Highlights

Recent Harbinger of Goodwill Recipients
February 11, 2019
Congratulations to Kathy Semon, Carol Papps and Ron Bowman for receiving the Harbinger of Goodwill Award!
February 2019 Civil Service Employee of the Month
February 11, 2019
The Civil Service Employee of the Month for February 2019 is Melissa Smock, Medical Education Program Specialist, in the Office of Education and Curriculum.

SIU Surgeon Earns Outstanding Faculty Teacher Award
February 6, 2019
The American Council of Academic Plastic Surgeons has named Michael Neumeister, MD, FACS, chair of the Department of Surgery and a professor of surgery at SIU School of Medicine, the organization's first Outstanding Faculty Teacher.

Making Sense of Blood Pressure Results
January 31, 2019
"Great job,” your nurse says. “120/80!”
If you’re not quite sure what those numbers mean, you’re not alone. But knowing your numbers and what they mean can go a long way in preventing heart disease and a host of other illnesses.

Dr. Roger Kim Earns Visiting Professorship at Tulane University
January 10, 2019
The Society for Asian Academic Surgeons has selected Roger H. Kim, MD, FACS, as a visiting professor for the 2019-2020 academic year. Kim will deliver the Peter and Meilin Wang SAAS Lectureship, endowed by Dr. Tom Wang, at Tulane University in New Orleans.

Hypertension Expert Dr. John Flack Receives ACP Laureate Award
January 10, 2019
Hypertension expert John Flack, MD, MACP, is the recipient of the American College of Physicians Illinois Southern Chapter's highest honor: the Laureate Award. Flack, chair of the Department of Internal Medicine and director of the Hypertension Clinic at SIU Medicine, received the award on Nov.
Research Studies Seek Participants with Memory Loss, Alzheimer's Disease
October 31, 2018

Audiologist Jennifer L. Berry Named "Best of Springfield"
October 31, 2018
SIU Medicine audiologist Jennifer L. Berry, AuD, CCC-A, took the title "Best Audiologist" in the Illinois Times' 2018 Best of Springfield awards.