Ever wonder why “an apple a day keeps the doctor away?” The Medical Library has a new resource that can help answer this and other questions about complementary, alternative, and integrative therapies! Natural Medicines is widely respected as “the most authoritative resource available” on these treatments and aims to provide health professionals clinically practical information by using an empirical, evidence-based approach. In the same way that other databases are routinely updated to include the most recent primary literature, all monographs are reviewed and updated every 24 months at

The Medical Library has compiled the collective scholarly works of four SIU-SOM “founding figures:” Dean and Provost Richard Moy, Dr. Howard Barrows, Dr. Roland Folse, and Dr. Reed Williams. These documents serve as the inaugural collections in our new archival platform, ArchivesSpace. One physical copy of each work has been placed in the School of Medicine Archives to be preserved in perpetuity. This ensures that the works of these scholars will be available for researchers for years to come. Highlights of the collection include: Dean Moy’s speech on the History of SIU-SOM Reed Williams’s

SIU School of Medicine faculty members are often recognized for their innovative teaching, student- and patient-centered approach, commitment to educational research, and development of effective curricula. Each year, the Academy for Scholarship in Education selects an exemplary faculty member as an Outstanding Educator. To earn this prestigious honor, a faculty member must demonstrate excellence as an educator, including exemplary teaching and facilitation of problem-based learning, use of innovative educational techniques, contributions to medical education research, and advancement of

SIU School of Medicine faculty members are often recognized for their innovative teaching, student- and patient-centered approach, commitment to educational research, and development of effective curricula. Each year, the Academy for Scholarship in Education selects an exemplary faculty member as an Outstanding Educator. To earn this prestigious honor, a faculty member must demonstrate excellence as an educator, including exemplary teaching and facilitation of problem-based learning, use of innovative educational techniques, contributions to medical education research, and advancement of

SIU School of Medicine faculty members are often recognized for their innovative teaching, student- and patient-centered approach, commitment to educational research, and development of effective curricula. Each year, the Academy for Scholarship in Education selects an exemplary faculty member as an Outstanding Educator. To earn this prestigious honor, a faculty member must demonstrate excellence as an educator, including exemplary teaching and facilitation of problem-based learning, use of innovative educational techniques, contributions to medical education research, and advancement of

*Resource Sessions may change without notice. Contact Carol Coniglio with any questions about resource sessions. CRR UNIT Population Science and Policy: An Introduction to Understanding and Addressing the Health Challenges of Our Communities This resource session is designed to introduce students to the health challenges of communities in the SIU School of Medicine service region using US health data made available by various government and healthcare organizations. Discussion includes a comparison of health challenges in the US to other countries and the differences between urban and rural

The Medical Library is currently hosting the American Medical Women's Association's (AMWA) ehxibit "American Women Phyicians in WWI." The exhibit will he on display until March 4th, 2019. You can learn more and view additional materials on the AMWA website: https://www.amwa-doc.org/wwi-exhibition/ . This exhibit was created in conjunction with the short film "At Home and Over There: Women Physicians in WWI." SIUMed's Association for Women and Medicine in Science is hosting a screening of the film on January 31, 2019 at noon in the South Auditorium. Following the film there will be a short

SIU School of Medicine authors published 25 articles in the past month that were added to PubMed. Display the 25 citations in PubMed

A collaborative master’s program in public health lab science gives SIU graduate students the experience and versatility to step into vital roles in U.S. laboratories.

A collaborative master’s program in public health lab science gives SIU graduate students the experience and versatility to step into vital roles in U.S. laboratories.