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Doug Carlson named to COVID-19 IL Task Force
May 21, 2020
SIU Medicine chair of pediatrics Doug Carlson, MD, was recently named to the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Task Force on Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) Associated with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) to help investigate the prevalence of this new syndrome
AWIMS earns 2020 Inspiring Affinity Group Award from "INSIGHT into Diversity" magazine
May 21, 2020
The SIU School of Medicine Alliance of Women in Medicine and Science (AWIMS) group has been named a recipient of INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine’s 2020
SIU Medicine awards degrees at 2020 Commencement
May 14, 2020
May 13, 2020 – SPRINGFIELD - Seventy new physicians and a graduate student at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine achieved degrees Saturday, May 16, in the sch
Medical student Jennifer Becker wins national public health award
April 30, 2020
April 30, 2020 – SIU School of Medicine Class of 2020 student Jennifer Becker has been selected to receive a prestigious 2020 Excellence in Public Health Award from the U.S.
SIU Center for Family Medicine Expands COVID Testing Efforts
April 28, 2020
The SIU Centers for Family Medicine, in coordination with the State of Illinois and the Illinois Primary Health Care Association, is expanding access to COVID-19 testing for Illinoisans with COVID-19 symptoms and those at high risk.
Community Resources During COVID-19
April 27, 2020
In an effort to help our community members searching for help with housing infromation, are food insecure or woud like to donate to a micropantry, we are compiling information provided to SIU Medicine teams here.
SIU Medicine Launches Pandemic Health Worker Program for Remote Patient Monitoring
April 11, 2020
The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) and SIU School of Medicine will establish a new Pandemic Health Worker Program to support the health and wellness needs of people at home during this pandemic.