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Funding and grants information and processes

Our office strives to ensure that all research proposals are properly vetted and supported to maximize our community members’ ability to make continued contributions to the medical field. The following resources have been developed to help you navigate some of our information and processes. Institutional information Rate information Subcontract process Sponsored research agreement guidance
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Summer Issue of the Library Newsletter

The summer issue of the Library Newsletter is now available on our newsletter page.
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Medical Students Working with Local Physicians

Family physicians in six Illinois communities are hosting students from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine August 6–31. The students are participating in the school’s Family Medicine Preceptorship Program. [Editor: See the list below for the student or physician from your community.] The experience provides an opportunity for students to use their medical knowledge in an office setting under the supervision of an experienced physician. The students choose from more than 160 family practice physicians in Illinois for their preceptorship experience. They will graduate from medical
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Medical Students Working with Local Physicians

Family physicians in six Illinois communities are hosting students from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine August 6–31. The students are participating in the school’s Family Medicine Preceptorship Program. [Editor: See the list below for the student or physician from your community.] The experience provides an opportunity for students to use their medical knowledge in an office setting under the supervision of an experienced physician. The students choose from more than 160 family practice physicians in Illinois for their preceptorship experience. They will graduate from medical
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Medical Students Working with Local Physicians

Family physicians in six Illinois communities are hosting students from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine August 6–31. The students are participating in the school’s Family Medicine Preceptorship Program. [Editor: See the list below for the student or physician from your community.] The experience provides an opportunity for students to use their medical knowledge in an office setting under the supervision of an experienced physician. The students choose from more than 160 family practice physicians in Illinois for their preceptorship experience. They will graduate from medical
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Medical Students Working with Local Physicians

Family physicians in six Illinois communities are hosting students from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine August 6–31. The students are participating in the school’s Family Medicine Preceptorship Program. [Editor: See the list below for the student or physician from your community.] The experience provides an opportunity for students to use their medical knowledge in an office setting under the supervision of an experienced physician. The students choose from more than 160 family practice physicians in Illinois for their preceptorship experience. They will graduate from medical
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New articles in PubMed by SIU School of Medicine authors in August

SIU School of Medicine authors published 29 articles in the past month that were added to PubMed. Display the 29 citations in PubMed
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Springfield Based Resident and Fellow information

2025 - 2026 Stipends and Benefits for Springfield based Residents and Fellows: 2025-2026 Stipends: PGY I $65,444 PGY II $66,157 PGY III $67,640 PGY V $72,375 PGY VI $75,470 PGY VII $78,475 PGY IV $71,070 PAID LEAVE (Vacation / Sick / Bereavement / Education) All trainees (residents and fellows) will be granted the following paid leave annually, however Specialty Board requirements may restrict all of the paid leave from being used per contract year. See the specific program Leave Policy. • 3 weeks of vacation • 2 weeks of sick leave • 1 week of educational leave • 3 calendar days of
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Critical Clinical Competencies (CCC) Curriculum

In the CCC curriculum, students watch a physician and standardized patient enact a history and physical examination sequence. The video stops at intervals and asks the student his/her current differential diagnosis. After the student has typed in his or her reasoning, a video-recorded panel discussion among physicians from different specialties considers the same data as just seen by the student, and generates an expert list of differential diagnoses, role modeling expert reasoning. The student then is asked to compare his/her differential with that of the panel before moving on to the next
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