Alumni Relations

The Office of Development & Alumni Relations connects SIU School of Medicine graduates with similar interests and offers opportunities for social activities and networking, as well as raising funds for current students.

Welcome

Since 1975, SIU School of Medicine has educated, trained and graduated 3,386 MD alumni, and over 4,000 resident and fellow alumni. Every graduate becomes a member of the School of Medicine Alumni Society. There are no dues.

The Office of Development & Alumni Relations and the Alumni Society seek to provide meaningful ways to connect and engage its alumni and current students with their alma mater and with each other. Through events and outreach, we help to foster lasting relationships and advance the school’s mission of better health for all.

Emergency room experience with SIU School of Medicine graduates

Emergency Medicine physician, Dr. Christopher McDowell, explains the excellent care he received from SIU School of Medicine alumni when he became a patient in his own emergency department.

Class notes

Kimberly Bannon, MD '11

Kimberly Bannon, MD '11

Dr. Bannon was promoted to the rank of Clinical Associate Professor of the Department of Ob-Gyn at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public Health.
Dana Ray, MD '03

Dana Ray, MD '03

Dr. Ray is the new Chair for the Heart of Illinois Community Foundation's Board of Trustees.
Shemariah Israel, MD '21

Shemariah, MD '21

Dr. Israel has now joined Sarah Bush Lincoln Health System in North Chicago as their newest internal medicine physician.

Latest articles

Don Torry talks to media

Federal budget changes threaten medical education, student access

Sweeping changes in federal student aid programs included in the budget reconciliation bill could dramatically reshape the landscape of medical and graduate education. Leaders at SIU Medicine say the proposals would not only burden students with greater financial strain but also threaten the pipeline of physicians needed to care for rural and underserved communities.
Austin assists with White Coat

White Coat Ceremony celebrates new SIU medical students

A White Coat Ceremony at SIU School of Medicine celebrated students beginning their pursuit of medical degrees to care for the people of Illinois and beyond.
COVID Stories Save the Dates

Audition to tell ‘COVID Stories’

University of Illinois Springfield and SIU School of Medicine are partnering to present "COVID Stories," a reader’s theater using real interviews about local Illinois residents’ pandemic experiences.

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