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 and trained more than 3,300 MD alumni, and 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.

Join the SIU SOM Alumni Facebook Page

Our Facebook page is active from our posts, as well as alumni sharing their own photos and news. Our goal is to keep this page fun, upbeat, community-focused, sprinkled with alumni updates and Alumni Society announcements. We look forward to you joining!

link for SIU SOM FB page

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

Ann Stroink, MD '79

Ann Stroink, MD '79

Dr. Stroink has been an indefatigable force in advocating - in the halls of Congress, before the Illinois state legislature, with health plans and within organized medicine - for sound health policy to ensure patients have timely access to care. 
Robert Oliver, MD '95

Robert Oliver, MD '95

Dr. Oliver was elected the Chair of the Illinois State Medical Society's Board of Trustees. He has been active with ISMS since 1991 when he joined as a medical student. He is Board certified in Internal Medicine and currently practicing at Premier Suburban Medical Group.

Alexandra Barger, MD '18

Alexandra Barger, MD '18

Dr. Alexandra Barger currently serves as a CDC Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer assigned to the Kentucky Department for Public Health. In this role, she works in rural health with a focus on the opioid epidemic in the area.

Latest articles

Scope editors

SIU Medicine community shares artistry in 2025 Scope

SIU School of Medicine unveiled the 2025 edition of SCOPE, its student-produced literary magazine, at an awards reception April 21. The booklet contains short stories, poems and artwork from students
Wei Du dance team

SIU students, staff dazzle at talent show

An audience of family, friends and faculty witnessed something undeniable at Grace Lutheran Church in Springfield on April 10: SIU’s got talent!
Randy Burnside

Burnside honored with ADEI Lifetime Achievement Award

Dr. Randy Burnside received the 2025 Dr. Wesley G. Robinson-McNeese ADEI Lifetime Achievement Award for his dedication to advancing antiracism, diversity, equity and inclusion across SIU campuses.

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