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Sangamon County Student-Artists Honored
May 8, 2017
Students from 30 schools in Sangamon County were recognized for their creativity at the 30th annual Sangamon County Art Awards, hosted by SIU School of Medicine on May 5.
Dr. Jerry Kruse Honored by National Family Medicine Organization
May 5, 2017
Jerry Kruse, MD, MSPH, dean and provost of Southern Illinois University School of Medicine and CEO of SIU Medicine, has received the Lynn and Joan Carmichael STFM Recognition Award from the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM).
SIU Med School Elects New Alumni Board Members
May 5, 2017
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine has named five new board members to the school’s Alumni Society Board of Governors. The new board members include: Milton Armstrong, MD, FACS; Richard Austin, MD; Careyana Brenham, MD; Kelli Webb, MD; and Tabatha Wells, MD.
SIU Office of Tech Transfer receives national ranking
May 4, 2017
A national organization promoting economic opportunity has ranked Southern Illinois University Carbondale among its top 100 in the country for technology transfer.
Skin Cancer Screenings Available for Springfield Area Residents
May 4, 2017
May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month

Camp COCO Charity Golf Outing Set for June 9
May 3, 2017
Southern Illinois University Medicine invites golfers to form teams for the annual charity golf outing benefiting the Camp COCO Children’s Cancer Fund. A shotgun start will begin the game at 12:30 p.m. on Friday, June 9, at The Rail Golf Course, 1400 S. Club House Dr., Springfield.
SIU Med School Welcomes New Ortho Chief
May 3, 2017
Orthopedic surgeon Ryan Pate, MD, has joined the faculty of Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in Springfield

MEDPREP 2017 Certificate Ceremony and Banquet celebrates departing MEDPREP students
May 2, 2017
The 2017 MEDPREP Certficate Ceremony and Banquet, "Keys to Success," was held on April 30, 2017 in the SIUC Student Center Ballrooms. 32 MEDPREP students, who started in the summer of 2015, were honored for their hard work in the program over the past two years.

Clinical Trials to Test New Alzheimer's Treatments
May 2, 2017
Center seeks patients, care partners to advance therapies