1/16/2010 - Fun with Food and Fitness 1/16/2010 - The University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford is hosting a free, educational event, “Fun with Food and Fitness,” as led by Ana-Maria Soleanicov, MD.
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1/13/10 - Kantayya Celebrates National Membership 1/13/10 - Vivek S. Kantayya, MD, FAAFP, interim head of the department of family and community medicine at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford, family physician at the University Primary Care Clinic in Mt. Morris and assistant professor of clinical family medicine,has completed continuing medical education requirements to retain membership in the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP).
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11/5/09 - Nurse Practitioner Week November 8 - 14 11/5/09 - The University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford celebrates Nurse Practitioner Week, November 8 – 14, 2009.
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11/4/09 - Hawkins named Director of Research at COM-R 11/4/09 - The University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford is pleased to announce that Alesia Hawkins, PhD, will be joining the faculty as director of research in the department of family and community medicine (DFCM).
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10/16/09 - Powers awarded lifetime achievement award James A. Powers, Jr., LCSW, researcher with the Health Systems Research Department at the University of Illinois College of Medicine, was honored with the National Association of Social Workers Illinois Chapter’s 2009 Lifetime Achievement Award.
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10-15-09 Medical Students host healthy Halloween Party Children up to age 10 are invited to attend a "Healthy Halloween Party" on Saturday, October 31 from 1 - 3 p.m. in the lobby of the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford.
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8/20/09 - Nicolosi joins faculty of Shappert Clinic The College of Medicine is pleased to announce that Frank J. Nicolosi, MD, JD, has joined with Atisak Sapying, MD, David Pocock, MBBS, MRCP, Paul Reith, MD, and Nurse Practitioner Gail Brick to provide university level care for patients our Belvidere clinic.
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6-26-09 College of Medicine receives Community Foundation Grant 6/26/09 - The departments of family and community medicine and biomedical sciences at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford have been awarded a $75,000 grant from the Dr. Louis and Violet Rubin Fund of the Community Foundation of Northern Illinois,” said Vivek Kantayya, MD, interim head of family and community medicine at the College.
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6/15/09 - Puri awarded cancer study grant Rockford, IL - University of Illinois at Chicago’s Cancer Center director, Dr. Gary D. Kruh, has announced that 10 pilot project grant applications will be funded in their first Cancer Center pilot grant program cycle. Neelu Puri, assistant professor in the biomedical science department
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6/15/09 - College of Medicine researcher speaks at NIH Conference Mian-Ying Wang, MD, research associate professor in the department of pathology at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford, gave a presentation entitled “Morinda citrifolia (noni) and Cancer Prevention” at the National Cancer Institute’s Office of Cancer Complementary and Alternative Medicine (OCCAM) in Bethesda, MD, on Wednesday, June 10, 2009.
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5/18/09 - Ramaswamy to receive 2009 UIC INSPIRE Award Ramaswamy Kalyanasundarum, PhD, professor and head of the department of biomedical sciences at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford, has been selected to receive a 2009 UIC INSPIRE Award. The award is given by the University of Illinois Alumni Association based on one’s integrity, nurture, service, pride, intellect, respect and excellence.
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5/4/09 - H1N1 (Swine) Influenza Information The University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford is partnering with the Winnebago and Boone County Health Departments, as well as the area hospitals, schools and physician’s offices in emergency planning and distribution of information regarding the H1N1, or Swine flu, influenza.
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4/3/09 - Kantayya named interim department head Vivek S. Kantayya, MD, FAAFP, has been appointed interim head of the department of family and community medicine at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford. Kantayya also serves as a family physician at the University Primary Care Clinic in Mt. Morris and
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3/30/09 - Certificate in Public Health Program Open House 3/30/09 – Registration is underway for the fall semester in a new certificate program in public health practice being offered at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford. During National Public Health Week, the College of Medicine will be hosting an Open House to introduce the community to public health issues and the certificate program.
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3/11/09 - Medical students host baby goods drive for Crusader Clinic The University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford is hosting the Fourth Annual Baby Goods Drive benefiting Crusader Clinic. This event collects goods for infant care packages that are distributed by physicians to mother’s on their first follow-up visit after the birth of their baby.
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3/2/09 - Manzullo secures funding for College of Medicine Congressman Don Manzullo (R-Egan) announced today he has secured $714,000 in federal funding to help improve health care services and higher education opportunities for residents at three institutions in Rockford.
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3/2/09 - Rural Illinois high school students invited to summer camp Rockford, Illinois – The University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford is looking for rural high school students interested in a future in the health professions to participate in a three-day summer camp at Northern Illinois University, June 11-13, 2009.
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5/13/08 - National Center for Rural Health Professions awarded grant for $100,000 The National Center for Rural Health Professions (NCRHP) has been awarded a 5-year grant of $100,000 to participate in the W.K. Kellogg Foundation Rural People, Rural Policy (RPRP) initiative. The NCRHP is located at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford.
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1-21-09 - College of Medicine Redesignated a WHO collaborating center Rockford, Ill. - The University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford has been re-designated as a PAHO/WHO Collaborating Center for Developing Sustainable Human Resources for Health. The designation comes from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)/World Health Organization (WHO).
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