Emergency Medicine

Emergency medicine focuses on the diagnosis & treatment of unforeseen illnesses and injuries that require immediate medical care. We help patients navigate stressful times while also ensuring our Emergency Medicine residents receive the highest quality training & education.

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The Department of Emergency Medicine at SIU Medicine is home to an expertly trained and diverse group of emergency medicine providers serving central and southern Illinois.

Our faculty is dedicated to training the next generation of emergency physicians by relying on the most current evidence in technology, practice, and policy. We offer clerkship and residency programs to promote excellence in education, clinical development and specialization.

For our patients, we provide real-time, life-saving services as well as ongoing educational opportunities to reduce the risk of becoming one of our patients in the emergency room.

Dr. Waymack in front of SIU clinic building

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Eric Woods

Medical Education Program Specialist

Erin Mauzy

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Sara Shaw

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#ThisIsOurLane

“Injury prevention of any kind is well within our scope, and we should be leading the charge to study ways in which we can improve the lives of those within our community. The beauty of this being in our lane is that more than advocacy groups on either side of the debate, we are well equipped to provide unbiased interpretations of objective data that can potentially save lives. The alternative is to continue to sit idly by, treating a growing number of increasingly devastating injuries and mourning alongside families, wishing we could’ve done more. This is our lane.” Read more

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SIU Medicine first in U.S. to pilot new trauma care course

April 29, 2025

SIU School of Medicine will host the first use of the newest edition of the Advanced Trauma Life Support course in the United States on April 29–30. The Southern Illinois Trauma Center (SITC) at Springfield Memorial Hospital and the Memorial Learning Center are piloting the training.

Medical student assists at accident scene

February 14, 2025

An automobile rollover on the interstate gave first-year medical student Carson Schaefer an opportunity to use his training to assess and treat trauma.

SIU alumnus shares lessons learned during a year on Mars

September 30, 2024

A Springfield emergency medicine physician shared stories about an out-of-this-world endurance test: Dr. Nate Jones spent a year in a habitat that simulated what life would be like for a space crew on Mars.

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