News
SIU Med School, Wash U Partner to Explore Rural Cancer Health Disparities
September 24, 2015
NIH grant to fund researcher development, increase cancer research scope
SIU Family Physician Recognized for Service to Community
September 18, 2015
Tom Miller, MD, chairman and residency program director of SIU Quincy Family Medicine, has received the 2015 Distinguished Service Award from the Illinois Academy of Family Physicians (IAFP).
SIU HealthCare CMO Named Chair of National Education Bureau
September 11, 2015
Harald Lausen, DO, MA, the chief medical officer of SIU HealthCare and assistant dean for clinical education at the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, has been appointed chair of the Bureau of Osteopathic Education for the American Osteopathic Association (AOA).
Dr. Jerry Kruse Named Fourth Dean and Provost
September 10, 2015
The SIU Board of Trustees has voted to appoint Jerry Kruse, MD, MSPH, as Dean and Provost for Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. The appointment is effective January 1 and is pending a final contract.
SIU Faculty Physicians Named “Best Doctors”
September 8, 2015
Twenty faculty physicians at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine are included in Best Doctors® in America 2015 database. Best Doctors includes more than 45,000 U.S.
SIU Med School Program Offers Teens Opportunity to Explore Medical Careers
September 1, 2015
High school students interested in careers in medicine are invited to join Medical Explorers Post 998, sponsored by Southern Illinois University School of Medicine and Abraham Lincoln Council of the Boy Scouts of America. An informational kick-off meeting will be held at 6 p.m.
SIU Med School to Launch Neuroscience Institute
September 1, 2015
Coordination to improve quality, lower costs Patients with complex brain and spine disorders may benefit from a new, multispecialty clinic at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in Springfield.
SIU Med School Pipeline Program Accepting Applications
August 28, 2015
Springfield area high school freshmen interested becoming doctors are invited to take their career explorations one step further.
SIU Medicine Opens New Hypertension Clinic
August 27, 2015
Central Illinois patients with difficult to control high blood pressure may benefit from a new hypertension clinic at SIU Medicine, 751 N. Rutledge, Springfield.