapters from his recently published book, My Life With Death: Memoirs of a Journeyman Medical Examiner.
From left to right, back row: 1978 classmates Jane Arbuthnot, Jim Stegeman, George Shotick and James Curtis. Front row, Gary and Beth Cumberland.
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Diabetes education event Nov. 14
 Adults with diabetes can learn about ways to manage the disease at "Healthy Life, Healthy You," a free program offered by the Prairie Diabetes Alliance, which includes SIU HealthCare, Memorial Medical Center's Weight Loss and Wellness Center, HSHS St. John's Hospital, the American Diabetes Association, the Illinois Pharmacy Association and Springfield Clinic.
Presentations are designed to educate adults with diabetes and their caretakers on topics like foot care and eating healthy on a budget. Vendor displays open at 4:30; programs are 5:30 - 7 pm on Monday, Nov. 14 in the Dove Conference Center at HSHS St. John's Hospital, 619 E. Mason St., Springfield.
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Get ethically challenged -- it's the law
 As state university employees, we're required by law to take annual ethics training. The program content is intended to familiarize us with the laws and rules that apply to functions we perform on behalf of the University and the State of Illinois.
Employees received instructions via email and campus mail on Oct. 18 regarding accessing the online training module. Gentle reminders have followed if you haven't completed the training, Please log in at your earliest convenience and finish training by November 8.
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Make SCOPE great again in 2017
SCOPE is the literary and creative arts magazine organized and produced by SIU medical students. The 2017 edition is underway, and we need SIU's local artists and authors to fill the booklet with thought-provoking content. Do you have an original story, poem or piece of art that you'd like to share? Submit it! If you don't, now's the time to harness your energy and create it!
 Submitting for the 2017 edition's theme is easy. The subject can be about whatever you want and can be produced by anyone affiliated with the School, including immediate family members.
The deadline to enter is January 5, 2017. Entries of poetry and prose can be submitted
online; framed art can be sent to Public Affairs, 801 N. Rutledge St., Room 2388, MC 9621, Springfield, 62794-9621, or c/o Kathleen Jones, Wheeler Hall Rm. 0204, MC 4323, Carbondale, 62901. For more details, visit
SCOPE and click on
Guidelines and Submission or contact
scope@siumed.edu.
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SIU scaregivers
Beware the 7 Deadly Sins of Modern Medicine: From left to right, Emily Chesser (foreground), Dr. Ramesh Gupta, Mason Tippy (cigarettes), Alex Christensen (alcohol), Peter Wade (drugs), Peyton Crowe (soda), Trevor Parr (sleep), Katherine Lincoln (caffeine) and Erica Maduakolam (junk food).
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OEC's Sarah Meredith
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First year medical students held a Halloween Party in Lindegren Hall at SIUC on October 28. Costumed characters and innocent bystanders learned more about medicine and each other than was probably healthy.
View photos from the Carbondale festivities here.
And another colorful crew is pictured below, captured in Carbondale on October 31. Our Physician Assistant students could someday be making life-and-death decisions.
Be afraid. Be very afraid.
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The Force is strong in this one: A stormtrooper (aka pediatric surgeon Kevin Calder, MD) visits HSHS St. John's Children's Hospital on Halloween.
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Clinical job opportunities
 SIU School of Medicine is hosting a clinical employment open house from 4 to 6 pm Wednesday, November 16, at 327 W. Calhoun Ave. in Springfield.
Anyone interested in nursing, medical assisting and medical office positions is invited to attend to speak with representatives from the various departments/divisions about clinical job opportunities. Benefits and employment counselors from SIU Human Resources will also be available.
Parking is available on the street, in the lot next to the building and in the lot across the street.
Prospective employees can get a head start on the employment process by completing the online application, including the nursing addendum (for RNs and LPNs), which can be found on the School's job website. They may also upload any necessary licenses or transcripts.
For more information on the clinical open house, contact SIU's Human Resources in person at 327 W. Calhoun or via phone 217-545-0223, Monday - Friday, 8 am - 4:30 pm. For more information on SIU SOM employment opportunities, visit siumed.edu/jobs.
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Rakinic to lead national surgery board
 Dr.
Jan Rakinic, Surgery
, has been named the president-elect for the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery (ABCRS)
She is the chief of the Section of Colorectal Surgery at SIU School of Medicine.
Rakinic is the second woman to be elected as president of the ABCRS.
"To earn this recognition from a number of my peers, whom I have a lot of respect for, is really humbling," says Rakinic, who joined SIU in 2001. (more)
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LEARN MORE ABOUT:
Tuition Assistance Programs
SIU School of Medicine offers a number of ways to help you further your education at an affordable level. You can pursue a scholastic track that gets you to a better job title within SIU -- and beyond.
 Tuition waivers (graduate and undergraduate) are available to Civil Service employees at all state-supported universities in Illinois. Faculty or Principal Administrative employees can get tuition waivers to attend SIUC and SIUE only.
Full-time employees who attend college classes are eligible for a maximum of six hours/two classes
for the fall and spring semesters and three hours/one class for the summer semester. Some technical degree programs aren't covered under the tuition waiver program; interested employees should check with the university they plan to attend to ensure the specific program is covered.
Tuition reimbursement is available to Civil Service, Principal Administrative and Research employees who are enrolled at any other degree granting institution not covered by the tuition waiver program. The institution must be accredited and the coursework must be for credit; tuition for non-credit coursework is not reimbursed. Maximums based upon your annual salary apply and a grade of 'C' or above must be earned before reimbursement will be paid.
Tuition waivers are also available for your children. Public Act 90-0282 directed Illinois public universities to make available a 50% tuition waiver for undergraduate education at Illinois public universities for eligible children under age 25, of employees of public universities who have seven or more years of total employment, at 50% time or greater. If you're a qualified employee who has children preparing for college, apply!
For questions about tuition reimbursement, contact Stacy Bond. Direct tuition waiver questions to Vicky Beeler. For academic career counseling, contact OHR Reception at 545-0223.
Learn more about benefit information on the
HR intranet site
, under the lefthand column menu.
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Colorectal cancer study in Montgomery Co.
Dr. Sabha Ganai, PhD
, SCI, director of gastrointestinal oncology, is conducting a study of community perspectives of colorectal cancer. Montgomery County, as well as several other groups throughout central and southern Illinois, is being asked to participate in this study. Residents of Montgomery County are invited to participate in a focus group about colorectal cancer sponsored by Simmons Cancer Institute at SIU. The event will take place at 6 pm on Thursday, November 17, at the United Methodist Church, 537 Rountree St., in Hillsboro.
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Shoes That Fit Nov. 18
SIU medical students will hold their annual Shoes That Fit event for selected Enos students from 9 - 10:30 am on Friday, Nov. 18. More than 50 kindergarten through fifth graders will receive new tennis shoes and socks, purchased using funds donated by SIU employees throughout the year. The program is coordinated by Allen Ghareeb and Kacey Hamilton, MS3s, and Kelly Roth, MS2. Medical students will assist in the fittings.
If you'd like to contribute to the shoe drive, please contact
Hope Cherry
or
Dr. Tracey Smith
. Your donation can enhance this year's event and be noted on ornaments on the Christmas "shoe tree" in the Dean's Lobby in December.
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Enos winter coat drive begins
With holiday shopping around the corner, help Enos students prepare for winter: Consider giving a gift of a new or gently used coat. The kids also need sweatpants, T-shirts, socks and underwear
(in children's sizes).
Enos' classroom wish list includes: sanitizing wipes, hand sanitizer, tissues, baby wipes, peppermints, cough drops, books (gently used/new up to 5th grade), pencils, markers, loose leaf paper and treasure chest items. Look for the blue Enos bins throughout the School or let the Enos committee members shop for you. Send your check, made out to the Enos Acct. 106751, to
Judy Harbison, CPD, MC 9602.
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Presentations
Dr. Stephen Stone
, Internal Medicine - Dermatology, presented "Selected Topics in Acne and Rosacea" during The University at Sea Dermatology for Primary Care Providers conference on the MS Westerdam, at sea on September 25. Among his talks were "Psychodermatology," "Infections of the Skin," "Infestations of the Skin," "Psoriasis Update," "Dermatologic Emergencies" and "Dermatology Pearls for Primary Care Practice."
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NEW FACULTY
 Michael Hyun-ook Kim, MD, has joined the faculty as the chief of the Division of Cardiology and a professor of medicine. He is also a member of SIU HealthCare.
Before joining SIU, Kim worked as the director of Arrhythmia Service and the Electrophysiology Fellowship Program at Lifespan Cardiovascular Institute, Rhode Island Hospital and Miriam Hospital, all located in Providence, R.I., and Newport Hospital, located in Newport. He also previously served as a professor of medicine at Alpert Medical School of Brown University. He earned his Master's in Medical Management at Carnegie Mellon University (2016). Kim completed a cardiology fellowship and a cardiac electrophysiology fellowship at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor (1998, 2000). He completed his internal medicine residency as chief resident at the University of Michigan in 1996. Kim earned his medical degree at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry (1992) and his artium baccalaureus at Princeton University (1988).
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Employee of the Month
 The Civil Service Employee of the Month for November is Anna Baker Thorpe, a health care administrator II in the Department of Internal Medicine. Her nominator said: "Anna has taken on coverage of a very large division usually managed by at least two people. She has embraced this assignment in a very positive manner, jumping in to observe clinic flows, addressing areas for improvement, working side by side with staff to understand their needs and issues. She is compassionate while keeping the focus on patient needs. This role is in addition to her other responsibilities. She continues to be our TouchWorks expert, monitoring, scanning, preloading, upgrading initiatives and quality projects. The impact on the team she works with is evident in the relationships she has developed with staff and providers. It has been an impressive feat!"
Anna answered some questions for our profile.
1. How long have you worked at the School?
Loaded question! I was previously employed by SIU so I have been here a total of almost 9 years. I have been back about a year and a half.
2. What do you like best about your job?
I love the patients and the people I work with -- they're talented, empathetic and knowledgeable. The School has such a wonderful mission and I see my co-workers living it every day. They make this a great place to work!
 3. "I highly recommend ..."
Cubs baseball, enjoying life outside of work and working in an environment that is fulfilling.
4. What is the most interesting job you've held outside the School?
I worked in a greenhouse when I was a teenager.
5. What's one thing your co-workers might not know about you?
I'm an introvert.
6. What's the last good show you saw?
7. The most famous person you've ever seen:
Barack Obama
8. My dream destination is:
Any place where there is a beach, blue water and warm temperatures.
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Harbingers of Good Will
 A pair of employees were recently recognized for their good deeds.
Krissey Greene, SIU HealthCare, "worked with our clinical administrator to ensure our patient needs were met by allowing a new hire for her team to remain in Pediatrics to cover an unexpected leave of absence. We are grateful to Krissey for being our partner in care, moving forward together."
Gary Fifer, Center for Clinical Research. "As I struggled through the online IRB protocol submission process, Gary patiently handled my questions and my inexperience. He guided the project through to satisfactory completion. I remain grateful for his efforts."
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Media coverage 10.21.16 - 11.2.16
■ Cindy Vahle, CFM-Quincy, talked with WGEM Talk Radio on the importance of social emotional screening in children, 11.2.16.
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Dr. Kevin McVary, Urology, weighed in on a male birth control study cut short due to side effects, with
Fox Illinois,
11.2.16.
■ Greg Kyrouac, Neurology, spoke with Fox Illinois about the upcoming Alzheimer's disease community event, 11.2.16.
■ Dr. Doug Carlson, Pediatrics, discussed opioid abuse among young people with WCIA, 11.1.16.
 ■ Pearson lecture presenter, author and alumnus Dr. Gary Cumberland spoke with NPR Illinois about his book "My Life with Death," 11.1.16.
■ Dr. Susan Hingle, Internal Medicine, shared her thoughts on physician burnout with the ACP Internist, 11.1.16.
■ Dr. John Mellinger, Surgery, spoke with General Surgery News about the growing role of flexible endoscopy in the treatment of patients with gastrointestinal disease, 10.31.16.
■ According to the Whig, Chris Drummond, CFM-Quincy, was named the Center's September Employee of the Month, 10.30.16.
■ As reported by several news outlets, including the Journal Courier, Gov. Bruce Rauner visited SCI to deliver a Facebook Live address on the importance of breast cancer awareness, 10.29.16.
■ According to the Effingham Daily News, Dr. Ranjiv Mathews, Surgery, will treat children at Effingham Urology Associates, 10.27.16.
■ Dr. Katie Skaggs, CFM-Quincy, spoke with WGEM Talk Radio about ways to manage stress, 10.26.16.
■ William Halford, PhD, MMICB, spoke about the potential of his herpes vaccine with WAND, 10.26.16. The State Journal-Register, Cool 93.9, WTAX and WYMG also covered Halford's research.
■ Scienmag featured a comprehensive, interactive rat brain atlas, created, in part, by Thomas Brozoski, PhD, Surgery, 10.21.16.
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