SIU School of Medicine Releases FY 2010

January • February • March • April • May • June • July • August • September • October • November • December • FY 2009 Releases

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JULY 2009
July 2 - SIU Receives NIH Grant -- A research scientist at SIU School of Medicine in Springfield has been awarded a five-year federal grant to study Alzheimer Disease.

JUNE 2009
June 30 - SIU Organizes Camp COCO 2009 -- The 24th annual Camp COCO will host 130-plus campers with cancer and other blood disorders during its one-week session July 12 through 17. 

June 26 - SIU Surgeon Receives First Sumner Endowed Chair Award -- Dr. Kim Hodgson, professor and chair of the vascular division, has been named recipient of the David S. Sumner, M.D. Endowed Chair in Vascular and Endovascular Surgery.

June 24 - Med School Awarded National Honor -- The Department of Family and Community Medicine received a "Top TenAward" from the American Academy of Family Physicians.

June 18 - Two Receive Honors -- Two faculty members from the psychiatry department receive national honors.

June 16 - Med School Receives Grant -- A research scientist at SIU School of Medicine in Springfield has been awarded a grant from the National Institute of Aging, a division of the National Institutes of Health.

June 15 -SIU and Springfield Schools Announce Joint Pilot Program -- A pilot program for high school students will begin to introduce students to the field of medicine.

June 12 - SIU Med Student Receives National Honor -- A second-year student received the 2009 Carolyn L. Kuckein Student Research Fellowship.  Deena Chihade

Juhe 11 - New Providers Join Network --Two providers join the Memory and Aging Network at SIU 's Center for Alzheimer Disease and Related Disorders in Springfield.

June 10 - Two Receive Awards -- Two student researchers receive awards from SIU department of pharmacology.

June 10 - SIU Voice Center Offers Voice Care Workshop -- A free workshop for area singers, actors and public speakers.

June 5 - SIU Med School Announces Commencement Awards -- Honors and Awards were announced as part of the 35th commencement held in May in Springfield.

June 5 - SIU Med School Announces Research Symposium Awards -- Eight medical and graduate students and resident physicians received top awards in the 19th annual Trainee Research Symposium at SIU School of Medicine. 

June 1 - SIU Med School Sponsors Talk with Chris Lowery -- Team building is the topic for an Internal Medicine Grand Rounds presentation.