Amanda Mulch, MD, has been named Assistant Dean of Student Affairs at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. Student Affairs provides a variety of services for SIU learners: career education, mentoring, debt counseling, and more, as its staff seeks opportunities to improve the learning environment for students. Dr. Mulch brings experience as an alumna (Class of 2003), practicing physician and award-winning mentor to students in the first-year curriculum. “Dr. Mulch has already shown her dedication to the professional development of students. She will now assist many more students in

SPEAKER(S): Dr. Wendi Wills El-Amin, Dr. Kemia Sarraf, Dr. Vidhya Prakash, Dr. Christopher Smyre and Kelly Hurst Disclosure: Dr. Wendi Wills El-Amin, course director of this educational activity, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose. Speakers: Dr. Wendi Wills El-Amin, Dr. Kemia Sarraf, Dr. Vidhya Prakash, Dr. Christopher Smyre and Kelly Hurst, speakers for this educational activity, have no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose. Educational Objectives: Those participating in this activity should be able to Apply

Create a life that reflects what matters most. Through coaching and/or an immersive forest therapy experience, Cassandra Claman, MD, '83 , helps physicians and other professionals learn to foster their values, encourage self-compassion, and find fulfillment. Do you ever feel… …burned out, exhausted, stressed, anxious, overwhelmed, like an impostor, disengaged, lost, isolated, ashamed, disconnected, disillusioned, depressed, hopeless, confused, disorganized, like perfection is the only option? The harsh reality is that whatever you are not changing, you are choosing. It is never too late to

SIU School of Medicine and Springfield Memorial Foundation are pleased to announce the creation of the Frank and Linda Vala Endowed Chair of Urology.

SIU School of Medicine and Springfield Memorial Foundation are pleased to announce the creation of the Frank and Linda Vala Endowed Chair of Urology.

On a sunny Saturday afternoon in May, seventy physicians and three graduate students from SIU School of Medicine received their diplomas at the school’s 47th annual commencement.

On a sunny Saturday afternoon in May, seventy physicians and three graduate students from SIU School of Medicine received their diplomas at the school’s 47th annual commencement.

Hailing from Divernon, Illinois, Jesse Britz is a pharmacology and neuroscience graduate student in the Department of Pharmacology. He has been the student representative of the Graduate Program Committee and chief coordinator of “Brain Awareness Week.”

Hailing from Divernon, Illinois, Jesse Britz is a pharmacology and neuroscience graduate student in the Department of Pharmacology. He has been the student representative of the Graduate Program Committee and chief coordinator of “Brain Awareness Week.”

Tiayrra Kirkwood - MEDPREP Class of 2021 Before enrolling in SIU’s post-baccalaureate preparatory program, Chicago Heights native Tiayrra Kirkwood was a caseworker for the State of Illinois. What did you want to be when you were young? Even as a child, I knew I wanted to be a physician. I had a Fisher-Price medical kit filled with Band-Aids, a thermometer, a blood pressure cuff, and even a stethoscope! I loved going around playing “doctor” with my friends and family. Tell us about your life prior to entering MEDPREP. I was a caseworker for the Illinois Department of Human Services, working 8