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SIU's Top 5 Major Achievements in Medical Education

Here’s a look at the Top 5 education innovations that have put SIU at the forefront of medical education worldwide. SIU School of Medicine has been innovative from day one, striving to find better ways to educate medical students. In 1976, it was the first U.S. medical school to publish curricular objectives, the first time in the history of medical education that the entire curriculum was identified through learning objectives. A few years later, problem-based learning (PBL) and standardized patients (SP) made SIU School of Medicine world-renowned. These two principles of medicine have been
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SIU's Top 5 Major Achievements in Medical Education

Here’s a look at the Top 5 education innovations that have put SIU at the forefront of medical education worldwide. SIU School of Medicine has been innovative from day one, striving to find better ways to educate medical students. In 1976, it was the first U.S. medical school to publish curricular objectives, the first time in the history of medical education that the entire curriculum was identified through learning objectives. A few years later, problem-based learning (PBL) and standardized patients (SP) made SIU School of Medicine world-renowned. These two principles of medicine have been
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SIU's Top 5 Major Achievements in Medical Education

Here’s a look at the Top 5 education innovations that have put SIU at the forefront of medical education worldwide. SIU School of Medicine has been innovative from day one, striving to find better ways to educate medical students. In 1976, it was the first U.S. medical school to publish curricular objectives, the first time in the history of medical education that the entire curriculum was identified through learning objectives. A few years later, problem-based learning (PBL) and standardized patients (SP) made SIU School of Medicine world-renowned. These two principles of medicine have been
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SIU's Top 5 Major Achievements in Medical Education

Here’s a look at the Top 5 education innovations that have put SIU at the forefront of medical education worldwide. SIU School of Medicine has been innovative from day one, striving to find better ways to educate medical students. In 1976, it was the first U.S. medical school to publish curricular objectives, the first time in the history of medical education that the entire curriculum was identified through learning objectives. A few years later, problem-based learning (PBL) and standardized patients (SP) made SIU School of Medicine world-renowned. These two principles of medicine have been
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SIU's Top 5 Major Achievements in Medical Education

Here’s a look at the Top 5 education innovations that have put SIU at the forefront of medical education worldwide. SIU School of Medicine has been innovative from day one, striving to find better ways to educate medical students. In 1976, it was the first U.S. medical school to publish curricular objectives, the first time in the history of medical education that the entire curriculum was identified through learning objectives. A few years later, problem-based learning (PBL) and standardized patients (SP) made SIU School of Medicine world-renowned. These two principles of medicine have been
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Pre-Dental Program

Pre Dental Program Features: • DAT exam preparation • Foundational science coursework • Dental clinical exposure and dental coursework • GPA enhancement Pre-dental students can participate in the traditional track or may be interested in our Master's degree option . Students in the pre-dental track take many classes with MEDPREP students in the pre-medical and pre-P.A. tracks but also focus on preparation specifically for the DAT and dental school. The five-semester, two-year MEDPREP pre-dental program starts in June each year. Pre Dental Curriculum Dr. Tayler Hill is the MEDPREP Pre-Dental
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Fun Meets Function in Stepping Up Program

Since 2017, Eve Fischberg has led Stepping Up, a program to help those with memory loss and their care partners develop better balance. Now retired from SIU Medicine, Maggie Schaver was also instrumental in developing the program.
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Fun Meets Function in Stepping Up Program

Since 2017, Eve Fischberg has led Stepping Up, a program to help those with memory loss and their care partners develop better balance. Now retired from SIU Medicine, Maggie Schaver was also instrumental in developing the program.
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