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Dr. Dorsey Named Interim President of SIU
July 17, 2018
The Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees appointed J.
Area High School Students to Receive Cardiac Training
July 11, 2018
A select group of area high school students will learn about matters of the heart during a summer session of the Physician Pipeline Preparatory Program (or P4) on July 16-19 at SIU School of Medicine.
Medical Students Working with Local Physicians
July 11, 2018
Family physicians in seven Illinois communities are hosting students from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine July 9 – August 3. The students are participating in the school’s Family Medicine Preceptorship Program.
District 186 School Health Requirements: FAQ
July 9, 2018
School physicals and select immunizations are required for students entering pre-k, kindergarten, 6th and 9th grades and for students new to Illinois. Students entering 12th grade need proof of the meningococcal vaccine on or after their 16th birthday.
Kim J Hodgson, MD, Named President-Elect of the Society for Vascular Surgery
July 5, 2018
Kim J. Hodgson, MD, chair of the division of vascular surgery at Southern Illinois University Medicine in Springfield, was elected president-elect of the Society for Vascular Surgery for 2018-19 at the organization’s Vascular Annual Meeting in June. He will be slated for president next year.
Bauer Elected American Otological Society's President
July 5, 2018
SIU Medicine Professor and Chair of the Division of Otolaryngology Carol Bauer, MD, has been elected the 2018-19 president of the American Otological Society, the second oldest medical society in America.
Central, Southern Illinois Children with Cancer Attend Camp COCO
June 25, 2018
Medically supervised camp runs through Friday, June 29
More PAs may be eligible to join physician teams in rural Illinois
June 21, 2018
Legislation headed to Gov. Rauner's desk will allow more physician assistants to help doctors in clinics, which will improve access for patients in rural Illinois.