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Our residents have continuity clinic one half-day per week throughout their entire residency. In clinic, they have their own panel of patients. We offer true continuity of care - many of our patients come to the SIU Pediatrics Residency Clinic from birth and stay until we set them up with an internist before college! You will have the opportunity to follow your patients throughout your 3 years here, watching them grow and develop. As their primary care physician if they need help with school, insurance companies, ordering medical equipment, etc., they will come to you for assistance. This is

Tap into your leadership potential using Dr. John Mellinger's list of inspirational, educational books about leading, conflict resolution, discipline and communication. Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity ; David Allen Why Mellinger likes it: “ It’s a great book on time management, with particular emphasis on how to capture and organize ideas and events, and be free to be fully engaged in the moment rather than distracted by the whirlwind of activities and interruptions that surround us.” Choke ; Sian Beilock Why Mellinger likes it: “ This book contains an i nteresting

If SIU School of Medicine is known for one thing, it is innovation in medical education. At the time SIU School of Medicine was created, medical instruction was fundamentally lecture-based. Led by the Dean, Dr. Richard Moy, the SIU faculty chose a different tack, one that emphasized solving real-world health problems rather than memorizing facts. The model that evolved provided medical students with early exposure to patient care, and it demanded they master a subject before progressing to the next level of training. The school’s medical education curriculum received provisional accreditation

SIU School of Medicine was founded in 1970 to fill the need for more physicians and to improve the health of the people of central and southern Illinois. For recruitment, the school casts its nets wide across the state, with an emphasis on home-grown learners within its 66-county service region. “We have a great deal of talent in our rural communities,” says Dr. Jerry Kruse, dean and provost of SIUSOM. “We want to be sure to encourage that talent to flourish in every way possible.” SIU’s Office of Regional Programs coordinates a Health Career Opportunities program that includes presentations

Springfield, IL – Dr. Sameer Vohra, Founding Chair of SIU School of Medicine Department of Population Science and Policy, was recently recognized by the de Beaumont Foundation as one of the inaugural 40 Under 40 in Public Health. The 40 rising stars of public health were chosen by a panel of judges for their fresh perspectives, creative problem-solving, and innovative health solutions in communities across the country. “I am honored and humbled to be named a 40 Under 40 in Public Health by the de Beaumont Foundation,” said Dr. Vohra, MD, JD, MA, FAAP. “I’m excited to learn from this

Sixty-five physicians and three graduate students at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine received their diplomas Saturday, May 18, in the Sangamon Auditorium at University of Illinois Springfield during the school’s 45 th commencement. This year’s commencement speaker was Senait Fisseha, MD, JD, director of International Programs at the Susan T. Buffet Foundation, responsible for distributing more than $300 million in annual grants to support reproductive health around the world. Originally from Ethiopia, Fisseha earned her legal degree at SIU in 1996 and her medical degree in 1999

Sixty-five physicians and three graduate students at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine received their diplomas Saturday, May 18, in the Sangamon Auditorium at University of Illinois Springfield during the school’s 45 th commencement. This year’s commencement speaker was Senait Fisseha, MD, JD, director of International Programs at the Susan T. Buffet Foundation, responsible for distributing more than $300 million in annual grants to support reproductive health around the world. Originally from Ethiopia, Fisseha earned her legal degree at SIU in 1996 and her medical degree in 1999