Highlights
Faculty Win “Innovator of the Year” Awards
April 12, 2018
Several Southern Illinois University Medicine faculty were among those honored as "Innovators of the Year" during the inaugural Illinois Capital Innovation Competition.

Clinical Study to Test New High Blood Pressure Treatment
April 5, 2018
Research trial enrolling hypertension patients

Family & Community Medicine - Carbondale Earns National Recognition
April 5, 2018
April 5, 2018 – The Southern Illinois University Family and Community Medicine program in Carbondale has achieved recognition as a Level 3 Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), a private,

Simmons Cancer Institute to Provide Free Oral Cancer Screenings
March 21, 2018
Head and neck cancer can be a devastating diagnosis, says Arun Sharma, MD, assistant professor of surgery at SIU Medicine. But if diagnosed at an early stage, patients have an 80 percent survival rate, according to the Head and Neck Cancer Alliance.

Innovation Competition Awards Taking Nominations
March 8, 2018
UIS, Innovate Springfield & SIU Medicine to host inaugural event celebrating research, health care, others
Free Cancer Screenings Available March 24
February 28, 2018

Heart-mouth connection
February 26, 2018
Doctors and dentists agree: Oral health isn’t just important for staving off halitosis. It’s also a good indicator of what’s going on in other areas of the body, like your heart.
Aspects of a Learner: Dr. Sudhakar Shenoy
February 13, 2018
Learn more about Child & Adolescent Psychiatry resident Dr. Sudhakar Shenoy, Class of 2019.

SIU physician prepared for an Olympic task
February 8, 2018
David Jeong, MD, has achieved an impressive goal this month: He’s made it to the Olympics.