Dr. Sandra Lee, aka Dr. Pimple Popper™, returned to her prairie roots this week for the 2021 Women’s Power Night Against Cancer, Wed., April 14, at the Route 66 Drive-in Theater to help raise cancer awareness and research support for Simmons Cancer Institute at SIU. Lee stars in the TLC's medical reality series "Dr. Pimple Popper™" and has a successful practice in California. She completed her dermatology residency at SIU School of Medicine in Springfield in 2003. The lively physician entertained guests with stories of her formative years as a young doctor new to the Midwest and the discovery

Dr. Sandra Lee, aka Dr. Pimple Popper™, returned to her prairie roots this week for the 2021 Women’s Power Night Against Cancer, Wed., April 14, at the Route 66 Drive-in Theater to help raise cancer awareness and research support for Simmons Cancer Institute at SIU. Lee stars in the TLC's medical reality series "Dr. Pimple Popper™" and has a successful practice in California. She completed her dermatology residency at SIU School of Medicine in Springfield in 2003. The lively physician entertained guests with stories of her formative years as a young doctor new to the Midwest and the discovery

Dr. Sandra Lee, aka Dr. Pimple Popper™, returned to her prairie roots this week for the 2021 Women’s Power Night Against Cancer, Wed., April 14, at the Route 66 Drive-in Theater to help raise cancer awareness and research support for Simmons Cancer Institute at SIU. Lee stars in the TLC's medical reality series "Dr. Pimple Popper™" and has a successful practice in California. She completed her dermatology residency at SIU School of Medicine in Springfield in 2003. The lively physician entertained guests with stories of her formative years as a young doctor new to the Midwest and the discovery

The Division of Ultrasound was formed to further advance point-of-care ultrasound access and expertise at Southern Illinois University and its surrounding communities. Prior to its inception, the main focus of the faculty was the development of a core ultrasound curriculum for emergency medicine residents. This has now grown to where our faculty have many other responsibilities that include: Developing and implementing SIU School of Medicine's undergraduate Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) curriculum Developing and implementing POCUS electives for third and forth year medical students

Welcome to the SIU Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine The mission of our pediatric emergency medicine division is to provide outstanding, evidence-based, compassionate, family centered, care to the ill and injured children in our community and region. Our pediatric emergency medicine physicians have completed an additional 3 years of fellowship training, and are dual board certified in pediatrics and pediatric emergency medicine by the American Board of Pediatrics. We are intentionally focused on providing innovative medical education, and doing clinical and quality improvement related

The SIU Division of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) is dedicated to improving the quality of EMS education and pre-hospital care throughout central and southern Illinois. We strongly believe that EMS practitioners play a critical role in the healthcare system, and we are committed to providing them with the knowledge and skills they need to deliver the highest quality of care to their patients. Our team of EMS physicians work collaboratively to develop and implement innovative educational programs, research initiatives, and clinical guidelines to enhance the care delivered to patients in the

The Division of Education was established within the Department of Emergency Medicine to encourage continual growth and innovation with respect to all our academic endeavors. Since the inception of Emergency Medicine at SIU medical education has been the emphasis of our faculty, we are learner-focused. In recent years we have realized expansion of our residency training program, the establishment of a highly rated core clerkship for third-year medical students and the addition of several electives. Our academic efforts are not limited to the School of Medicine. Our faculty and residents are

After becoming a department in 2019, the Department of Emergency Medicine grew in November 2020 by forming Divisions of Education, Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Pediatric Emergency Medicine, and Ultrasound. “Fifteen years ago, Emergency Medicine was not well specialized in the Springfield community,” said Christopher McDowell, MD, MEd, MS, FAAEM, Chair of Emergency Medicine. “Throughout the last ten years, the SIU Emergency Medicine team has transformed the education and practice of Emergency Medicine in our community, resulting in a highly sought after Residency and Clerkship program