SIU Family Medicine Residency Program for Springfield went to recruit medical students at this year’s Student National Medical Associations Annual Medical Education Conference (SNMA). On April 5 - 9, Dr. Christopher Smyre, MD, Assistant Professor and Director of Antiracism, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, traveled to Hartford, Connecticut, with Dr. Dorathy Okon, MD, a PGY2 Family Medicine resident physician to recruit students to the program. Their goal was to work toward continued diversification of the program’s residents and providers for central and Southern Illinois. “The SIU Family and

SIU Family Medicine Residency Program for Springfield went to recruit medical students at this year’s Student National Medical Associations Annual Medical Education Conference (SNMA). On April 5 - 9, Dr. Christopher Smyre, MD, Assistant Professor and Director of Antiracism, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, traveled to Hartford, Connecticut, with Dr. Dorathy Okon, MD, a PGY2 Family Medicine resident physician to recruit students to the program. Their goal was to work toward continued diversification of the program’s residents and providers for central and Southern Illinois. “The SIU Family and

SIU Family Medicine Residency Program for Springfield went to recruit medical students at this year’s Student National Medical Associations Annual Medical Education Conference (SNMA). On April 5 - 9, Dr. Christopher Smyre, MD, Assistant Professor and Director of Antiracism, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, traveled to Hartford, Connecticut, with Dr. Dorathy Okon, MD, a PGY2 Family Medicine resident physician to recruit students to the program. Their goal was to work toward continued diversification of the program’s residents and providers for central and Southern Illinois. “The SIU Family and

SIU Family Medicine Residency Program for Springfield went to recruit medical students at this year’s Student National Medical Associations Annual Medical Education Conference (SNMA). On April 5 - 9, Dr. Christopher Smyre, MD, Assistant Professor and Director of Antiracism, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, traveled to Hartford, Connecticut, with Dr. Dorathy Okon, MD, a PGY2 Family Medicine resident physician to recruit students to the program. Their goal was to work toward continued diversification of the program’s residents and providers for central and Southern Illinois. “The SIU Family and

SIU Family Medicine Residency Program for Springfield went to recruit medical students at this year’s Student National Medical Associations Annual Medical Education Conference (SNMA). On April 5 - 9, Dr. Christopher Smyre, MD, Assistant Professor and Director of Antiracism, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, traveled to Hartford, Connecticut, with Dr. Dorathy Okon, MD, a PGY2 Family Medicine resident physician to recruit students to the program. Their goal was to work toward continued diversification of the program’s residents and providers for central and Southern Illinois. “The SIU Family and

SIU Family Medicine Residency Program for Springfield went to recruit medical students at this year’s Student National Medical Associations Annual Medical Education Conference (SNMA). On April 5 - 9, Dr. Christopher Smyre, MD, Assistant Professor and Director of Antiracism, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, traveled to Hartford, Connecticut, with Dr. Dorathy Okon, MD, a PGY2 Family Medicine resident physician to recruit students to the program. Their goal was to work toward continued diversification of the program’s residents and providers for central and Southern Illinois. “The SIU Family and

Southern Illinois University School of Medicine is pleased to offer $500 visiting student scholarships for this cycle. Stipends are available to all visiting student rotators designed to help support travel expenses, housing, and/or meals. Contact Robert Tennill, MD at rtennill87@siumed.edu for questions or further details.

Southern Illinois University School of Medicine is pleased to offer $500 visiting student scholarships for this cycle. Stipends are available to all visiting student rotators designed to help support travel expenses, housing, and/or meals. Contact Robert Tennill, MD at rtennill87@siumed.edu for questions or further details.

The application deadline for admission for the Fall semester is February 29, 2024. For full consideration for a departmental assistantship, we must have your complete application by this date. Your application consists of two parts: an application to the graduate school and a supplemental application specific to the department. You must complete both parts of the application online. Application to the Graduate School Information can be found on the Graduate Admissions website. To initiate the online application process, click here . The graduate school requires a completed application form and

Join the Department of Internal Medicine as it celebrates the contributions of Sumanta Mitra, MD, a founding member of Central Illinois Kidney and Dialysis and Associates (CIKD) and the former chief of the Division of Nephrology at SIU School of Medicine, with the Sumanta Mitra, MD, Internal Medicine Memorial Lectureship. World-renowned nephrology expert Joseph A. Vassalotti, MD, will present “An Approach to CKD in 2023 Using Kidney and Cardiovascular Protective Interventions.” Vassalotti is a Clinical Professor of Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Chief Medical