Community health worker Nicol Moore met Amber Hinkle, 41, during a 2021 neighborhood celebration in Comer Cox Park. Amber had chronic leg pain and had become discouraged with her physician. “I’d bring things to my doctor’s attention but they were always getting swept under the rug, or they were misdiagnosed,” Hinkle says. Moore told her about SIU’s Access to Care program and offered to find her a new physician. Within a week, Moore had connected her with Dr. Patrick Long, a resident physician at SIU’s Center for Family Medicine in Springfield. He examined Hinkle and enlisted the help of SIU

Community health worker Nicol Moore met Amber Hinkle, 41, during a 2021 neighborhood celebration in Comer Cox Park. Amber had chronic leg pain and had become discouraged with her physician. “I’d bring things to my doctor’s attention but they were always getting swept under the rug, or they were misdiagnosed,” Hinkle says. Moore told her about SIU’s Access to Care program and offered to find her a new physician. Within a week, Moore had connected her with Dr. Patrick Long, a resident physician at SIU’s Center for Family Medicine in Springfield. He examined Hinkle and enlisted the help of SIU

Community health worker Nicol Moore met Amber Hinkle, 41, during a 2021 neighborhood celebration in Comer Cox Park. Amber had chronic leg pain and had become discouraged with her physician. “I’d bring things to my doctor’s attention but they were always getting swept under the rug, or they were misdiagnosed,” Hinkle says. Moore told her about SIU’s Access to Care program and offered to find her a new physician. Within a week, Moore had connected her with Dr. Patrick Long, a resident physician at SIU’s Center for Family Medicine in Springfield. He examined Hinkle and enlisted the help of SIU

It’s a question I often get asked by my patients during my clinics at Family Medicine. The most straightforward answer is that Physician Assistants (PAs) are medical providers, like Nurse Practitioners (NPs), that function very similarly to our Physician colleagues in that we prescribe medications, manage chronic medical conditions, and work-up acute complaints. Quickly following that question is, “when do you graduate and become a doctor?” I chuckle at this because I have no intention of going back to school for another seven years (at the very least), and also because being a PA is the best

With longer days and warmer temperatures, the summer months are perfect for prioritizing your well-being by making time for some fresh-air fitness. Exercising outdoors benefits your health by giving you a boost of Vitamin D while working up a sweat in the sun. Whether it’s riding your bike, swimming, playing a sport or hitting the gym, staying active during the summer can help you get in shape while having fun. Here are five ways you can enhance your summer fitness routine: 1. Get outside. Summertime gives you the perfect opportunity to be active outdoors. Go for a swim to fit in a low-impact

SIU Medicine is pleased to announce all SIU Center for Family Medicine providers and locations will participate in Humana Medicare and Humana MMAI plans starting August 1, 2023. Currently, this is limited to SIU Medicine, but as of August 1, it will be expanded to all of SIU Medicine.

SIU Medicine is pleased to announce all SIU Center for Family Medicine providers and locations will participate in Humana Medicare and Humana MMAI plans starting August 1, 2023. Currently, this is limited to SIU Medicine, but as of August 1, it will be expanded to all of SIU Medicine.