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How to get an A in packing school lunches
August 31, 2017
School is back in session and that means the four Rs: Reading, wRiting, aRithmetic and eating Right. To help your kids continue to eat healthy while at school, we asked SIU School of Medicine registered dietitian Cheryl Burns some co
Medical Students Working with Local Physicians
August 30, 2017
Family physicians in nine Illinois communities are hosting students from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine August 28 – September 22. The students are participating in the school’s Family Medicine Preceptorship Program.
MEDPREP Students Begin Studies at SIU Med School
August 30, 2017
Program Celebrates 21st Milestone Ceremony
As football season kicks off, CTE worries persist
August 28, 2017
A study published in the July issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association again showed troubling evidence of the degenerative brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) among NFL players.
SIU Welcomes Class of 2021 with White Coat Ceremony
August 18, 2017
Seventy-four medical students began their medical training last week at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in Carbondale. The students participated in a “White Coat Ceremony” on Friday, August 11, in Shryock Auditorium.
SIU Fertility & IVF Center Invites Families to Seventh Birthday Party
August 18, 2017
The Fertility and IVF Center at Southern Illinois University Medicine will hold its seventh annual birthday party from 3 to 6 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 17, at Erin’s Pavilion in Southwind Park, 4965 S. Second St. in Springfield.
How to get ready for the solar eclipse
August 17, 2017
Residents across the United States are going to be treated to an amazing celestial event on Monday, August 21. A solar eclipse will be streaking across the continent from Oregon to South Carolina. It’ll move from coast to coast in 90 minutes.